Boat Winterization

Seaplane Pilot · 09-07-2017, 06:33 PM

1) Bring boat to marina
2) Leave marina and go to favorite pub for a beer

3) Relax and let marina deal with the winterizing

joey2665 · 09-07-2017, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

1) Bring boat to marina
2) Leave marina and go to favorite pub for a beer

3) Relax and let marina deal with the winterizing

That's is an awesome plan.

kawishiwi · 09-07-2017, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by joey2665

That's is an awesome plan.

Step 1. Once I am done for the year I call the marina and tell them the slip number I am in.
Step 2. May 1 I call and tell them what slip # I want to be in.
Done & done.
I have become quite lazy in my old age.

VitaBene · 09-07-2017, 07:51 PM

Time vs money! Right now I have less time! $100 bucks and the peace of mind knowing that the shop carries insurance in the event of a bad winterization.

Luckily, my winterizing screwup 15 years ago was on a 350 chevy (mercruiser) that was tired anyway- at least that is what I keep telling myself. 1500 long block and a weekend to swap it out. If it happens to my 6.2 MPI, it would be very costly!

8gv · 09-07-2017, 08:05 PM

Although I realized that some folks could easily do the work but prefer not to...

Sometimes I think being handy can be a curse!

Consider this equation:

Mechanical ability to do the task.

PLUS

A frugal, somewhat cheap, nature.

EQUALS

I do my own work even when I have better things to do.

Cat Staff · 09-08-2017, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kawishiwi

Step 1. Once I am done for the year I call the marina and tell them the slip number I am in.
Step 2. May 1 I call and tell them what slip # I want to be in.
Done & done.
I have become quite lazy in my old age.

WHICH Marina?

joey2665 · 09-08-2017, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cat Staff

WHICH Marina?

I do the exact same thing. I use Irwin and I am not charged for the pick up and drop off, its included in winterization costs.

Garcia · 09-08-2017, 01:07 PM

I go to Shep Brown's - and have for decades. I really like their service department. I don't know how their prices compare to others because I have never felt the need to shop around. Everyone is professional, attentive, nice, and I have never had an issue with any of the work they have done.

kawishiwi · 09-08-2017, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cat Staff

WHICH Marina?

Trexlers, right next door.

ishoot308 · 09-07-2017, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

1) Bring boat to marina
2) Leave marina and go to favorite pub for a beer

3) Relax and let marina deal with the winterizing

Now that's what I'm talking about!!

Dan

Cat Staff · 09-08-2017, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

1) Bring boat to marina
2) Leave marina and go to favorite pub for a beer

3) Relax and let marina deal with the winterizing

My questions was (and is) WHICH marina?

Seaplane Pilot · 09-08-2017, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cat Staff

My questions was (and is) WHICH marina?

Lakeport Landing

LIforrelaxin · 09-08-2017, 04:11 PM

So here my take and 2 cents....

A Marina has insurance and if they screw up the winterization it is on them...I allow them to take on that responsibility.... They come to my house pick the trailer and boat up, and in the spring, after I put the dock in, I tell them when I want to see the boat back... I arrive Friday night, its there at the dock and I am ready to have fun.... I never worry about where to store the boat, how much snow is on it, etc. etc. etc.....

What does this equate too... me being able to spend my spring and fall doing maintence to the property that I want to do in the summer... and not loosing a day twice a year to prep the boat, and put it to bed.

TiltonBB · 09-09-2017, 08:28 AM

It sounds like the OP trailers his boat and I would assume that he has a place to store the boat for the winter. Winterizing and shrink wrapping seem to be the only thing he needs. If that is the case, everyone seems to have a relationship with a marina on the lake that they have used for years.

Miles Marine in Gilford will do it and they do good work at a fair price. I have used them for many things over the last 20 years and I have always been more than satisfied with the quality of the work and the price.

joey2665 · 09-09-2017, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

So here my take and 2 cents....

A Marina has insurance and if they screw up the winterization it is on them...I allow them to take on that responsibility.... They come to my house pick the trailer and boat up, and in the spring, after I put the dock in, I tell them when I want to see the boat back... I arrive Friday night, its there at the dock and I am ready to have fun.... I never worry about where to store the boat, how much snow is on it, etc. etc. etc.....

What does this equate too... me being able to spend my spring and fall doing maintence to the property that I want to do in the summer... and not loosing a day twice a year to prep the boat, and put it to bed.

Awesome point on liability. Never thought of that but just another reason to sleep easy when the marina handles winterization.

09-07-2017, 06:33 PM	#1
Seaplane Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 664 Thanked 943 Times in 368 Posts	My procedure 1) Bring boat to marina 2) Leave marina and go to favorite pub for a beer 3) Relax and let marina deal with the winterizing

09-08-2017, 04:11 PM	#13
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 1,052 Thanked 901 Times in 531 Posts	So here my take and 2 cents.... A Marina has insurance and if they screw up the winterization it is on them...I allow them to take on that responsibility.... They come to my house pick the trailer and boat up, and in the spring, after I put the dock in, I tell them when I want to see the boat back... I arrive Friday night, its there at the dock and I am ready to have fun.... I never worry about where to store the boat, how much snow is on it, etc. etc. etc..... What does this equate too... me being able to spend my spring and fall doing maintence to the property that I want to do in the summer... and not loosing a day twice a year to prep the boat, and put it to bed. __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

09-07-2017, 07:51 PM	#4
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,614 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,650 Times in 853 Posts	Time vs money! Right now I have less time! $100 bucks and the peace of mind knowing that the shop carries insurance in the event of a bad winterization. Luckily, my winterizing screwup 15 years ago was on a 350 chevy (mercruiser) that was tired anyway- at least that is what I keep telling myself. 1500 long block and a weekend to swap it out. If it happens to my 6.2 MPI, it would be very costly!

09-07-2017, 08:05 PM	#5
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,127 Thanks: 64 Thanked 753 Times in 487 Posts	Although I realized that some folks could easily do the work but prefer not to... Sometimes I think being handy can be a curse! Consider this equation: Mechanical ability to do the task. PLUS A frugal, somewhat cheap, nature. EQUALS I do my own work even when I have better things to do.

09-08-2017, 01:07 PM	#8
Garcia Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 644 Thanks: 141 Thanked 290 Times in 177 Posts	I go to Shep Brown's - and have for decades. I really like their service department. I don't know how their prices compare to others because I have never felt the need to shop around. Everyone is professional, attentive, nice, and I have never had an issue with any of the work they have done.

09-09-2017, 08:28 AM	#14
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,059 Thanks: 726 Thanked 2,235 Times in 955 Posts	It sounds like the OP trailers his boat and I would assume that he has a place to store the boat for the winter. Winterizing and shrink wrapping seem to be the only thing he needs. If that is the case, everyone seems to have a relationship with a marina on the lake that they have used for years. Miles Marine in Gilford will do it and they do good work at a fair price. I have used them for many things over the last 20 years and I have always been more than satisfied with the quality of the work and the price.