Bubbler value as ice breaks up

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Didn't want to hijack the Bear Power thread with a bubbler discussion.

Originally Posted by MDoug

Our dock needs the bubbler on.

I'm under the impresasion that the bubbler might save some damage from freezing ice lifting the dock, etc, but once the ice starts to break up and move with the wind, the bubbler has little or no effect. Remember the great web cam videos showing ice moving up and over a breakwater last year.?