Ice in Typhoon Bilge

[John Neely]

I usually keep my Typhoon daysailor in the water until about Thanksgiving. On occasion rainwater in the bilge has turned to ice before I could pump it out. Is there any way that this could cause damage to the boat?



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[Roger]

Somewhere in a book from "Practical Sailor" on buying and surveying used glass boats I remember reading about a study commissioned by the USCG and carried out by the University of Rhode Island that concluded that ice forming in the bilge was the single "biggest/worst/whatever" (I forget the precise words) destroyer of fiberglass boats. Of course it depends on the amount of ice we're talking about. Roger



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[Don S.]

Roger,
Dump some non-toxic anti-freeze in the bilge and enjoy the Fall weather.
Don Sargeant
~~COQUINA~~
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Jealous in Greenwich Cove

Somewhere in a book from "Practical Sailor" on buying and surveying used glass boats I remember reading about a study commissioned by the USCG and carried out by the University of Rhode Island that concluded that ice forming in the bilge was the single "biggest/worst/whatever" (I forget the precise words) destroyer of fiberglass boats. Of course it depends on the amount of ice we're talking about. Roger

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[wayne grenier]

I usually keep my Typhoon daysailor in the water until about Thanksgiving. On occasion rainwater in the bilge has turned to ice before I could pump it out. Is there any way that this could cause damage to the boat?

no worries unless you intend to leave your boat in the water all winter-salt water will not freezewith the force to split the bilge-Cape Dorys with a narrow deep bilge could be subject to freeze damage-thats why most people cover them in the winter-to keep fresh water out-a box of salt or non-toxic anti-freexe will do the trick-



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