Snowmobile in the drink at Alton Bay?

Ropetow · 01-22-2009, 04:07 PM

If it was a Ski-Doo manufactured by Bombardier I'd be afraid of live munitions on the lake bottom!

Mee-n-Mac · 01-23-2009, 04:42 PM

Reading the last few posts I've got the feeling that something fishy is going on here. Perhaps these guys weren't retrieving an snowmobile (a Yamaha perhaps) that Ventured too close to the edge. Perhaps they were doing something more sinister ...

How many fish were caught on the ice that day ? Were there a surprising few on the hook despite the tip-ups being tripped ? How many fish could a SCUBA diver harvest off of unsuspecting sportsmen while they sat above the ice in their bobhouses ? Was that Senter Cove Guy in the webcam ......

riverat · 01-25-2009, 09:46 AM

My sources tell me that a person with no experience with snomobiles or any knowledge of the area he was riding had talked his friend into letting him take his sled for a ride. A was doing fine until he realized he was heading for open water in front of the town docks and panicked, he chose to bail out and let the sled go into the drink rather than try to manuver away. After hours trying to hooked the sunken vehicle they finally pulled it up and out onto a trailer and off they went. Hopefully someone learned a valueble lesson in all this.

ApS · 01-25-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by riverat

"...a person with no experience with snomobiles or any knowledge of the area he was riding had talked his friend into letting him take his sled for a ride. A was doing fine until he realized he was heading for open water in front of the town docks and he chose to bail out and let the sled go into the drink rather than try to manuver away..."

Glad this has finally been straightened out. This event involved no real danger to people, and is nothing but a fluke.

RI Swamp Yankee · 01-25-2009, 08:56 PM

In that webcam shot John was talking to his friend Ski

Holy mackerel, Ski-Doo you think the ice is safe over there.

trfour · 01-25-2009, 10:22 PM

The ice is plenty safe, just remember not to bring a knife to a gunfight!

Mee-n-Mac · 01-26-2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RI Swamp Yankee

In that webcam shot John was talking to his friend Ski

Holy mackerel, Ski-Doo you think the ice is safe over there.

So I guess Ski made quite a bass of himself !

01-23-2009, 04:42 PM	#2
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Something fishy here Reading the last few posts I've got the feeling that something fishy is going on here. Perhaps these guys weren't retrieving an snowmobile (a Yamaha perhaps) that Ventured too close to the edge. Perhaps they were doing something more sinister ... How many fish were caught on the ice that day ? Were there a surprising few on the hook despite the tip-ups being tripped ? How many fish could a SCUBA diver harvest off of unsuspecting sportsmen while they sat above the ice in their bobhouses ? Was that Senter Cove Guy in the webcam ...... __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

01-25-2009, 09:46 AM	#3
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	My sources tell me that a person with no experience with snomobiles or any knowledge of the area he was riding had talked his friend into letting him take his sled for a ride. A was doing fine until he realized he was heading for open water in front of the town docks and panicked, he chose to bail out and let the sled go into the drink rather than try to manuver away. After hours trying to hooked the sunken vehicle they finally pulled it up and out onto a trailer and off they went. Hopefully someone learned a valueble lesson in all this. __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

01-25-2009, 08:56 PM	#5
RI Swamp Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Kingstown RI Posts: 688 Thanks: 143 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	In that webcam shot John was talking to his friend Ski Holy mackerel, Ski-Doo you think the ice is safe over there. __________________ Gene ~ aka "another RI Swamp Yankee"

01-25-2009, 10:22 PM	#6
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Rsy.... The ice is plenty safe, just remember not to bring a knife to a gunfight! __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

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01-22-2009, 04:07 PM	#1
Ropetow Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rochester, NH / Bartlett, NH Posts: 322 Thanks: 228 Thanked 33 Times in 13 Posts	If it was a Ski-Doo manufactured by Bombardier I'd be afraid of live munitions on the lake bottom!