Closing up a cottage on the coast of Maine for the winter would seem to be reasonably straightforward: white sheets on everything in sight, screens in, empty the fridge and lock up. Poof, poof, you're done. Hah! Not so fast - you're forgetting all the boats, moorings, buoys and crap you've put in the water.
Do you have any idea what grows on submerged things in Maine waters? Let me hasten to assure you, you don't WANT to know. Slimy greenish brown stuff (after 50 years I still don't quite know what it is) grows on mooring lines, marine life forms of all descriptions take to the underside of your boats, and to top it all off, YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THIS STUFF while putting everything away for the winter.
The curmudgeon policy is one of NOT touching stuff like that - the Handbook specifically mentions staying away from any ill-defined slimy life forms.
This is why we keep Buzz around.
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