I haven't been out recently but did have my boat in the north arm a few years back and you really have to be alert at all times when boating in that river. I had a few close calls and know of a couple of guys who weren't as lucky.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know who is actually responsible for the logs floating in the river? Or the deadheads stuck in the mud?
It seems to me that the logging companies/tugs working in that river protect 'their' logs with their life up until a boat runs into one and then they claim to have never seen that one before. Given the safety/financial risk I would think there would be some sort of gov't/industry partnered group that is responsible for removing deadheads and other dangerous logs but I don't think that is the case.
I understand there used to be several log scavengers who made OK money back in the day by corralling these loose logs but now the price they get is way down and there are only 1-2 guys who still do it... mainly just for fun.
Appreciate any other insight more knowledgeable people have on this. thx
There was either a gas station or marina near Gibsons did the same-a flag on a sharp spike.Remember the days when CKNW and Al Davidson used to give out red flags so you could mark deadheads out on the water? Whatever happened to good socially responsible caring everyday useful **** like that for us normal people?
Was shore fishing on the north arm in Burnaby a few days ago. The river is big, but not much more debris than normal this time of year. I did see a boat capsize though. Looked like a 16-18 foot bowrider. They were ripping downriver, and slowed for a tugboat wake. They didn't navigate the wake successfuly and the boat was capsized within seconds. The tug retrieved the boaters, dragged the boat over to a log boom and tied it up, and dropped the four of them off at the peir I was at. They were surprisingly calm for what had happened, and left shirtless, shoeless, and phoneless.
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They weren't wearing them, but I saw a few bobbing down the river with the seat cushions and everything else that floated from their boat.and lifejacketless?
Remember the days when CKNW and Al Davidson used to give out red flags so you could mark deadheads out on the water? Whatever happened to good socially responsible caring everyday useful **** like that for us normal people?
Went out and came back in the N arm yesterday and really the river was maybe the clearest I've seen it in many years .. the odd small log but really not bad .... BUT AS WE ALL KNOW THIS CAN CHANGE , SO BEWARE !
Remember the days when CKNW and Al Davidson used to give out red flags so you could mark deadheads out on the water? Whatever happened to good socially responsible caring everyday useful **** like that for us normal people?