Anyone in Ipswich?

[DoubleEnder]

My boats in the Haven Marina and I am worried about the ice.....

 

[sailorman]

My boats in the Haven Marina and I am worried about the ice.....

do you have heating on

 

[DoubleEnder]

yes

I have a little 800w oil filled radiator running at about 50%....cant believe it will do much, it was intended just to keep the air moving as a way of getting some ventilation. Not designed for these conditions unfortunately...

 

[sailorman]

I have a little 800w oil filled radiator running at about 50%....cant believe it will do much, it was intended just to keep the air moving as a way of getting some ventilation. Not designed for these conditions unfortunately...

you will be ok. we have 1kw oil filled on a timer ( Foxs) set at a little over freezing comes on every 4 hrs. the water temp below the wl will still be above zero.
one prob is those AWBs who have shower / wash down on the transom.
i always turn a tap on after turning off the batteries to relieve the pressure in the accumulator tank & water system

 

[DoubleEnder]

fingers crossed

At least I have no worries about the onboard fresh water: plastic 25l jerrycan and a footpump. Primitive is sometimes the way to go. But its ironic to be hoping for a good old Atlantic low with a nice warm wet westerly airflow....

 

[LONG_KEELER]

At least I have no worries about the onboard fresh water: plastic 25l jerrycan and a footpump. Primitive is sometimes the way to go. But its ironic to be hoping for a good old Atlantic low with a nice warm wet westerly airflow....

It often seems to be the ice flows that cause the damage.

I wintered once at Maldon near the bridge. The fresh water ice from the Chelmer moving fast ruined a lovely wooden boat that year.

Very much doubt you having the same problem at the Haven.

 

[lenseman]

. . . . But its ironic to be hoping for a good old Atlantic low with a nice warm wet westerly airflow....

You ain't seen nuffink yet!

Sunday, the south of England will get some real snow! Look at the high which will funnel a rippling cold from down from the north-east. Look at T+84 or Sunday 10 JAN 1200UTC:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/surface_pressure.html

 

[wingdiver]

My boats in the Haven Marina and I am worried about the ice.....

Thought about calling the HM?
If you're really stuck, send me a PM as I work just North of the Haven/Neptune zone but it's a long walk round to Haven side

 

[Enigma33]

...neptune

Hello there

We are over at Neptune, it aint so bad and nothing is freezing inside the boat. The ice is largely slush at times and only gets solid for part of the day and is pretty thin on the whole. Friday evening is supposedly forcast for a colder snap for us, maybe to -4. Only showing -1 or -2 the last couple of days and this has been early hours to 10 am ish before getting up to a lovely zero...

Regards

Enigma

 

[DoubleEnder]

THANK YOU

Enigma, that sounds less worrying. Real danger is probably that I will try to get here to have an in-person worry and stack it onthe A14......

 

[Habebty]

google "Ipswich Weather Live" and you should get a site that gives current and recent temps and a webcam view of the Wet Dock!! oh hang on..... here's the link

http://www.ipswichweather.net/Current.htm

 

[Enigma33]

Live

This forecast has been pretty accurate so far, showing the -4 snap for tomorrow evening...

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ee/ee_forecast_temp.html

Find attached a live snap of Enigma!

 

[Enigma33]

update

Ice a bit more sunstantial this morning, still should not be too much of a concern to anyone.


8/01/2010 1600 hrs, mainly slushy ice, most of the marina/dock is clear of ice.