Thanks for making that comment. Having lived in Portland for a while, my impression is that the winters in Portland and Seattle are about like it is here in North Carolina. And I thought Vancouver could not be significantly worse. Winterizing for the Northeast US and most of Canada is a whole different ball game than Oregon, Washington, and the Carolinas.
We’re having a really cold winter so far. The weathermen on TV are going nuts. We had a low of 24 F last weekend, and are looking for 22 in the next couple of days. Record lows for this time of year. But the day after it dropped to 24 overnight was almost 50 the next day. Followed by a low of 27 and a high of 60. The river is still above 50 F. And the coldest night only had temperatures below 32F for something like 10 hours. For boats in the water the internal temps are well above freezing and most of us only worry about winterizing the drinking water system, and that’s primarily to protect the small plastic parts and the pump. Personally I’ve just put a couple of gallons of cheap vodka in the water tanks and pumped it through the system every winter for the past 17 years. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick Davin via CnC- Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 2:44 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: Patrick Davin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List freeze proofing 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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