Winterizing Houseboats Part 1

Here in the Upper Missippi River Valley houseboaters and other boaters are starting to get ready for the long winter season. Everyone is making plans to have their boats pulled from the water and winterized for storage. Here in La Crosse,WI if you travel to Pettibone Boat Club you will see the harbormaster and his crew pulling out the different boats. They don't use a boat lift, if you have a trailer made for your houseboat they use their own methods for getting boats out of the water. The boats that don't have trailers will have Del's Auto(608-783-4880) assist in pulling out some of the boats in the area and set them on blocks. Here you see how the harbormaster organizes the boats. At Skipperliner Inc., you will see a large boat lift used to pull the boats from the water and set on blocks on land or placed in a storage building. All up and down the Upper Mississippi River Valley you can visit the marinas and watch all the harbormasters hard at work.
Winterizing your boat is a very crucial and important part of boating. This insures that through the cold winter months the boats and motors won't crack or get damaged.
Continue to follow Houseboating Excursions in the Mississippi River Valley as we provide more information and explore more cruise stops.