Boatyards getting vessels ready for winter storage
September 23, 2020 12:00 am
• Last Updated: September 23, 2020 8:33 pm
Dodson Boatyard Hauling and Launch Department staff member Gabriel Lima power-washes the hull of a Saga 42-foot sailboat Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, after the boat was hauled out of the water to be stored outdoors on site in Stonington. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Stonington — Staff at Dodson Boatyard have already been pulling boats out of the water and getting them ready for the winter.
The company's Hauling and Launch Department staff, including Gabriel Lima, have been power-washing hulls to prepare them to be stored outdoors on site in Stonington or at the company's indoor storage facility in Ashaway, R.I.
David Boisvert, head of the department, said staff started hauling a few boats out of the water the second week of September and it won't be real steady until after Oct. 1, with the peak being anytime after Columbus Day, and continuing through Christmas.
David Boisvert, center, head of Dodson Boatyard's Hauling and Launch Department, goes through final checks aboard the Alerian 28-foot sailboat Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, and talks to boat hauler Cliff Stamm, right, about hauling the boat to the company's indoor storage location in Ashaway, R.I., while staff member Gabriel Lima, left, takes a look in the area of the keel after power-washing the hull in Stonington. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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