[Alberg30] Winter afloat

[Mike Lehman]

One winter I was very surprised to find a significant amount of water in the 
boat. The source was the cowl vents on the lazarette. When ice forms on the 
deck and then it melts or it rain theses vents provide a direct path to the 
bilge. Now every winter I remove the vents and cap them off.



Mike Lehman
"Gilleleje" #505





----Original Message Follows----
From: Bob Johns <rjohns3 at optonline.net>
Reply-To: Alberg 30 public list <public-list at alberg30.org>
To: James Davis <a30240 at earthlink.net>,   Alberg 30 public list 
<public-list at alberg30.org>
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Winter afloat
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2002 22:11:39 -0500


On Saturday, November 2, 2002, at 09:56  PM, James Davis wrote:

>George said
>"A canvas cover will help keep the boat clean, but isn't absolutely
>necessary.  If you don't have a cover and it snows, you'll need to
>shovel the snow out of the cockpit. "
> 
>For shoveling the snow off of a boat let me recommend a Rubbermaid dust 
>pan.  It is heavy enough to move a lot of snow and won't ding the glass or 
>wood.
> 
> 
>Jim Davis
>S/V Isa Lei
>CT 35

We probably get colder weather up here in Long Island than in the 
Chesapeake. The normal procedure here is to cover the boat. One year I did 
not do it and water got into the boat, apparently through stern vents. 
Anyway, there was a significant amount of water in the bilge when I checked 
it and it had frozen solid. I didn't see any way to thaw it out. Fortunately 
when it finally thawed there was no damage, but I was visualizing the bilge 
being pushed apart by the ice.

Bob Johns, Wind Call #397

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