denis , I use to smash & crash with the boat==to get to work//
now I just let it freeze in //nothing happens / as the ice thickens ..it pushes the hull up/
I use to keep the motor clear,, & start it just for good measure===but breakin the ice sucks so there it sits ..I walked around it on the ice today=====
I got a spot in saltwater that you ice fish kinda like f/w /but no tip-ups=white perch &tomcod=======maybe i,ll check that out this week
