[Rhodes22-list] Ice Rink

Fri Jan 11 10:00:24 EST 2008

If I've said it once I've said it at least two or three times...this
list is just full of helpful advice.  I'll probably heat the hole or
lazarette, but the fish tank bubbler idea sounds sound too.

I like Ed's idea of a boat lift the best, but I'd hate to spend more on
the lift than I did on my boat.  There aren't many lifts designed for
sailboat keels and none of them are cheap.  I like the portable one (for
rented slips) that's solar-powered.

Most of the slips in our area are about $1-2K/year.  The one I found
with a lift was $4,800/year two years ago.  Tough to justify.

Thanks for everyone's help!

Lee

-----Original Message-----
From: elle [mailto:watermusic38 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:27 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ice Rink

Lee,

I'm also in the water for the winter...just off the
Potomac, VA side...you could heave an anchor from
Solomons & hit my mast  ;^)..

I have a bubbler that goes in the water when the temps
are predicted to drop below 35 deg...I set the timer
to run several times per hour  for a few min each
time, thermostat set for 32 deg. If the conditions of
time & temp are met, the bubbler runs....I've had no
probs so far (knock...) w/ ice in the cockpit
drain....this also keeps ice from 'creasing' the
paint...Last week there was considerable ice across
the entire creek...but the boat & surrounding water
were ice free.

This, however, is probably one of the more $$
solutions....

elle 
--- John Tonjes <r22rumrunner at gmail.com> wrote:

> A short length of heat tape would keep the drain
> open, but the easiest
> solution is to apply heat to the lazzerette, as that
> is where the drain goes
> through. I can think of at least a dozen ways to
> treat this problem. All are
> simple and inexpensive.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> On Jan 9, 2008 7:39 PM, Ronald Lipton
> <rlipton at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > Bubblers can keep small areas of backyard ponds
> ice free even here in the
> > frozen north.
> >
> > I had a cockpit cover made several years ago and I
> love it.  It keeps
> > the cockpit
> > relatively clean and eliminates a lot of the water
> that made it's way to
> > the bilge.
> > I am on a mooring so I can't hose down the boat
> regularly and the cover
> > also
> > keeps the spiders and other lower life forms more
> under control.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > Brad Haslett wrote:
> > > Leland,
> > >
> > > Bubblers, Smubblers!  Even rivers freeze over in
> the North.  Aint't but
> > one
> > > thing gonna save your ass - HEAT!  You don't
> need that much 'lessen' the
> > > 'lectricity' go off.  That is another issue and
> one I worry about every
> > > winter.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 9, 2008 2:20 PM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Ron,
> > >>
> > >> Another interesting idea.  I'm not real
> familiar with pumps or
> > bubblers.
> > >> Can I assume that no one manufacturers a
> bubbler for a one inch drain?
> > >>  Can
> > >> I assume that someone makes a sump pump with a
> small hose that I can
> > stick
> > >> into the cockpit drain?  I don't want to
> continually pump the
> > Chesapeake
> > >> out
> > >> through the drain, so can a sump pump push air
> out and be used as a
> > >> bubbler?
> > >> I thought about buying a bubbler for the whole
> boat, but I'm not sure
> > if
> > >> that would prevent the icing problem in the
> cockpit drain.
> > >>
> > >> I'm not really too worried about the ice rink. 
> It may not happen again
> > >> and
> > >> if it does I doubt that it will cause any
> damage before I get to it.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks!
> > >>
> > >> Lee
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Ronald Lipton wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> You could use a small pump to provide a local
> bubbler into the drain
> > >>>
> > >> area.
> > >>
> > >>> That should keep it from freezing without a
> fire hazard.
> > >>>
> > >>> Ron
> > >>>
> > >>> Leland wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Decided to take a chance and leave my boat in
> the water this winter.
> > >>>> Most of
> > >>>> the local watermen do it along with plenty of
> other boaters.  With
> > four
> > >>>> foot
> > >>>> seasonal tides, mushy salt water ice, and
> global warming; I figured
> > it
> > >>>> was a
> > >>>> low-risk plan.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Discovered that the water in the cockpit
> drain will freeze before the
> > >>>> Chesapeake does.  Visited the boat last week
> and found a little ice
> > >>>> skating
> > >>>> rink in the cockpit.  It quickly melted with
> the unseasonally warm
> > >>>> temperatures we've had the last few days, but
> now I'll have to visit
> > my
> > >>>> boat
> > >>>> more often to ensure her safety.  At least
> that's what I told my
> > wife.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Lee
> > >>>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> > >>>> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)

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