A Great Year

2010 is wrapping up into a successful season, with a much different character than 2009. Bad weather and a poor economy were replaced by great weather and an improved economy. The traffic on the lake and the customer visits here were stronger than I have seen in several years and the feeling going into the Toronto Boat Show is that Canada is really starting to hit its stride economically.
Driving to work this week feels more like we are heading out of fall and into winter. All the ponds have a skin of ice on them and there is a dusting of snow hiding in the ditches. All of our customer boats are off the lake and safely in our storage yard. We will be finishing the last few shrink wrapped boats before getting a head start on our winter work load. With over 300 boats in storage at Pride of Lake of Bays alone, it will take several weeks just to get through the regular maintenance, impeller services and tune-ups before we embark on the long term projects of fiberglass repairs, engine and drive work. We will be busy right up to the Boat Show, so we will be exciting to get a break from winter to visit with customers again