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Old 06-05-2023, 08:16 AM
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Default Good lake to test out a boat near edmonton

I got a boat recently from a guy on here , got it running but i want to try it out before i take it far . Where is a good lake for a boat to run close by ?
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I got a boat recently from a guy on here , got it running but i want to try it out before i take it far . Where is a good lake for a boat to run close by ?
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Old 06-05-2023, 09:08 PM
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Old 06-05-2023, 10:10 PM
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Old 06-05-2023, 11:36 PM
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For a quick test run I would just take it up and down the NSR (North Sasky River) right here in town, no need to leave the city. Some pretty awesome views of the city from the NSR, especially through the downtown core. Go at dusk if you do, the lights are pretty cool.

If your not 100% certain of the motor make sure you start off going upstream.

Its a LOT easier to guide a dead boat downstream then try and paddle one upstream. Ask me how I know
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Old 06-06-2023, 05:46 AM
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For a quick test run I would just take it up and down the NSR (North Sasky River) right here in town, no need to leave the city. Some pretty awesome views of the city from the NSR, especially through the downtown core. Go at dusk if you do, the lights are pretty cool.

If your not 100% certain of the motor make sure you start off going upstream.

Its a LOT easier to guide a dead boat downstream then try and paddle one upstream. Ask me how I know
I had a friend who did serious damage to a small outboard motor running it on the North Sask. River through Edmonton in the spring. Unless it has a jet I would stick to a nearby lake.
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