The end of another year is upon us, and the only thing sadder than not being able to come out to the cottage every weekend, is the thought that I have to pack up my seadoos for the winter. These last few weeks of the summer lake season are spent doing all the closing up tasks, and cleaning and fixing that the cottage and all the lake toys require after another fun summer. It's not all that bad though, because the cleanup and fixing that is done in the fall just means an easy job of opening the cottage in the spring.
Once it becomes too cold to really enjoy the seadoo out on the lake, I take them out of the water for good and start to get them ready for storage. Of course I leave my favorite one in the water just in case of a warm day for one last spin out on the water. Once they are out of the water I do a complete washdown and scrub all the dirt and algae out of any nooks and crannies. This cleaning also gives me a chance to see if I have to fix or replace any pieces or nicks as well.
Once the PWCs are cleaned and repaired, I move them to their designated winter storage area and make sure they are securely covered for winter. Some watercraft have a special cover, for example my Seadoo PWC has a special Seadoo cover. Others are covered by durable tarps that I can fasten with bungee cords or ropes. All accessories such as paddles are stored in the rafters of the boathouse.
Once the pwcs are all safely packed away under their seadoo covers, there is still lots to do before we leave the cottage for the summer. Since we have a nice treed lot, we spend a fair amount of time keeping the woods clear of fallen trees and branches, so it doesn't get too overgrown. Gathering up any deadwood in the fall keeps the lot clear, and it gives us free firewood for our woodstove and campfires. Stacking wood in the fall under an overhang at the end of the cottage gives it a chance to dry out, ready for the fire to warm up the cottage in the spring.
The garden gets some attention in the fall as well - we have a lot of perennials that seem to do better if they get cut back now. Especially the hostas at the edge of the lawn. If I clip the leaves in the fall they are all ready cleaned up in the spring, not to mention the fact that the slugs won't have an easy home in the leaves over the winter. All the clippings are added to the compost pile, and then the ready compost is sprinkled over any perennial beds to give them a vitamin boost in the spring.
There are a number of other chores that need to be taken care of in the fall but I will leave those to another article. I am going to enjoy that last parts of this years cottage life and go to find the Seadoo covers.
Once it becomes too cold to really enjoy the seadoo out on the lake, I take them out of the water for good and start to get them ready for storage. Of course I leave my favorite one in the water just in case of a warm day for one last spin out on the water. Once they are out of the water I do a complete washdown and scrub all the dirt and algae out of any nooks and crannies. This cleaning also gives me a chance to see if I have to fix or replace any pieces or nicks as well.
Once the PWCs are cleaned and repaired, I move them to their designated winter storage area and make sure they are securely covered for winter. Some watercraft have a special cover, for example my Seadoo PWC has a special Seadoo cover. Others are covered by durable tarps that I can fasten with bungee cords or ropes. All accessories such as paddles are stored in the rafters of the boathouse.
Once the pwcs are all safely packed away under their seadoo covers, there is still lots to do before we leave the cottage for the summer. Since we have a nice treed lot, we spend a fair amount of time keeping the woods clear of fallen trees and branches, so it doesn't get too overgrown. Gathering up any deadwood in the fall keeps the lot clear, and it gives us free firewood for our woodstove and campfires. Stacking wood in the fall under an overhang at the end of the cottage gives it a chance to dry out, ready for the fire to warm up the cottage in the spring.
The garden gets some attention in the fall as well - we have a lot of perennials that seem to do better if they get cut back now. Especially the hostas at the edge of the lawn. If I clip the leaves in the fall they are all ready cleaned up in the spring, not to mention the fact that the slugs won't have an easy home in the leaves over the winter. All the clippings are added to the compost pile, and then the ready compost is sprinkled over any perennial beds to give them a vitamin boost in the spring.
There are a number of other chores that need to be taken care of in the fall but I will leave those to another article. I am going to enjoy that last parts of this years cottage life and go to find the Seadoo covers.
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