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Frozen Cat - Need Advice
Started by gsieber at 12-14-2005 11:20 PM. Topic has 1 replies.

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  12-14-2005, 11:20 PM
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Sad [:(]Frozen Cat - Need Advice

We have had freakishly cold December weather here in Northern Virginia.  My boat sits at a marina about 80 minutes from my house, so quick trips are out of the question. 

Anyway, we had rain, turn in to sleet, to snow, to a hard freeze that has lasted for weeks now and will continue for at least another week.  Before all this, I tilted the motors down to drain water, but the rain and snow caused water to accumulate and then freeze in the hull.  I have ice in my through hulls and in the drain holes in the rod boxes.

I know I need to check my bilge and macerator lines and pumps before placing her back in the water.  Are there any concerns with the hull or anything else?  Any means of testing things out suggested?

I am taking her to Florida to thaw out.

Thanks


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  12-16-2005, 5:33 PM
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Re: Frozen Cat - Need Advice

Look into a boat cover . PVC plumbing can  crack with ice formation inside the pipes.

Cover also keeps the UV light off ,thus helps the fiberglass and gel coat in the long run.


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