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Re: air bubbles for ice prevention
crazy charlie <br />Commander <br />Member # 23774 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 12:41 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Since I needed to be on a boat to install my home made bubbler on my piling pole I figured I would do it now since my Mako will be coming home this week.I took a fishtank pump and put it in a clear plastic retangular box a little smaller than a shoe box.I drilled a hole for the power cord and 2 holes for the air lines(there are 2 air outlets on the pump I bought) and screwed the box to the pole.I stapled the lines running down the pole about 2 feet under water.I put a clear piece of plastic over the front of it to keep weather out and ran the power cord along a rope from the pole to the bulkhead.I plugged it in and VIOLA it was bubbling up a storm.I am convinced it will work well.I will obviously wait until the weather is much colder for the results but I will post them .If it works ....not too bad for $14 total.Charlie<br /><br />--------------------<br />crazy charlie<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 2010 | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged | <br /> <br />Robby6950 <br />Chief Petty Officer <br />Member # 42432 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 03:04 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />And of course it will be the warmest winter on record and no ice will form and you will never know if it works1 Its a Murphy thing... <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 452 | From: Puget Sound | Registered: Jun 2004 | IP: Logged | <br /> <br />crazy charlie <br />Commander <br />Member # 23774 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 03:23 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />You are probably right and I hope you are!!!Hmmmmm Maybe I should go out and get a new snow blower??? Charlie<br /><br />--------------------<br />crazy charlie<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 2010 | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged | <br /> <br />mattttt25 <br /><br />Lieutenant <br />Member # 16962 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 05:01 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />and as soon as that mako is winterized, you'll have a week long heat wave. reason why my boat doesn't come out until late december. if i don't need to break ice to get it out, it's too early... <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 1429 | From: Annapolis, MD | Registered: Sep 2002 | IP: Logged |
crazy charlie <br />Commander <br />Member # 23774 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 12:41 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Since I needed to be on a boat to install my home made bubbler on my piling pole I figured I would do it now since my Mako will be coming home this week.I took a fishtank pump and put it in a clear plastic retangular box a little smaller than a shoe box.I drilled a hole for the power cord and 2 holes for the air lines(there are 2 air outlets on the pump I bought) and screwed the box to the pole.I stapled the lines running down the pole about 2 feet under water.I put a clear piece of plastic over the front of it to keep weather out and ran the power cord along a rope from the pole to the bulkhead.I plugged it in and VIOLA it was bubbling up a storm.I am convinced it will work well.I will obviously wait until the weather is much colder for the results but I will post them .If it works ....not too bad for $14 total.Charlie<br /><br />--------------------<br />crazy charlie<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 2010 | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged | <br /> <br />Robby6950 <br />Chief Petty Officer <br />Member # 42432 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 03:04 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />And of course it will be the warmest winter on record and no ice will form and you will never know if it works1 Its a Murphy thing... <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 452 | From: Puget Sound | Registered: Jun 2004 | IP: Logged | <br /> <br />crazy charlie <br />Commander <br />Member # 23774 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 03:23 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />You are probably right and I hope you are!!!Hmmmmm Maybe I should go out and get a new snow blower??? Charlie<br /><br />--------------------<br />crazy charlie<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 2010 | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged | <br /> <br />mattttt25 <br /><br />Lieutenant <br />Member # 16962 <br /><br /> posted November 15, 2004 05:01 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />and as soon as that mako is winterized, you'll have a week long heat wave. reason why my boat doesn't come out until late december. if i don't need to break ice to get it out, it's too early... <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Posts: 1429 | From: Annapolis, MD | Registered: Sep 2002 | IP: Logged |
