[C38] Snow

[Kenneth M. Sutto]

Steve, that was me at Swantown this past spring. I am going to check on the issue about the deck plug resistance in the circuit and melt downs. It seams to me that if it was a problem, the liveaboards at the marinas would have a insurance issue. I will contact a friend who specializes in marine electronics.
These photos of Sundancer are after I cleared the snow off from the first storm a couple of days before.
Ken



From: SSmolinske at rainierrubber.comTo: listserve at catalina38.orgDate: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:33:54 -0800Subject: Re: [C38] Snow



Ken, 
 
Swantown is the first boat yard we had Peregrine at after we bought her...Did you and I meet last March or April while she was on the hard? I shoveled off the deck too, I should get to the cockpit, we had snow covering the sides of the boat about an inch thick hanging down about 6" above the waterline.  Thanks for the tip on the engine door, I hadnt thought of that.  Ice on saltwater....you guys must have gotten alot lower temperatures than we have.  I was warned by the guys at Fisheries Supply that do maintenance work for the marinas in the area not to use portable heaters.  Their comment was that the resistance at the deck plug is the highest point in the circuit and that the plugs are where they see the most damage from fires and melting.  I have used one for years, but that made me a little nervous especially since they have a box of melted and burned plugs to back up their claims.  The rum is sitting in the galley sink just in case!!


From: Kenneth M. SuttoSent: Mon 12/22/2008 4:03 PMTo: Organization - listserve at catalina38Subject: Re: [C38] Snow
Steve, I am down here in Olympia at Swantown Marina. I had 10+ inches of snow on deck.The marina has a thin shean of ice on the water. My family helped shovel the snow off of Sundancer and off the jetty. I use a low control heater you can get at  West Marine. It has a thermostat that kicks in and out at a certain temperature. I also keep my access door open below the steps to the engine along with the sette covers away from the back storage areas. Also I keep open the access board to the bilges for easy checking ,just incase. And last but not lease I keep one bottle each of bourbon and dark rum for emergency use. These last two items are very important and should be readily accessable.   Regards,        Ken     "Sundancer"PS  These last few weeks I have been going down and running my engine every days to keep the fluids "loose".

Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:54:51 -0800From: SSmolinske at rainierrubber.comTo: listserve at catalina38.orgSubject: [C38] Snow
Gentlemen of the North, We have been dumped with cold temperatures and snow levels that we don't see except for every few decades.   I have a 18" of snow on my boat, The lake wont freeze, but since I have never thought about winterizing my boat to this extent, Is there anything in particular I should worry about.  Thanks. 
 
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