Trojan Boat Forum

What do you all do during the winter.

Ice Fish
Downhill Ski
Wait for spring launch

Cross country skiing at Garnet Hill Lodge up above Lake George behind Gore Mtn and honey - do lists.

Fish, cruise the boat, talk about fishing, talk about springtime fishing, gripe about the cold from time to time...did I mention anything about fishing?

Seriously though, some of the nicest cruises are on a clear crisp winter day.

winter project...

Nice ride Will

Great project Will.

I am a HAM radio operator and do most of my HAM radioing in the winter. Hate to be indoors when its nice out so save the radio hobby until winter. Keep an HF unit on the boat. Marine radio is line of sight and when I am in the middle of one of the great lakes 30 or so miles off-shore it is very comforting to know my radio reaches thousands.

Put a heater on and keep working on the boat ( should have called it the never ending story )

I instruct the CPS (sister to USPS) Boating course from September thru April. Our Squadron does two, 13 week courses each year. Amazing how fast they go. I am on night 6 of my first course already. Helps the time pass through our long northern winter.

alexander38 will love this...ICE FISH!! shovel snow, dream about salmon fishing, work on fishing equipment, dream about salmon fishing, respool reels, dream about salmon fishing, work on boat, you get the idea.

Put a heater on the flybridge and go fishing/boating

All the things I do in the summer.....just wear more clothes..........

I'll spend Nov. getting through Christmas it's my money making time of the year and internet sales are up. Jan/Feb work on putting in a couple of new pumps and some up grades to the inside of the boat carpet coming out and cork going in..
And me set on the Paul's dock and beg to fishing for some rock fish. In short anything but ICE FISH !

....sounds like I'm one state "to far" north.

i normally go to the boat and do a few projects here and there. she has electric heat onboard so it's not too bad. the nice thing about trojans is the interior wood is not bunged and can easily be removed for refinishing. phil and i are going to tidy up the interior a bit and get her ready for "possible sale" in the spring. maybe. every time i think about passing her on to another owner, i get a lump in my throat. we are actually looking at making a lateral move or maybe up a few feet. i'd love to find a well cared for, late model f-36 tri cabin.
aaron in baltimore

When I put the shrink on the boat, I installed a 36'' storm door instead of a shrink door. I plan on being on it quite a bit trying to get interior work done.
I also have a couple of motorcycles and a old car that I like to tinker with and am also a HAM radio operator. And, of course, I try to go ice diving a couple of times a winter.