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De-Icers
A De-Icer works by moving warmer water from the bottom of a body of water up to the surface. They can easily be mounted by rope suspension, or by various dock mounts made to fit a specific brand. The main purpose of a De-Icer is to prevent ice damage to your dock or for wet storage of boats during the winter. However, more and more people have been using them to prevent oxygen related winter kills, and attract water fowl in winter, thus extending their fishing and hunting seasons.
Using a De-Icer to Prevent Expensive Damage to Your Dock
The most common form of ice damage is jacking or lifting of pilings - this is caused both by the tide, as well as by weather and wind changes. Keeping an ice free zone around your dock and boat is the best protection against lifting and/or jacking damage.
The size of a body of water is directly proportional to the risk potential. The larger the body of water, the larger the potential damage risk will be. The horsepower and the angle of the mount will all be factors in determining how much open area will be created by the de-icer.
Using a De-Icer to Extend Your Fishing & Hunting Season
In regions with harsh winters that results in thick ice and a heavy snowpack, ponds and lakes will often experience a fish die off or "winterkill" due to low oxygen levels. Sunlight is prevented from penetrating into the water by the heavy snow and ice, which causes the vegetation to die, and most of the ponds oxygen is used up during this process. To prevent this from happening, only a small area of the ponds surface needs to be open. This small ice free area will re-oxygenate the cold water and prevent winterkill in your pond.
So whether you are looking to protect your dock and boat, or if you are looking to extend your hunting and fishing season,iboats.com has a variety of de-icers to fit your needs.
A De-Icer works by moving warmer water from the bottom of a body of water up to the surface. They can easily be mounted by rope suspension, or by various dock mounts made to fit a specific brand. The main purpose of a De-Icer is to prevent ice damage to your dock or for wet storage of boats during the winter. However, more and more people have been using them to prevent oxygen related winter kills, and attract water fowl in winter, thus extending their fishing and hunting seasons.
Using a De-Icer to Prevent Expensive Damage to Your DockThe most common form of ice damage is jacking or lifting of pilings - this is caused both by the tide, as well as by weather and wind changes. Keeping an ice free zone around your dock and boat is the best protection against lifting and/or jacking damage.
The size of a body of water is directly proportional to the risk potential. The larger the body of water, the larger the potential damage risk will be. The horsepower and the angle of the mount will all be factors in determining how much open area will be created by the de-icer.
Using a De-Icer to Extend Your Fishing & Hunting Season
In regions with harsh winters that results in thick ice and a heavy snowpack, ponds and lakes will often experience a fish die off or "winterkill" due to low oxygen levels. Sunlight is prevented from penetrating into the water by the heavy snow and ice, which causes the vegetation to die, and most of the ponds oxygen is used up during this process. To prevent this from happening, only a small area of the ponds surface needs to be open. This small ice free area will re-oxygenate the cold water and prevent winterkill in your pond.
So whether you are looking to protect your dock and boat, or if you are looking to extend your hunting and fishing season,iboats.com has a variety of de-icers to fit your needs.