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Ice in Bottom of Boat (89 bass tracker17')
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<blockquote data-quote="kstrayhorn" data-source="post: 373358" data-attributes="member: 15815"><p>This actually will create a problem. There are always microscopic fractures, gaps, etc. in the aluminum material. These will be in the sheet aluminum, but will be words/bigger around welds and rivets. Every time the water thaws, it will seep into every one of those spaces. Then every time it freezes, the ice will expand and cause the spaces to grow. Granted, any real damage can take a while, especially for the microscopic defects, but this time is greatly reduced when there is standing water that presumably melts every day and refreezes every night. Like they said, pull the plug, bow up as much as possible, and keep it covered if you can. I wouldnt worry about it too much, (read my post in the recent thread about leaving boats outside if you're interested as to why) but if you're like me, you want that investment to last as long as it possibly can</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kstrayhorn, post: 373358, member: 15815"] This actually will create a problem. There are always microscopic fractures, gaps, etc. in the aluminum material. These will be in the sheet aluminum, but will be words/bigger around welds and rivets. Every time the water thaws, it will seep into every one of those spaces. Then every time it freezes, the ice will expand and cause the spaces to grow. Granted, any real damage can take a while, especially for the microscopic defects, but this time is greatly reduced when there is standing water that presumably melts every day and refreezes every night. Like they said, pull the plug, bow up as much as possible, and keep it covered if you can. I wouldnt worry about it too much, (read my post in the recent thread about leaving boats outside if you're interested as to why) but if you're like me, you want that investment to last as long as it possibly can [/QUOTE]
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