Ice

General Discussion
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I was wondering if anybody has tried embedding defroster wires in a board … I have an issue here that wax doesn’t seem to help enough …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIcu-duIYZo

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I wasn’t being entirely sarcastic about this … I’d do it with a board if I found a way … maybe epoxy thermoelectric modules with heat conductive epoxy to the back of a texalium laminate … the metal in the texalium may disperse heat better?

Hollow chambers inside the board to hold D-cell NiMH cells … enough to keep it warm for 2 hours maybe. It doesn’t need to get hot, just enough to keep the deck ice-free (don’t want to melt the wax)

I wonder if anybody’s tried simply salting the deck? Smear salt in with the wax?

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see, if the ocean water is freezing on your board it is probably locking up the waves too. But you are a great lakes surfer, so, i geuss you could salt the deck. or wear ice cleatsand put a full traction deck down

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I found this out . . . probably the best way would be to use EPS / Epoxy, then get the longboard deck tail pad like pads and cover your board.
As ice forms use a tool to smash off / remove ice . . . You could do the same with wax but you’ll probably have to replace the wax coat after each session. The pads will last longer / more sessions but eventually get ratty and gnarly you’d have to scrap / sand it off and replace.
http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/~psguest/polarmet/vessel/mitigation.html Preventative Coatings “Ice-phobic” (ice fearing) coatings can be applied to repel water and prevent ice build-up. Ice that does form over the coatings will be easier to remove. U.S. Navy (1988) recommends two ice-phobic coatings for prevention of sea spray icing on vessels:
  1. Flourocarbon penetrating coating (FPC).
    This is used to reduce hull drag and has been found to be a good ice-phobic coating as well.
  2. Vellox 140

There are problems with using ice-phobic coatings. They must be constantly reapplied because they tend to fall off when water and ice brush against them. They should not be applied to areas where people will be walking because they are very slippery. For these reasons it is not practical to use them on all susceptible surfaces. Concentrate on critical areas that are most affected by ice accretion. Ice-phobic coatings alone should not be relied upon to prevent sea spray icing, but they may help facilitate physical removal, discussed below. These are hazardous materials and should used in accordance with published guidelines.[/url]

note: maybe not good for where you stand

Ice and Snow Removal Methods Once ice has formed it is necessary to remove it to prevent ship damage and instability. This requires advance planning. Organize crews to remove ice whenever it is safe to be on deck. Remove the ice before it reaches dangerous amounts. Usually physical removal is the most effective method.

One of the following two tools is essential. Stock up before you leave port and bring plenty of extras since they tend to break easily:

    1. Baseball bats
    2. Large wooden mallets

The advantage of these heavy wooden tools is that they can remove ice effectively, but will not damage the ship and equipment as much as metal objects.
The following tools are also useful:
    1. Steel-bladed ice scrapers
    2. Straight bottom shovels
    3. Spades
    4. Hoes
    5. Picks
    6. Brooms
    7. Snow shovels

1 and 2 are useful for removing thin ice from decks. 3, 4, and 5 can be used for thicker ice. 6 and 7 remove snow that can cause problems when it gets wet and then freezes. Obviously, all these tools must be used with care to prevent damage to the ship and topside equipment.

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The following chemicals can be used to remove ice:
  1. Rock Salt (Sodium Chloride) Most economical
  2. Calcium Chloride Faster acting than rock salt
  3. Urea Less corrosive than above
  4. Ethylene Glycol
  5. Methanol
  6. Other light de-icers including alcohols
[/indent] 1 - 3 can be sprinkled on decks to supplement physical removal. 4 - 6 can be applied with a garden sprayer to sensitive equipment that might be damaged by a bat or mallet. Follow all hazardous materials guidelines when using these chemicals.
If available, the following devices are effective for ice and/or snow removal:
  1. Portable hot air guns Small ice deposits and spot thawing of pipes
  2. Electric hair driers Same uses as 1.
  3. Steam lances

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Where the hell do you surf?

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Lake Superior – Northern Michigan