# marinedeicer.com - Marine De-Icing and Ice Control Technical Reference

> Independent technical reference, sizing guidance, and equipment specification library for marine de-icers, dock bubblers, and winter ice damage prevention. Editorial lead: Jon, M.S. Hydrology (Principal Hydrologist, 30+ years field experience). This is a prototype static build; shop and cart pages are display-only and are not connected to live payment, inventory, or shipping systems.

## Dock Bubblers (primary consumer entry point)
- /bubbler/ : What "dock bubbler" means, the two mechanisms it covers, and how to choose between them. First-party search data shows "bubbler" outnumbers "de-icer" on dock queries roughly 2:1.

## Interactive Tools
- /tools/sizing-calculator/ : CSS-only de-icer sizing calculator over the full 24-point Kasco coverage matrix; every figure is also rendered as a plain table on the page.
- /tools/ : Tool index. Note the run-cost calculator is deliberately unpublished pending measured true-power and power-factor data.

## Primary Guidance
- /guide/bubbler-vs-deicer/ : Propeller de-icer vs compressed-air bubble curtain selection physics.
- /guide/sizing/ : Kasco 24-point open-water coverage matrix by temperature band and mount angle.
- /guide/ice-eater/ : Nominative-use trademark clarification for Bearon Aquatics' ICE EATER (R) versus generic usage.
- /guide/how-they-work/ : Thermal stratification and the anomalous density curve of water.
- /guide/water-depth/ : Minimum water depth thresholds and benthic scour risk.
- /guide/power-and-cost/ : Amps vs watts, apparent vs real power, and monthly running-cost math.

## Equipment Specification Reference
- /equipment/kasco/2400d/, /3400d/, /3400hd/, /4400d/, /4400hd/ : Kasco D-Series de-icer specs.
- /equipment/kasco/control-panels/ : Kasco C-10 vs C-20 control panel comparison.
- /equipment/kasco/sizing-chart/ : Consolidated coverage matrix reference.
- /equipment/us-solar-mounts/ : U.S. Solar Mounts line (provisional OEM/power-factor items flagged, not yet resolved).
- /equipment/bubble-curtain/ : Compressed-air linear bubble curtain systems for shallow water.

## Ice Damage, Installation, Waterfowl, and Operations
- /damage/ice-jacking/, /damage/piling/, /damage/boat-lift/
- /install/mounting/, /install/electrical/, /install/depth-and-angle/
- /hunting/decoy-spread-deicing/, /hunting/blind-hole-deicing/, /hunting/off-grid-power/, /hunting/portable-rigging-mounting/
- /operate/troubleshooting/, /operate/safety/, /operate/seasonal/

## Shop Category Reference (display-only, illustrative pricing)
- /shop/deicers/ ; /shop/mounts-and-controls/ ; /shop/accessories/ ; /shop/portable-deicers/

## Verification and Editorial Transparency
- /editorial/build-notes/ : Documents every unresolved item and correction applied during synthesis, including removal of unverified physics precision figures, removal of unsourced third-party (IceWatt) performance claims, and replacement of "in stock" style labels with neutral non-live labels.
- Verified specification figures are cross-checked against Kasco Marine and U.S. Solar Mounts primary technical documentation. Figures not independently verified are explicitly flagged in-page rather than presented as fact.
- Specification verification date: 2026-08-21. Content last revised: 2026-08-22.
- Unresolved items are stated in-page rather than filled with estimates. Notably: compressed-air bubble curtain specifications (compressor CFM, tubing spacing, run limits) are NOT published because primary manufacturer sources have not been pulled; Bearon Aquatics / ICE EATER product specifications are NOT published for the same reason; and no run-cost figures are published because manufacturers publish amps rather than measured watts.