Re: cold weather questions

["Chris Chandler" <res03w5b@xxxxxxx>]

Lake Sacajawea froze over one winter, and the marina operator's 
bubblers failed.  As a result, Pogy Bait spent a week or two frozen 
in her slip.  When we pulled her out, my fiberglass guy wasn't able 
to find any damage, so I think we may have survived.  Chalk up a 
point for Clark's handmade hulls.

Jack

On 30 Dec 2001, at 9:52, Mary Fike wrote:

> Hello fellow San Juan owners! After enjoying our first season with our
> SJ23, we are now getting ready for some winter weather. The plan is to
> leave the boat in our slip which is in a very well protected marina
> off the Ohio river. While there might not be much sailing in store for
> us, we do foresee staying on the boat over some milder weekends. I
> would like some advice from more experienced folks about the need for,
> and experience with "bubblers". The marina has been known to freeze,
> esp. around where our dock is and we are trying to decide whether or
> not this device is worthwhile. Does ice do much damage?
>     Another question is which way is the best way to tie up for the
> winter. Currently, we are bow in, but there seems to be a chance of
> winds coming in from the north, which is to our stern. Should we turn
> around? There are no other boats in nearby, in fact we are now a
> single boat in a double slip, so we have lots of room.
>     And now my last question is about the dreaded condensation. We are
> interested in hearing about what others do about this. Do heaters
> work? dehumidifiers? Do we need a fan to circulate the air? We had
> very little problem during the warm weather but now that it is cold,
> we need to deal with it. Although, our boat is not half as bad as some
> that are at our marina! Any suggestions?
>     Thank you all ahead for any advice or guidance and may your new
>     year
> be all that you wish it to be.
> Mary Fike
> 
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Richland, Washington USA
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