obiwanrazzy
Member II
I'm wondering if anyone bothers to put anything in their bilges to guard against freezing. The "sump" portion of my E27 keel always has some water in it. Last year (before I had a boat), I noticed that our marina did freeze over when we had a nasty cold spell.. Since the water in the bilge is freash and the water in the marina is salt (freezes at lower temp), should I worry about the expansion of frozen water in my bilge?
I thought of putting a small amount of antifreeze in, but that isn't very eco-friendly. My second thought would be to pour in some clear liquer (vodka, sake, whatever) as the ethanol would lower the freezing point. I'm not sure if ethanol would react with the fiberglass 'tho.
Any thoughts. Or am i just a worry wart?
I thought of putting a small amount of antifreeze in, but that isn't very eco-friendly. My second thought would be to pour in some clear liquer (vodka, sake, whatever) as the ethanol would lower the freezing point. I'm not sure if ethanol would react with the fiberglass 'tho.
Any thoughts. Or am i just a worry wart?