There was a busy day towards the end of the season when we had to put out extra engines, but by the end of September it was time to take the boats out for another year. This is a busy time of trailering, pulling boats off trailers and turning them and putting them on stands for the winter. The tannins from the bog that are in the river stain the boats a dark brown and it takes a lot of scrubbing to clean them for the winter. This winter a few will need replacement keel bands as well – so there is always plenty of work to be done.
