Moving Icebergs

wingnuts · 04-01-2022, 09:53 PM

Based on tomorrows forecast for NW winds I suspect it's going to be dock damage time as the ice has pulled away from the shores and shifting. I think I can hear the splintering lumber already! No match for circulators!

SAB1 · 04-02-2022, 04:38 AM

Circulators are not designed to stop moving ice, just to prevent it from forming. Most year round docks have clusters of piling in front of them to hold the ice back where wind is a factor.

tis · 04-02-2022, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by wingnuts

Based on tomorrows forecast for NW winds I suspect it's going to be dock damage time as the ice has pulled away from the shores and shifting. I think I can hear the splintering lumber already! No match for circulators!

That's for sure. In a very calm area, I saw my neighbor's dock crumble like matchsticks from moving ice.

fatlazyless · 04-02-2022, 05:13 AM

97-mph wind atop Mount Washington right now, reported most windy location in country ... with 7-degrees, freezing fog and light snow ....

... at this time ... hoo-yuh & hut-hut-hut! ... must be a wee bit c-o-l-d up there ....

And ....... Pago Pago, Samoa .... in the south pacific ocean, somewhere between Hawaii and Australia ..... checks in as the warmest U.S.A. location at 83-degrees, right now ..... aloha! ....

.... to Samoa!

chachee52 · 04-02-2022, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by wingnuts

Based on tomorrows forecast for NW winds I suspect it's going to be dock damage time as the ice has pulled away from the shores and shifting. I think I can hear the splintering lumber already! No match for circulators!

LSP Big Pier has already been damaged from the ice this past week. I have never seen it get ripped off the cement foundation before, usually if it does get ice damage its the Dimond Island side of the pier just raises up and then settles down after thaw.

webmaster · 04-02-2022, 08:10 AM

This video from a few years ago shows what happens when the ice breaks free:

steve-on-mark · 04-02-2022, 10:40 AM

one of the reasons I always hold my breath coming around the back side of Mark for the first time every spring!

nj2nh · 04-03-2022, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by chachee52

LSP Big Pier has already been damaged from the ice this past week. I have never seen it get ripped off the cement foundation before, usually if it does get ice damage its the Dimond Island side of the pier just raises up and then settles down after thaw.

This looks almost identical to the damage to our dock. In all our years (over 60), I have never seen anything like it.

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John Mercier · 04-03-2022, 10:37 AM

It did seem to be an unusual winter, and early spring seems windier to me at least.

BoatHouse · 04-04-2022, 09:51 AM

South Wolfeboro Bay. Not sure on the exact day this occurred.

dippasan · 04-05-2022, 12:21 PM

Made it out to Sleepers island Friday night. Arrived to find a 4"x6"post snapped on the end of my crib dock along with damage to the frame. The end of the crib has also shifted approximately 12-18"
Within an hour of our arrival, a huge ice flow came through that would have prevented us from getting to the island. It was gone within a couple of hours.

I noticed 2 of my neighbors sustained damage to their docks as well.

Rough spring for ice damage due to the strong winds.

Descant · 04-05-2022, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dippasan

Made it out to Sleepers island Friday night. Arrived to find a 4"x6"post snapped on the end of my crib dock along with damage to the frame. The end of the crib has also shifted approximately 12-18"
Within an hour of our arrival, a huge ice flow came through that would have prevented us from getting to the island. It was gone within a couple of hours.

I noticed 2 of my neighbors sustained damage to their docks as well.

Rough spring for ice damage due to the strong winds.

Sorry to hear about the dock damage. It should all be history in a few days.

How did you get to/from the island?

dippasan · 04-06-2022, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Sorry to hear about the dock damage. It should all be history in a few days.

How did you get to/from the island?

Hitched a ride on a friends pontoon boat from Ames.

04-01-2022, 09:53 PM	#1
wingnuts Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Moving Icebergs Based on tomorrows forecast for NW winds I suspect it's going to be dock damage time as the ice has pulled away from the shores and shifting. I think I can hear the splintering lumber already! No match for circulators!

04-02-2022, 05:13 AM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,638 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 298 Thanked 984 Times in 717 Posts	97-mph wind atop Mount Washington right now, reported most windy location in country ... with 7-degrees, freezing fog and light snow .... ... at this time ... hoo-yuh & hut-hut-hut! ... must be a wee bit c-o-l-d up there .... And ....... Pago Pago, Samoa .... in the south pacific ocean, somewhere between Hawaii and Australia ..... checks in as the warmest U.S.A. location at 83-degrees, right now ..... aloha! .... .... to Samoa! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 04-02-2022 at 05:55 AM.

04-04-2022, 09:51 AM	#10
BoatHouse Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 121 Thanks: 238 Thanked 44 Times in 25 Posts	South Wolfeboro Bay. Not sure on the exact day this occurred. Attached Images

04-05-2022, 12:21 PM	#11
dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 387 Thanks: 281 Thanked 188 Times in 81 Posts	Dock damage Made it out to Sleepers island Friday night. Arrived to find a 4"x6"post snapped on the end of my crib dock along with damage to the frame. The end of the crib has also shifted approximately 12-18" Within an hour of our arrival, a huge ice flow came through that would have prevented us from getting to the island. It was gone within a couple of hours. I noticed 2 of my neighbors sustained damage to their docks as well. Rough spring for ice damage due to the strong winds. __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

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04-02-2022, 04:38 AM	#2
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,205 Thanks: 184 Thanked 310 Times in 227 Posts	Circulators are not designed to stop moving ice, just to prevent it from forming. Most year round docks have clusters of piling in front of them to hold the ice back where wind is a factor.

04-02-2022, 08:10 AM	#6
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,441 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 451 Thanked 3,775 Times in 832 Posts	This video from a few years ago shows what happens when the ice breaks free:

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steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,739 Thanks: 168 Thanked 687 Times in 395 Posts	one of the reasons I always hold my breath coming around the back side of Mark for the first time every spring!

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John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,186 Thanks: 2 Thanked 565 Times in 463 Posts	It did seem to be an unusual winter, and early spring seems windier to me at least.

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