I'm not sure if this is the right place for this or not but here goes.
We've been out of town for a couple of days and the temps have been in the single digits at night, low 20's during the day. I went to check on the boat this morning and here's what I found on the fairway behind us....
and off the bow...
So, like a good skipper, I went home to get the necessary items to take care of the boat, which included my not-too-happy Galley Wench...
and this pump....
We had to break through about 3/4" of ice at the bow, about 1/2 along the sides, and a bit less at the stern. We lowered the pump below the boat and plugged it in and here's what we had before we even left the dock to go home...
The bow area was completely ice free....
and the ice along the sides was just about gone....
I love it when products work as they're supposed to and a plan works out the way it's supposed to. I've had that pump sitting in the garage for several years and this is the first time I've used it. I'm very impressed with how quickly it got rid of the ice.
All it cost me for today's laborer was a glass of Chardonnay at the watering hole at the top of the dock.
We've been out of town for a couple of days and the temps have been in the single digits at night, low 20's during the day. I went to check on the boat this morning and here's what I found on the fairway behind us....
and off the bow...
So, like a good skipper, I went home to get the necessary items to take care of the boat, which included my not-too-happy Galley Wench...
and this pump....
We had to break through about 3/4" of ice at the bow, about 1/2 along the sides, and a bit less at the stern. We lowered the pump below the boat and plugged it in and here's what we had before we even left the dock to go home...
The bow area was completely ice free....
and the ice along the sides was just about gone....
I love it when products work as they're supposed to and a plan works out the way it's supposed to. I've had that pump sitting in the garage for several years and this is the first time I've used it. I'm very impressed with how quickly it got rid of the ice.
All it cost me for today's laborer was a glass of Chardonnay at the watering hole at the top of the dock.