Happy 2017 to all! Turns out my paranoia was not all in vain. Shore power was off for 3 days with temps into the 19F range. The marina suffered a 1 in 20 year "Arctic outflow" storm with a direct hit of winds > 50kn. Word on the dock is that a BC Ferries captain clocked 80kn winds nearby. My boat was in one of the most vulnerable spots. She fared better than many in more sheltered slips (who suffered torn sails, snapped dock lines, shore power in the water, broken fenders, etc.). The dock finger my boat was tied to broke loose but my boat sustained no damage as far as I can tell (aside from some popped fenders and a bit of hull paint). Can't say the same about the downwind boat...
Knock on teak. Cheers, Jeremy On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Jeremy Ralph <jeremy.ra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks to all for the feedback on freeze proofing. > > Patrick - I also run a heater and an Ecoseb desiccant dehumidifier (which > is awesome!). Last year I didn't do anything with antifreeze, just the > heaters, and everything was alright. This year the freeze is a lot colder > though. I do worry about power outages, but maybe I'm paranoid from > reading stories on the interwebs of the power going out in a storm and > engines freezing. > > On Dec 13, 2016, at 11:43 AM, Patrick Davin <jda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I take a different strategy here in Seattle - no winterizing, just a > marine electric heater on power=2, temp = lowest (anti freeze setting). > Plus visiting the boat 1-2 times per week, which I'm doing anyway for > winter projects. And sailing about 1x/month. > > >
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