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A full service marina
    with all the amenities on the
southern shore of Lake St. Clair

Whether you are looking for an active or leisurely visit,           Jim and son            Paul from Ohio
     you'll be glad you came! Visit www.lakeshore.ca                James from Ohio

$3,000,000 expansion completed at Lakeview                                         FUEL LINE
    Park, directly connected to the marina!
                                                                    REPLACEMENT ON THE

Our beautiful & remodeled expanded facilities include:              RISE DUE TO ETHANOL
•	 Impeccably Clean Marina-Modern Showers & Laundry
•	 Walking & Biking Trails - Including Bicycle Rentals
•	 Beautiful sandy beach area                                       My husband was in to buy some bulk oil and fuel addi-
•	 Picnic area with BBQ's / Large Pavilion        AcWceI-sFsI!      tives at North Bay Marine in Chesterfield Township when
•	 Basketball •  Beach Volleyball Courts                            he started a discussion with one of their mechanics. The
•	 Childrens' Splash Pad Waterpark & Playground                     mechanic mentioned that they had been replacing a lot of
•	 New beach washrooms / Changing room facilities                   fuel lines due to ethanol damage. We blew a 2000 - 200
•	 5 Minute walk to shopping, dining, & accommodations              hp Mercury Outboard a few years ago, and after some se-
•	 24 Hr. Security-Assistance with excursions to local attractions  rious thinking about our potentially not using enough fuel
•	 Restaurant, ice, and sundries - Gas & pumpout services           additives over time, and maybe our storing the tank nearly
•	 Lat. 42 18.12 Longitude 82 42.52 - VHF Channel 68                empty over the winter each year maybe without enough
•	 Competitive docking fees - Handicap Accessibility                additives, we might have played a part in an $8000 learn-
                                                                    ing experience.

•	 Double access boat ramp                                            You can’t just fill up your tank and hit the
•	 Friendly staff willing to help you in any way                    throttle and go any more. This is serious stuff
•	 Over 200 seasonal & 90 transient slips
                                                                                 that you cannot ignore.

•	 NEW! Amphitheatre with local entertainment                       I spoke to one of our sponsors, ValvTect Petroleum, who
                                                                    sells both fuel with additives already contained in the gas
2012 SUMMER EVENTS include: Plan your event                         around Lake St. Clair and the Rivers, as well as bottled ad-
            July 20-22 Annual                                       ditives that you can buy around town if you don’t buy fuel
Sunsplash Festival with Car Cruise,      at the Belle River         at one of the fuel docks containing their additives.
                                                Marina!
 Carnival, Entertainment & More!
                                          Call our event
July 28 Blue Water Classic Boat Show      coordinator at            Symptoms they said we need to be aware of:
   Monthly Movie Night in the Park
Jazz Festival                             Recreation                •	 If your engine starts bogging down, or starts to

  Enjoy musical entertainment, ice            Services              stall, you may have    2009 Fuel Line with
cream socials, BBQ's, wine & cheese       #519-727-0470.            contaminated fuel.
gatherings, Euchre tournaments, and       We'll help with
 a variety of "Kid friendly" Activities    the details to           You may notice Interior Delamination
                                                                    other performance
                                                                    issues, such as mis-   Due to Ethanol

VISIT our calendar to plan your               plan your             fire, hesitation, and
           stay in 2012 at                weekend party
                                         during your stay!          difficulty maintain-
    www.lakeshore.ca!
                                                                    ing boat speed dur-

                                                                    ing trolling.

                            Transient                               	 When
                            $D1.o5c0k/aFgt.e+
                                                                    docked, IMMEDI-

                                                                    ATELY check your

                                     hst                            fuel filter and wa-

Summer Contacts:                          Winter Contacts:          ter separators.... we

May - October                                  Nov - April          bought 3 extra water

Ph: 519-728-2245                          Ph: 519-727-6366          separators to have on

Fax: 519-728-0456                         Fax: 519-727-8722         hand for the begin-

email: Mlesperance@lakeshore.ca                                     ning of this season!

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