It went down to 14 F last night in the Atlanta area. That's in pretty sharp contrast with the 65 or so we had this past weekend.
A couple days ago one of the members of my club posted that 2 local boats sunk last year due to engine / trans casings cracking from freezing and subsequent flooding caused by open seacocks.. Today I had some time so I decided to go down and take some temperature readings on the engine block, hoses, and such with my infrared pyrometer while it was still cold outside.. That was an eye opener: outside temp: 18 , cabin temp 46 or so, Hull temp 40 (Still in the water), engine block / hoses / transmission case temp: 32.. Too close for comfort. I looked everywhere, everything seems fine but I definitely changed the heaters setup. Instead of having both in the main cabin with one set to really low temp / act as a backup they are now both set for about 55 degrees / high speed fan with one in the aft cabin blowing into the engine compartment. I use Caframo "True North" heaters and yes, all seacocks are closed (I always close them when leaving the boat) Stay Warm ! -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Georgia
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