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Old 02-05-2019, 08:03 PM   #15
bnoft
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City: Lottsburg, Va
Vessel Name: Amazing Grace
Vessel Model: Ocean Alexander 52 Sedan
Join Date: Dec 2007
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We kept our Grand Banks in the water on Glebe Creek, behind Lewisetta. Ice would sometimes form on the creek but in 10 years never saw more than an inch, if that much. I winterized the usual systems and put an electric heater between the engines. The heater is an oil filled radiator, mounted so that it could not tip over and would stay away from any wiring. Set it on 50 and it kept 8-12 inches around the boat free of ice. We don't have much fetch and are protected from wave action (I've seen bigger waves in the bath tub).
When the power went out, and it did but never for more than a day, the open water did not close. I kept the boat plugged in to the power pedestal and had a small fan circulating air in the saloon. All of the above seemed to work well.
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