Thought about going boating today
 

then when down and checked on my lift.

Yes that is ICE, and yes the ends of the dock fingers are 1' under the ice. I 'think' the marina made a boo boo. The lift is under tremendous amount of strain since it is SUPPOSED to be parallel with the dock.

Hey, I thought about going surfing today... 36deg water.

Wonder if a BMAX can break that ice?

Normally looks like this

Dun I know it

Are all the missing boats down here in Florida??:D :D

That is waaaaaayyyyyyy to friggin cold. :eek:

hey US1, in pic #3 is the drive on that boat in the ice :eek:

Yea, it's a little cold here.

Gotta love the winters though.

Normally there is a lot less ice. Can't wait to get the cover off the boat again.

Yep, had to walk down and take a closer look. It is almost up to the bottom of the cavitation plate.
That can't be good. :eek: Normally that drive is at least 1-2 feet above the water, but I think they had a lot of snow on the roof and push the docks down long enough till they froze underwater. Kinda wonder what is going to happen once things start thawing. I think the dock will try to comeback up before the ice melts away from that outdrive. Either the drive will bust, or the drive will bust. :(

Troutly, I thougt about leaving it in the down position, but seen them done both ways.

Not to say what kind of damage the lifts are going to have.

mr_velocity

Where was that pic taken ? Here is Wildwood Nj bay

Looks like Oceanport looking out to Monmouth Beach

Exactly. We skated from all the way across. It's the Shrewsbury River (Pleasure Bay).

That's my fear. The geometery of the arms, tiebar and the mounts does not allow for how they are right now.

Truly amazing, I guess I will never realize what really cold weather is like. That pic in post 15 actually would make a good picture for the wall.

Roby

Why not run an ice eater? The ice compressing on the fiberglass floats can't be good either.

Re: Thought about going boating today
 

I think about going boating everyday!!!!!!!!!

Hope everything thaws for you without any damage.

Sunset Lake Wildwood Crest NJ. Brrrrrrrrrrrr:(

Cape May canal under Parkway Bridge looking west

BreezyLee ramp Cape May NJ.

No line today:D

Those tanks are fiberglass. I wonder if the ice pressure cracked em.

Not FG.