Noticed that they began releasing more water into the Rainy at I. Falls the last few days which should also help erode the ice downstream. Flows have increased from a fairly constant 4500 cfs to between 5300-8000 cfs depending upon time of day.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/05129515/#dataTypeId=continuous-00060-0&period=P7D&showMedian=false

As far as why the Ulterra, a friend gave us a good deal on it as he was purchasing a new boat and it coincided with our old Terrova starting to has some serious issues. I get your point though as our friend experienced a similar situation with the Ulterra we are installing.