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Overwintering in Ontario Canada
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Overwintering in Ontario Canada
I have been seriously contemplating living aboard through the winter. I know I will need a couple bubblers to keep ice away from the hull and t-stats to operate them. I have heard from others at the club that all they use beyond the typical shrink wrap is a few insulated tarps and a bunch of electric heaters.
Would be interested to know everyone's thoughts on this.
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The folks I did talk to say they even use their shower (although the club has facilities for that too).
There is a portable waste tank gizmo at the club for dealing with the unmentionables.
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Re: Overwintering in Ontario Canada
I seem to remember at port credit there were quite a few live aboards. Do all the services except electric power get shut down to the docks and ask how reliable the electric power is during the winter there.....it is one thing to have heaters going but if the power keeps going out you will have to have a portable genny, then other problems crop up with that fix.
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I do have a portable generator (Honda 2000) and a charger/inverter system that is smart enough to add current to whatever AC is provided to accommodate temporary high loads.
So if my shore power is 15a only (via genny or hard wire) and I demand a 40a load, then the inverter will provide the add'l 25a for as long as my bank will sustain it.
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Re: Overwintering in Ontario Canada
Outside plumbing fixtures like transom showers, wash-downs, etc. usually get isolated from the rest of the system by shutting off water to those fixtures. A lot of guys will have valves in the system to do that and a means to drain the lines going to them. Any fixtures exposed to the outside will freeze and crack if they have water in them.
You also want to keep the inside spaces fairly warm as a big concern is water lines running along side the hull. If you have plastic lines, they will have some give if they freeze but the trick is preventing them from freezing in the first place. Once they do, it's a pain to thaw them out in spaces you can't get to. Moving water also helps prevent plumbing and fixtures from freezing. I've been in shops that leave certain faucets open to a slow steady stream all winter long so lines on cold outside walls and well mains don't freeze up. It works but doubtful that its practical to do on a boat that can't run off dockside water all winter.
It's a scary thing if you're not use to it for sure but I know a lot of people do it. I'd have a hard time sleeping at night worrying about a power failure. In my area, that's pretty common in the winter.
Ask the live aboards if they do anything with their seacocks.
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