I run mine until Jan in CT so not much mothball time. Sharpes...that or we would end up fishing instead. (Why I hardly get stuff done on my boat)
I was in Orlando not long ago. Eating at Millers which is a customer of ours at work. Kids in the bar at 130am was confusing and man was it hot. God bless ya Mac it may be for some but it wasnt for me!
Can't do the winter outdoor sports anymore.
Got neuropathy in my feet really bad.
Not diabetic, hereditary.
Very painful and the cold makes it worse.
Every year it gets worse.
Used to ice skate, snowmobile, ice fish, hunt, etc.
Even fishing for perch through the early winter months from shore before things froze up.
Can't do it anymore.
I would really love to keep the boat running later into the Fall but right now my youngest son Chris moved back home.
He has EVERYTHING he owns in my storage shed and my garage.
So I have no room for the boat at home.
He is looking right now for a storage facility for everything and then we will move it all.
But that will be another couple weeks or so to get it all done.
So the boat regrettably went into storage.
We drag it out as early as possible though to hit the brown trout and cohos in Lake Ontario as soon as the weather breaks and harbor thaws out so we can launch.
My older son Jeff loves going after steelhead in the creeks all winter.
He begs me constantly to go.
Wish I could, but I wouldn't be able to walk for 2-3 days afterwards.
We do have a boat trip planned for February with a local charter guy in the lower Niagara River.
I'm looking forward to it, but not the pain afterward.
Florida will allow me to use my boat all year, and not have to deal with the cold.
It is what it is.
I do miss my hunting and ice fishing.