Breakdown Stories on the Big Lake

LETS NOT knock on wood ... Got my Lakeshore Towing membership , preventative maintenace , and hopefully ALOT of luck . Tight lines & careful out there all ! It's gonna be a great perch / walleye season !~

had some ugly growing pains on that lake one time the 50hp went down and all i had a was a 4hp waves kicked up cell phone at dock and dressed in shorts then the storm let loose 8hrs running back in near hypo so dam cold and wet got home at 3am back at dock at 1;30 and took a few hrs to warm up well i dont go as far with that boat and have bigger motors my big boy has twins and a full cabin to stay dry just think what all that years of taking a chance just for some fish has taught us but i been going up there for 24years and learned the hard way no dad to teach me and none of my friends had boats oo the joy of learning

www.lakeshoretowing.com

I purchase the Lake Erie ( all us waters package for $95.00 a year )

They also offer a $65.00 PA ONLY waters on Lake Erie unlimited tows , gas , jump start see thier website for exclusions . These packages will save your hundreds of dollars if you breakdown & cannot find a good samaritian .....

Boat Us complete coverage on all great lakes is about 85$ including your boat us membership and trailer assist. If they do not have an agent near by the will call another company like lakeshore in Erie PA and you will pay the agent directly and boat us will reimburse you. Most boaters on the great lakes have Boat US and I have heard VERY few isuues with them.
 

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J - That is a better deal . I was reading on Lakeshore's site and they can directly bill Boat US so you would not have to pay anything out of pocket .

 
I knew some places did that was not sure if Lakeshore did or not. The trailer assist is great too, I had 2  flats on the way to lake O last fall and they took care of everything. It even covers your truck if something happens while towing the boat and one or both have to be towed. Hopefully I don't need em when we are Hammerin Saimens out on the big O this weekend.

I live on the lakeshore by 4 mile looked down one Saturday morning at the beach below somebody's brand new bass boat was washed up on shore by bass falls all beat to hell.I called the Fish Commision and Lakeshore towing came and dragged it off the boat was a total wreck, pretty red paint job heard it was a guy who's first time on Lake Erie with it lake blew up and got him they rescued him but not his new boat.

Bottom line the unlimited Boat US package with trailer assist for ALL great lakes is 87.00 and if needed when in Erie PA you get lakeshores service and service everywhere else on the great lakes with a pretty stellar track record. Pretty easy choice. 

Didn't happen to me, but got caught in the middle. Back in the 90's when they were catching the fish out at the 888's I decided to make a night trip. Just as we were getting into the fish I noticed that the only other boat in sight was flashing his running lights then shutting them off(even though it was after dark). I motored over and here his motor had conked out but he just kept cranking till his battery was dead, dead enough that he couldn't use the radio. He asked for a tow, well guess what, I was low on gas since I was in a hurry to get out and knew that I only used a 1/4 tank in a trip and said 1/2 was good. Ended up towing him about half way(of the 13 miles we were out) when I decided that I would be questionable getting back in on my fuel. I dropped him and called my parrents(luckily we had a cell phone) and told them to call lakeshore towing. I got them on the radio, gave the coordinates and headed for home. I waited at Wallnut for an hour without seeing anyone. Still don't know if they even got in. That winter we picked up a 10hp Merc. I'll never go on any lake, no mater the size, without an auxilary motor.

I got several horror stories. We was 17 miles out when we ran out of gas. The gauge was busted. Needed 10 gals to get back to port. Because I didnt have Lakeshore AAA. They charged me $40.00 a gallon. You do the math. That was the most expensive. Got several others, like the time I sunk my 15 footer in lake city. Or the time the bilge pump quit working and I drowned the starter. This list goes on and on for me. Lesson learned though. I do not go out on that lake without the Lakeshore package.

took the 24 out fishing, spun the gears out of the upper outdrive. Called brother in law who lives in girard, he brings out the 16 footer and tows me in. I watch the sun set while sitting in the harbor waiting for my turn to load (watched it for 10 min before it hit the horizon) then pfbc comes to inspect both boats. Fined us for running on the lake without lights on both boats after sunset, flares in one boat only ( I had only expected to ever have one of them on the lake at a time) and brother in law threw the throwable out in the yard to make room before he came to get me. That one was expensive.

Second one, I take my pregnant wife, 3 kids, 5 nieces & nephews, brother & sister inlaw, mother in law and mother out to watch the fireworks off of waldemere. Lower outdrive locks up. Had to call lakeshore. $365 back to walnut. The memories from waiting on him were priceless however.

Interesting note, when he cleared the peninsula, he had a terrible time locating us as the city lights behind us made it difficult to see the marker lights on the boat. Something to keep in mind when you are boating in the area. You are very difficult to see when you are backlit by the shorelights of the city.

Got lakeshore after that. Had Boat US last year.