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I just got word that I have to pull her out by Nov.15.

Anybody else still cruising around the lake?
 
Nope...the crane lifted me out Saturday afternoon and by noon on Monday here she is...

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2010 will go down as one of the best seasons ever in the great lakes (and other areas as well). I have a new personel record of 105 hrs this year and 900 miles traveled.

Niles
 
I'm still in...lots of boats still in here on the north coast. I've got 2 more weekends.
 
Mine comes out Thursday the 21st. What a sad day but hey its only 24 weeks until launch!
 
We were lifted out, winterized and blocked last Tuesday October 12th.

Going down to the marina tomorrow (Saturday) to see if our boat is shrink wrapped yet.

While I'm down at the marina, I'm going to put our little 14' aluminum boat in and go muskie fishing. There have been a number of muskies caught right in front of our marina.

Mike.
 
As always I am staying in for the winter and haul in spring for 5 days maintainance.
The boat cleaning service comes today for a final clean, the canvas guy will take my flybridge enclosure
away for some new windows and clean/waterproof this week.
Next week the frame guy will erect my winter cover frame followed by the shrinkwrap guy.
Diesels will be winterized next week after a final pumpout trip to work the ntigel throught the fuel system.
Over winter the upholstery guy will take my two setees, one at a time, for new upholstery and sometime this winter
I will recarpet the boat as well.
Everything should be all spiffy come spring.
 
Gary,

Do you occasionally go to your boat over the winter months to spend a night?

When we attend the Toronto Boat Show (January of each year), I was a little surprised years ago to see boats wintering in the water in our area. I live in London, Ontario.

Don't know how it would work to try and keep the boat warm enough with that cold lake water under her and the minus temps outside?

Mike.
 
Mike, I am a full time liveaboard, My boat is fully insulated, heated, winter water line and cable.
It is a constant 72 in the cabin and 50 in the engine room all winter.
This is not camping out.
 
That's neat Gary,

I thought from your original post that your boat wintered in the water in our good old Ontario winter weather and you likely lived elsewhere.

Must be an interesting experinece returning to your boat in the winter after work in the dark with a minus 20 degree wind chill.

I'm talking to my wife about it....see hasn't said no. :)

Mike.
 
All you need is a marina or, in my case where I own a dockominium, that caters to liveaboard and in water winter storage.
Our water lines are not shut off, instead we lower them 4 feet underwater where they will not freeze. I use a heat tape on the line where it come into the boat so I have shore water all winter and do not need to run to the shower house in the cold. We have a portable 100 gallon pumpout mounted on a tracked and motorized chassis that comes right down the dock and does the pumpouts so I have the heds available as well all winter. Add in 50amp 125 250 power and I am good for the winter. My shrinkwrap is done with a proper door and that both breaks the wind stripping the heat and allows the snow to slide off. I have an ice eater suspended from my bowsprit that keeps a 50 foot circle of open water to float in.

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I think it would be interesting to try living aboard. Of course my boat is now out of the water and sitting on blocks for the winter. But hey, it's only 24 weeks until spring launch.
 
Mike, it was a temporary thing for me when my marriage went south ten years ago. Then I got to like it and devised systems that made it more like home. I put in the winterized water lines and now most boats here have followed suit. Only a few "campers" use the shower house of the 35 boats that winter over here.
I also have a very good life with little expense and can save over half my income each year which helps the cruising kitty.
Two more projects over the next couple of years and I can cruise south in winter. The fuel south is almost the same as what I spend for electric and winterizing/shrinkwrap if I take it slow.
 
Hi Gary,

Is that up to 35 boats that are full time liveaboards over the winter or 35 boats total left in the water wintering in your marina?

I think from your shrink wrap picture you have a view out of your boat through your bow port window (assuming the starboard side too) and your aft door. I'd want a couple spots to get a view out of especially over the off season months when you're likely on the boat more.

Any other marinas in the Toronto area with full time liveaboards? I can't remember any up the Canadian side of Lake Huron or Georgian Bay.

I think MacRay Harbour over on the American side of Lake St.Clair has in water boat wintering, but I don't know if you could liveaboard.

Any body wintering in TO in an express style cruiser?

Mike.
 
Boat still floating here in the Rideau Lakes. Hoping to boat on into Nov. Weather looks like it will hold up to do that.

That is very very interesting Gary. The wife and I would love to sell the house and liveaboard, but we are thinking we would have to go south in the winter. Hard to find a job that would allow me to do that. I'll have to show the wife what you are pulling off here.

Shel
 
Yes it is Wayne, it is the width of my laundry basket. I do not have any pictures but after the shrink wrap is done I get clear plastic, 20 mil and tape it over the shrinkwrap where several of the windows are and then use a blade to cut away the shrinkwrap from the inside.

Here is one of my neighbours

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Here is my 38 express Silverton from 5 years ago

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The one with the stars cut out is just awesome! And I almost missed the Christmas tree in the second one.

Shel
 
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