Outdoor Journal Radio: The Podcast

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Episode 234: Is a 16-Foot Boat Safe on the Great Lakes?

Episode 234: Is a 16-Foot Boat Safe on the Great Lakes?13 aug42 min

How small is too small for the Great Lakes? This week, Ang and Pete answer a listener who wants to take his 16-foot aluminum boat onto Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay. The crew gives a blunt breakdown of where a smaller boat belongs, how fast calm water can become dangerous, and why even an experienced boater can get trapped when the wind turns. The guys also return from Key Harbour Lodge at the mouth of the Key River, where they battled heavy rain, rough water, hidden granite, and some of Geor...