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Quarry Lake: What’s New for 2012

Welcome to the 2012 water-ski season, our tenth season at Quarry Lake.

Quarry Lake Exotic Species Prevention Procedure

A. Minnesota Law requires all boaters to perform the following procedures before driving away from the launch:

• Inspect, then remove all water, mud, aquatic plants and prohibited invasive species from boat and trailer

• Drain all lake water, including from internal or portable ballast systems

• Remove drain plug DNR Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laoJ_NP-XFo

  

  B. SPLWSA requires additional procedures prior to launch at Quarry Lake. If you/your boat has been on Zebra Mussel infested waters within the past five days, you must perform the following additional procedures BEFORE launching:

  1. Pressure wash your boat and trailer thoroughly with hot water. The best place to do this is at a car wash with a self-service bay that includes a hot-water pressure-wand. Here are examples near Quarry Lake http://g.co/maps/7mqrt

  2. Drain and flush your inboard engine cooling system at home. This procedure is similar to the one required for tournament boats at MN private man-made lakes.

  1. Disconnect water intake hose. Attach temporary hose to water intake that will reach 5 gallon bucket outside boat containing city or well water. (You can make an adapter with PVC fitting and hose clamps to connect temporary hose to water intake).

  2. Use garden hose to keep bucket full. Start engine, bring boat to operating temperature of 160 degrees to open thermostat. At 160 degrees, run engine for additional two minutes. Re-attach intake hose.

  3. Make sure your gear (ski, wet-suit, rope, handle, life jacket) has COMPLETELY dried, preferably for five days after use in infested water.

  4. After you launch your boat at Quarry Lake, remove your trailer from the water and park up the hill. That will not only help prevent ZM transport, but enables the members following you to launch and be ready to ski the moment your time ends.

  

  Thank you. We welcome comments, suggestions, or questions about these changes. You are welcome to offer comments and suggestions to our Quarry Lake Coordinator or any of our Board members. Please send your comments to quarrylake1@yahoo.com Thank you for helping us keep and improve this great site!