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Title: Winter Pictures of the Mississippi River Near Downtown St. Paul
Post by: David CVX-16 on March 18, 2018, 04:09:28 PM
Winter Pictures of the Mississippi River Near Downtown St. Paul
Title: Re: Winter Pictures of the Mississippi River Near Downtown St. Paul
Post by: 75starflight on March 18, 2018, 04:11:18 PM
The river must not freeze in that area since all those tour boats are still in the water?
Title: Re: Winter Pictures of the Mississippi River Near Downtown St. Paul
Post by: David CVX-16 on March 18, 2018, 05:56:51 PM
Here is an article stating that steel hulls can withstand thick ice, but the sound of the ice cracking around them can be disarming. Fiberglass hulls needs a bubble system, and constant if the temperatures are low. I had a tax client that stayed year round in his steel hulled boat right in the area of these pictures - St. Paul Yacht Club. They complained about the sound of big pieces of wood hitting their boat, and probably the ice shifting and cracking. 

http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/January-2014/The-Hard-Freeze/ (http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/January-2014/The-Hard-Freeze/)
Title: Re: Winter Pictures of the Mississippi River Near Downtown St. Paul
Post by: V153 on March 18, 2018, 06:02:48 PM
Y'all can keep that 'ice' chit ...