Last boat ride of the year this Thanksgiving weekend? Before it comes in for winter, clear it out: electronics, documents, gear, anything you'd miss before spring. HBW is closed Dec 1 to Apr 1, and there's no access to stored boats in that window.
harrisboatworks.ca/winter-storage
Boat coming out for the year? Easy off-season job: get your Pleasure Craft Operator Card done now. Online, self-paced (allow about 3 hours), and it never expires. HBW rentals need one for every driver. HARRIS15 = 15% off:
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/boat-rent…myboatcard.com/card/harrisboat
Env Canada Peterborough (1:30pm): mostly cloudy, WNW 24 gusting 33. Clearing later with NW 20 gusting 40. Rice Lake sits open east-west, so that still puts chop on open water. Saturday sunny to 18 after fog. Nights ~3–4. Sunday 40% showers, high 19.
weather.gc.ca/en/location/in…
HBW winter storage is outdoors under shrink wrap. From $36/ft with your trailer up to 21 ft, spring check included. Wrap-only if you store elsewhere: $22/ft inside, $27/ft outside. Wrap is not winterization.
harrisboatworks.ca/winter-storage
Mike and Tom heading out on Rice Lake this morning. Glass-calm water, sky on fire, lines in the water before most people finish their coffee. Not a bad commute.
📸 Brian
Trent-Severn fall hours keep going through Thanksgiving Monday (Oct 12). Weekends and Thanksgiving: 9 open, 4:30 last lockage. Weekdays still 10 / 3:30.
parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/tre…
Four-stroke oil level rising after a cold trolling day? That's fuel dilution. The dipstick is the alarm. Change the oil; don't just drain a little back to the mark. Kickers are the worst for this.
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/mercury-f…
Env Canada Peterborough (1pm): sunny, N 5. Saturday stays sunny to 21 with NE 20 after morning fog clears. Rice Lake sits open east-west, so that still puts some chop on open water. Nights drop to about 7. Sunday cloudy, high 21.
weather.gc.ca/en/location/in…
Two motors that both say 90 on the cowl can need completely different parts. Photograph the serial plate on the transom bracket — that's the ID that actually matters.
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/how-to-re…
Peterborough Env Canada (2pm): ESE 13 gusting 32, mainly sunny. Rice Lake sits open east-west — that still puts chop on open water. Nights drop to 3–4 this week.
weather.gc.ca/en/location/in…
Pontoon sitting uneven at a level dock? That's often a tube taking water, not a trim setting. Check for weeping or staining before it becomes a bigger job.
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/common-po…
Milky or creamy gearcase oil means water got past a seal. Don't just refill. Fall is a practical time to catch it before freeze weather.
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/milky-gea…
Still locking the Trent-Severn this fall? Parks Canada keeps live lock and swing-bridge status on one page bookmark it and hit refresh before you leave the dock. Weekdays are fall hours now: 10 open, 3:30 last lockage.
parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/tre…
Most "dead bilge pump" calls aren't the pump. Stuck float switch or a corroded connector. Test the manual override first — if that runs, chase the switch and wiring.
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/bilge-pum…
Peterborough Env Canada (11am): south 20 gusting 40 this afternoon, showers tapering. Rice Lake sits open east-west — that still builds chop. Peek at the forecast before you cast off.weather.gc.ca/en/location/in…
Tuck the outboard in to get on plane. Once it settles, trim out in short taps at steady throttle. Stop when speed quits improving — or RPM rises without matching speed.
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/how-to-tr…
Coming into Bewdley with the afternoon southwest wind? Approach into the wind. If you're off by more than about 4 feet at 8 feet out, abort and circle — 90 seconds beats a rub rail.
mercuryrepower.ca/blog/docking-b…
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