Closing Up for Winter

Pricestavern · 10-18-2016, 09:31 AM

Close the cabin ourselves and Watermark hoists the seasonal dock and takes our boat lift out. Same in reverse during the Spring.

Pineedles · 10-18-2016, 10:45 AM

Thank you all for your comments, it will help build my case for DIY for non-dock issues. LOL. Please vote too, even if you comment. Thanks.

Pine Island Guy · 10-18-2016, 11:16 AM

We keep our house open year-round, but I winterize two other houses, and it's not a bad job if you have things (e.g. the water system) set up for it and follow a pattern so you don't forget anything.

There have been numerous threads on the Forum with tips and tricks for making the water systems easier to start up and shut down. I use a compressor to blow them out, just for added comfort/insurance.

I help with a friends dock, as we progress into our 60s, it gets a bit more difficult, but we still manage. We've got it down to a pretty good system now with using styrofoam floats and a winch... the owner said "I think we've set it up to make it easier next year", and a friend responded "you mean you're going to hire someone?!?!"...

It is still spectacular at the lake (even though i might need a step ladder soon to get out of the boat)... enjoy the fall everyone! -PIG

MAXUM · 10-18-2016, 12:21 PM

I do everything myself. To cheap to hire anyone to do stuff I can do myself.

Even though I'm winterized I use my place a lot over the winter as well. I hope this year we actually have decent ice and some decent snow fall.

mcdude · 11-05-2016, 10:55 AM

Can I leave my LED TV in the unheated camp or do I need to bring it home?

Lakeboater · 11-05-2016, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mcdude

Can I leave my LED TV in the unheated camp or do I need to bring it home?

A LED TV will be fine in an unheated camp over the winter.

View Poll Results: How do you close up the cottage for the winter?
We do it ourselves	36	78.26%
We hire a firm to do it	10	21.74%
Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll

10-18-2016, 11:16 AM	#3
Pine Island Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: pine island of course! Posts: 407 Thanks: 248 Thanked 248 Times in 113 Posts	open, close, repeat... We keep our house open year-round, but I winterize two other houses, and it's not a bad job if you have things (e.g. the water system) set up for it and follow a pattern so you don't forget anything. There have been numerous threads on the Forum with tips and tricks for making the water systems easier to start up and shut down. I use a compressor to blow them out, just for added comfort/insurance. I help with a friends dock, as we progress into our 60s, it gets a bit more difficult, but we still manage. We've got it down to a pretty good system now with using styrofoam floats and a winch... the owner said "I think we've set it up to make it easier next year", and a friend responded "you mean you're going to hire someone?!?!"... It is still spectacular at the lake (even though i might need a step ladder soon to get out of the boat)... enjoy the fall everyone! -PIG

11-05-2016, 10:55 AM	#5
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Can I leave my LED TV in the unheated camp or do I need to bring it home? __________________

10-18-2016, 09:31 AM	#1
Pricestavern Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Valencia, Spain (formerly Rattlesnake Isle) Posts: 389 Thanks: 135 Thanked 142 Times in 82 Posts	Close the cabin ourselves and Watermark hoists the seasonal dock and takes our boat lift out. Same in reverse during the Spring.

10-18-2016, 10:45 AM	#2
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	Thank you all for your comments, it will help build my case for DIY for non-dock issues. LOL. Please vote too, even if you comment. Thanks.

10-18-2016, 12:21 PM	#4
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	I do everything myself. To cheap to hire anyone to do stuff I can do myself. Even though I'm winterized I use my place a lot over the winter as well. I hope this year we actually have decent ice and some decent snow fall.

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