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Winter boating
Took a ride down to Kingman Marina today. The Navigator had been hauled
back in October for hull cleaning, inspection and new zincs for a (at the time) possible trip south to Florida. It was then put back in the slip awaiting my decision. Things didn't work out for the trip and I decided to try a wet storage this year. The engines and water systems have been winterized (Kingman went ahead and performed the tasks without me even calling - really nice to know your boat is being taken care of in your absence.) They left notes all over the place to let me know what they did. All the seacocks are closed, etc. I really enjoyed a couple of hours on it. Shore power is on, the TV and computer work and a small ceramic heater quickly took the chill out of the main cabin. There is a thin layer of ice on the water but the bubbler systems keep the boat hulls in liquid. I watched as one of the employees piloted an old, small tugboat around the slips, acting as a mini ice breaker. One of my slip neighbors was working on his 58' Hatteras beside me. We chatted for a while and the subject came up regarding block heaters. My Volvo engines don't have them, but I had purchased a set that stick to the bottom of the oil pans, but I haven't installed them yet. I asked the neighbor if he ran block heaters and he invited me over to visit his engine room. It was 28 degrees outside, but his engine room was warm and toasty at 65 degrees. Once the blocks warm up they are very effective room heaters. I'll be back down there tomorrow or Thursday to install mine. Looking forward to spending a snowstorm on the boat this winter. If it has to snow, I am going to enjoy it, dammit! Eisboch |
Winter boating
Eisboch wrote: Took a ride down to Kingman Marina today. The Navigator had been hauled back in October for hull cleaning, inspection and new zincs for a (at the time) possible trip south to Florida. It was then put back in the slip awaiting my decision. Things didn't work out for the trip and I decided to try a wet storage this year. The engines and water systems have been winterized (Kingman went ahead and performed the tasks without me even calling - really nice to know your boat is being taken care of in your absence.) They left notes all over the place to let me know what they did. All the seacocks are closed, etc. I really enjoyed a couple of hours on it. Shore power is on, the TV and computer work and a small ceramic heater quickly took the chill out of the main cabin. There is a thin layer of ice on the water but the bubbler systems keep the boat hulls in liquid. I watched as one of the employees piloted an old, small tugboat around the slips, acting as a mini ice breaker. One of my slip neighbors was working on his 58' Hatteras beside me. We chatted for a while and the subject came up regarding block heaters. My Volvo engines don't have them, but I had purchased a set that stick to the bottom of the oil pans, but I haven't installed them yet. I asked the neighbor if he ran block heaters and he invited me over to visit his engine room. It was 28 degrees outside, but his engine room was warm and toasty at 65 degrees. Once the blocks warm up they are very effective room heaters. I'll be back down there tomorrow or Thursday to install mine. Looking forward to spending a snowstorm on the boat this winter. If it has to snow, I am going to enjoy it, dammit! Eisboch "Ice breaker"? "Bubbler"? "28 degrees?" Too bad. Winter boating in the Pacific NW is exactly the same as summer boating. (45 degrees and pouring like a firehose). Looking forward to getting off the dock for at least a day during the last week of the month. :-) |
Winter boating
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