[Rhodes22-list] Ice Rink

[Hank]

Lee,

A sump pump has to have water going through it to keep from burning up, so
you can't hook it up backwards and pump air through it.  Now, you could
possibly use an airpump from a fish tank or something like that, maybe?

Hank


On 1/9/08, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>
>
> Ron,
>
> Another interesting idea.  I'm not real familiar with pumps or bubblers.
> Can I assume that no one manufacturers a bubbler for a one inch
> drain?  Can
> I assume that someone makes a sump pump with a small hose that I can stick
> into the cockpit drain?  I don't want to continually pump the Chesapeake
> out
> through the drain, so can a sump pump push air out and be used as a
> bubbler?
> I thought about buying a bubbler for the whole boat, but I'm not sure if
> that would prevent the icing problem in the cockpit drain.
>
> I'm not really too worried about the ice rink.  It may not happen again
> and
> if it does I doubt that it will cause any damage before I get to it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lee
>
>
> Ronald Lipton wrote:
> >
> > You could use a small pump to provide a local bubbler into the drain
> area.
> > That should keep it from freezing without a fire hazard.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > Leland wrote:
> >> Decided to take a chance and leave my boat in the water this winter.
> >> Most of
> >> the local watermen do it along with plenty of other boaters.  With four
> >> foot
> >> seasonal tides, mushy salt water ice, and global warming; I figured it
> >> was a
> >> low-risk plan.
> >>
> >> Discovered that the water in the cockpit drain will freeze before the
> >> Chesapeake does.  Visited the boat last week and found a little ice
> >> skating
> >> rink in the cockpit.  It quickly melted with the unseasonally warm
> >> temperatures we've had the last few days, but now I'll have to visit my
> >> boat
> >> more often to ensure her safety.  At least that's what I told my wife.
> >>
> >> Lee
> >> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> >> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
> >>
> >
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