Tuchodi River Recovery: October, Boulder Alley, Can Opener, and even snow on the Ground (Part 2)

Its always easier going up than coming back down!!!! I'll bear witness to that statement in part 2 of the Tuchodi River Recovery! We bash our way back through Boulder alley on our way home. You'll just have to watch and see what happens!!!
We got a call about a couple of hunters with a broke down river boat approx 5 hours north of Ft Nelson. With temperatures plummeting as we loaded the boat for the next days journey we knew we would be in store for a heck of a journey! Starting the day off at -7 celcius would just be the begining of our episodes. 10 mins into the journey we overheat and the rest is a tale you don't want to miss!!!
Our "Big boat" originated as a 20ft, 4cyl Mercruiser powered, Hamilton single stage, riverboat. After getting our feet wet in the boating world we did as we do with everything...... more power!!!! After several engine swaps with what we like to call "bad luck" motors; we switched up the game completely!
All it took was a little elbow grease and a whole lotta persistence for this hillbilly to shoe horn the fully fuel injected 325 ci motor out of a 04 Chevy pickup truck! Pain less wiring harness, high pressure fuel pumps and new motor mounts was just the beginning! With more power comes more thrust so the 1 single stage impeller wasn't going to cut the mustard! We installed a 19 degree bullet front, 22 degree mid and 24 degree aft impeller topped off with the 100mm nozzle of a Scott Hydraulic Trim Cone and Half Cut Garage built reverse cup on electric actuator
Trailer is now a tandem axle Load Rite with custom built walk on Tube Fenders from Half Cut Garage. The axles were mounted spring under and the bunks dropped to their lowest setting. Teflon was added to the back 6 inches of the bunks to encourage the boat to slide on and off the trailer with ease! Teflon sliders mounted inside the fenders prevent rubbing on the side of our beat up boat! ha ha ha . Full height rollers were added for loading and unloading in swift currents!!!
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[@regconrad7783]

God dam good navigator is hard to find 😅😅😅jk this is no dress reversal this the real thing from one hard core jet boater to another thumbs up you guys that’s living life

[@HalfCutGarage]

Ha ha ha ain't that right!!!! Cheers!

[@theviralgeneration7617]

Adventures North !

[@HalfCutGarage]

Thanks for watching! Please give it a share !

[@mudslingerpaintflinger]

Great job my friend. The river has given so many an eye opener. I've watched so many wrecks on this river every year. We used to hold up score cards if they got past our camp in the sS bend without a scratch. lol 😂🤣😜

[@HalfCutGarage]

Thankyou!!!! Although I think I have a scratch or two!!! Ha ha ha

[@mudslingerpaintflinger]

@@HalfCutGarage HAHAHA MOST PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY LEAVE. One time i saw a boat go past in great shape and came back with no windows, a bent frame. 3 big guys with lookks of terror on their faces and a giant dent in the bow. 🤣

[@HalfCutGarage]

Right!!!!! For the record though my windows were cracked before this trip!!!! ha ha ha

[@annladouceur3303]

What was the average score haha

[@HalfCutGarage]

Tell us what you think !!!More music or less music?

[@DodgeRamCummins]

I Think more.

[@JkRubicon]

Perfect amount

[@leeannbarber2820]

Awesome video as always ❤❤❤

[@HalfCutGarage]

@@leeannbarber2820 Thankyou!!!!

[@annladouceur3303]

Love having the music as long as we can hear any comments in between. I feel like we have a front row seat on your adventures!

[@DodgeRamCummins]

Awesome Video Ian!!

[@HalfCutGarage]

Thankyou!!!! It was a heck of an adventure !!!!

[@DodgeRamCummins]

@half cut garage i bet it was

[@annladouceur3303]

The water is SO CLEAR! Such a beautiful color and you can see every single rock . . . at the last second lol!

[@HalfCutGarage]

Its a very different feeling especially coming up off the muddy Muskwa!!!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Awesome video- new friend here

[@HalfCutGarage]

Thankyou !!!! I sure appreciate it!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@HalfCutGarage my pleasure

[@amandabritt9464]

Great Video, awesome scenery

[@HalfCutGarage]

Thankyou! It's heaven on earth in the summer!

[@melissalangstaff1706]

That's not a whole lot of water for that boat!! 👀 good job🤘

[@HalfCutGarage]

100 percent correct!!!!

[@MrTyrelle]

Whew .. poor boat .. seemed to handle the lack of water pretty well though.. I assume that's the big boat

[@HalfCutGarage]

Yes for not being a shallow water boat it held ita own very well!!!

[@MrTyrelle]

@@HalfCutGarage impressive ... guess alot has todo with the pilot

[@HalfCutGarage]

HP is the answer!

[@annladouceur3303]

I have to chuckle at your comment. I was half way through part 2 before it dawned on me that this isn't the mini. There's no full teflon or pushing it off a gravel bar lol.

[@HalfCutGarage]

hurts my back just thinking about pushing this heavy thing....

[@jasonlucas9754]

LMAO, everytime you feel danger coming, your on the gas. LMAO, do errr good eh!

[@HalfCutGarage]

Always try n save myself just a little more throttle eh! Thanks for watching!

[@MMikeHD3904]

​@HalfCutGarage u bet, the highest that😢 boat will sit outta the water, is at full Throttle!

[@JkRubicon]

Thanks for sharing this vid! Having been there for 2 weeks, the thrill of coming back down is insane (we came down early September) When was this filmed? What are the specs of this boat?

[@HalfCutGarage]

Check out the video description for most of the boat info. This was in October..... I beleive the 15th! Thanks for watching! Please give it a share for us!