Looking at the BearCam, it looks like there's enough open water to get to Shep Brown's by going around the outside of Bear Island, via the Bear-Mark Island Passage. The Cattle-Bear passage is totally booked up with about 1/4 mile sheet ice.
Y-Landing to Pine Isl is iced. Beyond Pine and out to Bear it was look'n like open water as of yesterday.
Anyone know about the open water condition of the nwz at the BearCam?
And, still don't know about getting the outboard started? Had to purchase a new fuel line because the primer bulb was hard as a rock from being left in the boat all summer with no gas inside the line, or something.
