Blocks freezing
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From: Stroudsburg, PA & Lighthouse Point, FL
Its supposed to be in the mid 30s tomorrow night and I have no inside storage....any ideas? Can I just put a little electric heater in the engine compartment overnight?
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I think the general rule is for there to be an actual "hard freeze" and for a block to freeze it needs to be in the high 20s for at least 24 hours. It probably wouldn't hurt to set a bilge heater in just to be safe though.
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Stop with that heater crap ,,,i rather see water the fire !!!!
Unless your insurence covers fire damage !! LOL

U be fine at 30.
In germany my boat set in a lake and it frooze and nothing happend ,,it takes alot to freeze water in a block suroundet by steel and air and fiberglass !!!
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If its an overnight low of 28*, I wouldn't worry about it. If its 22*, then I would to something. Use a 100 watt shop light as said above. You could also fire the engines up on the hose late in the evening to build some heat up in the bilge. That or just pull some hoses and the block drains.



