I'm not sure if this belongs here or in ATC. I'll try here first...
We've elected wet storage this winter -- for the first time. It started out great, but now the river is frozen over. The marina told me they use "Ice Eaters". Turns out, the Ice Eaters are aimed at the dock pilings (floating dock, just pilings at the finger pier ends). Our boat is now iced in.
Is this a bad thing? I plan on asking the marina about it, but I thought I should get some education first.
This is in the Shrewsbury River, NJ, so the water is quite brackish with about a 3-4 foot tide difference.
I've been chopping away at the ice I can reach, mostly at the stern and port side. The ice is at least a couple of inches thick now. The bow of the boat is frozen into a sheet that reaches to the slips across the fairway (at least 40 feet), so when the tide flows, I would imagine that there could be quite a bit of force on the lines. On the other hand, the whole river is frozen over, so maybe there is no additional force on the lines. The pilings are ice-free, so the boat and ice rise and fall freely with the tide.
I guess my question is, should I quit worrying about this, or could the ice cause damage to the hull (in which case I guess I need to make a stink at the marina office)? Thanks,
We've elected wet storage this winter -- for the first time. It started out great, but now the river is frozen over. The marina told me they use "Ice Eaters". Turns out, the Ice Eaters are aimed at the dock pilings (floating dock, just pilings at the finger pier ends). Our boat is now iced in.
Is this a bad thing? I plan on asking the marina about it, but I thought I should get some education first.
This is in the Shrewsbury River, NJ, so the water is quite brackish with about a 3-4 foot tide difference.
I've been chopping away at the ice I can reach, mostly at the stern and port side. The ice is at least a couple of inches thick now. The bow of the boat is frozen into a sheet that reaches to the slips across the fairway (at least 40 feet), so when the tide flows, I would imagine that there could be quite a bit of force on the lines. On the other hand, the whole river is frozen over, so maybe there is no additional force on the lines. The pilings are ice-free, so the boat and ice rise and fall freely with the tide.
I guess my question is, should I quit worrying about this, or could the ice cause damage to the hull (in which case I guess I need to make a stink at the marina office)? Thanks,