[Public-list] Ice in the Bilge

[Todd Redhead]

Hi Gord,

What's an "electric cube heater"?

Todd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Ice in the Bilge


> Hi there -
>
> I once put rock salt in my wooden boat's bilge to act as a mild
> preservative... It will attack solid ice but you can't count on it
> liquifying it so much that you can bail the water out.  You will end up 
> with
> a honeycomb effect in the ice with no visible liquid water.  I think what
> happens is the salt reacts with the ice working its way down until the
> solution gets diluted to the point where it stops, then the water freezes
> again.
>
> At least you might expect that the honeycombed ice is less likely to bust
> anything.  I had my Alberg's bilge flooded two years ago and dealt with it
> by using an electric cube heater.  I directed the blower into the bilge 
> and
> pumped out the water into the galley sink as it accumulated.
>
> Gord #426
>
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>
>> Todd,
>>
>> My friends that have wood boats put rock salt in the bilge stopping the
>> water from freezing during the winter. You can put some rock salt on the 
>> ice
>> which will melt it. I would expect any expansion will move up vs. out 
>> into
>> the hull. The concern would be additional water reaching the cabin sole.
>>
>> If you could remove some/most of the water when melted and cover the 
>> cockpit
>> at least this would stop any flooding of the cabin.
>>
>> Stephen
>> #114
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
>> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Todd Redhead
>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 1:12 PM
>> To: Alberg List
>> Subject: [Public-list] Ice in the Bilge
>>
>> At some point in the last month the frame that was holding my tarp 
>> collapsed
>>
>> and filled with water which then drained into the boat and has filled the
>> bilge to about 4 inches beneath the floorboards.  The batteries look like
>> they will be OK but what should I do to get the ice out?  I am very 
>> worried
>> that some expansion has happened although I don't see any damage on the 
>> hull
>>
>> outside.
>>
>> Should I just leave the ice there till spring?  If I pour anti freeze on 
>> top
>>
>> of the ice - will it melt?
>>
>> Todd
>> Strathgowan #400
>>
>>
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