That's good to know about antifreeze freezing. Just reporting that I also mounted a Wifi camera on my mast, $130 and it shows the tarp is covered in thick snow with a glistening coat of frozen rain that sealed the snow in. It's a natural igloo. My point is, these cameras are well worth the money, as I live 3 hrs from the boat and can check the boat fro my phone anytime. It has pan, tilt and zoom, so it can see my neighbors boats too. No monthly fee and the marina encouraged it. Chuck, Resolute, Pasadena. Md
> On 01/27/2026 3:21 PM EST Richard Arper via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > It’s an odd fact that 100% antifreeze will actually freeze at a much higher > temperature than a mixture. > > So never use 100% antifreeze, use a mixture. > > > > Richard Arper > > [email protected] > > > > From: Randy Stafford via CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 11:58 AM > To: Stus-List > Cc: Della Barba, Joe; Randy Stafford > Subject: Stus-List Re: Cold Enough? > > > > I never knew the pink stuff would freeze (but not expand). I’ve used it for > a decade to winterize my boat and travel trailer, and never had a problem. > My boat is out of the water Oct. 31 through April 1 every year in subzero > temperatures every winter. > > > > One time I blew out the lines in my travel trailer, instead of sucking the > pink stuff through them. There were some nylon plumbing parts deep inside > the toilet valve and kitchen sink faucet that froze and cracked. Moral: > sucking pink stuff through is more reliable than blowing water out. > > > > Cheers, > > Randy Stafford > > SV Grenadine > > C&C 30 MK I #79 > > Ken Caryl, CO > > > > On Jan 27, 2026, at 11:25 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I spilled some pink antifreeze in the back of my car and I couldn’t get it > off the rubber mat because it was *frozen*! > > It says something on the bottle like it may not expand like water ice but it > might not be liquid. I hope it is working on the boat, I have the cabin heat > on but this is colder weather than we have had since maybe 25-30 years ago > and it is worth your life to try and walk on our ice-covered docks. > > > > Joe Della Barba > > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's also > the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C Photo > Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated. > > > > November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's also > the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C Photo > Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated. >
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