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Kraken under ice
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:40 pm
by swimjim
Re: Kraken under ice
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:25 am
by SurfLung
Thanks for posting Jim. I think you caught things "just right" to get a topside temp as warm as 20 degrees! Wow its been a cold winter. Sounds like the water clarity was great as usual. !
Re: Kraken under ice
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:39 pm
by swimjim
Re: Kraken under ice
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:45 pm
by rhwestfall
What an absolutely great picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll be under ice in a few weeks. Can't wait!
Re: Kraken under ice
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:50 am
by couv
rhwestfall wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:45 pm
What an absolutely great picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....
I agree. As someone who has never done an ice dive or even been on a frozen lake/pond, I have to ask. What is the minimum thickness of ice that can support guys and gear as you have there? It looks thin to me.
Cheers,
Couv
Re: Kraken under ice
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:30 pm
by swimjim
Well, there was 20 inches of snow, six inches of water on top of the ice and eighteen inches of ice. Personally I will not take a vehicle on ice. Not one I'm not willing to lose anyway. It has been done with less, but I won't ice dive with anything less then about ten inches. In Upper Michigan and Wisconsin for that matter, it's not an issue this time of year.