Task · part of 9. Seven discussion topics, and the largest dry job on the badge
9(c). Fitting out, maintaining, and storing for winter
Required Often forgotten
Three jobs across two seasons: fitting a boat out at the start of the season, maintaining it during it, and preparing and storing it for winter. The winter half is the one people have never seen done, and it is half the requirement.
Where this step comes from
- Rowing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-02-18), Requirement 9(c) · The requirement asks how to fit out and maintain a boat in season, and how to prepare and store a boat for winter.