[Public-list] Ice in the Bilge

[Todd Redhead]

hahaha - oops!  I see what you mean.  I'm kind of flustered still about 
finding the boat in that condition today.  I plan to spend the day there 
tomorrow rebuilding the frame and working on the ice.  I hope a combination 
of hammer and chisel, heat and hot water will get the majority of the ice 
out.

Todd
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Lacasse" <PLACASSE at SUSCOM-MAINE.NET>
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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 11:22 PM
Subject: RE: [Public-list] Ice in the Bilge


> The inside doors and hatches, silly, so the heat can get everywhere.......
> Must be the cold weather..........
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of Todd Redhead
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 5:04 PM
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> Why leave the doors and hatch open?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Lacasse" <PLACASSE at SUSCOM-MAINE.NET>
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> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 4:41 PM
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>
>> Why not put a big ass space heater in the boat with all the doors and
>> hatches open for a couple of days then pump it out.
>>
>> PPL
>> Maine (lots of stuff freezes here)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
>> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:11 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Ice in the Bilge
>>
>> That is worth worrying about... The first winter I owned the Folkboat I
>> packed her bilge with rock salt.  In the spring I learned that the
>> previous
>> owner had run all her electrics through the bilge.  I had a very 
>> realistic
>> fake electrical system that looked just like wiring but was in reality
>> coloured plastic tubing filled with funny green powder...
>>
>> Gord #426 Surprise
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Todd -
>>>
>>> I would worry about the corrosive effects of Rock Salt. Most stuff in 
>>> the
>>> boat is designed to resist it of course.
>>> Mike Lehman advised me to disconnect the hose from the engine seawater
>>> intake so that any incoming water couldn't rise to the engine. 
>>> Antifreeze
>>> will not melt it, but you may find a birdbath heater would work and 
>>> would
>> be
>>> quite safe.
>>>
>>> I would agree that it's not a risk of damage because it can easily 
>>> expand
>>> upward.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> Todd Redhead <todd.redhead at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>> 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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