[Rhodes22-list] Cowie: this just in:

[Mary Lou Troy]

Cowie,
As part of your decision making process ask around about how far the 
surge came up in Isabel. I know a lot of boats at HHN were damaged 
but I think most of that was from wave action once the breakwater was 
overtopped by the surge. I think they may have added to the 
breakwater down there. Certainly for a major storm event the safest 
thing is probably to put the boat on a trailer and tow it to higher 
ground than the shores of the bay. That also implies having a tow 
vehicle. I'm not quite sure where we would put the boat if an Isabel 
like surge seemed possible. In our marina no boats were damaged. 
Marina staff and slipholders went around in dinghies retying lines as 
the waters came up and went down. No boats ended up on the docks. 
That would not have been possible in wind - we had very little wind 
up this way.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD



At 10:19 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote:

>Elle:
>
>Thanks, Boat US seems to be a good resource on a variety of issues including
>preperation for a hurricane.  Right now I plan to keep my boat in a slip at
>Herrington Harbor North and if affordable plan to keep a trailer on hand for
>winter storage and to pull her prior to a storm.
>
>
>
>Lady in Red wrote:
> >
> > Cowie,
> >
> > Here is the text of an alert I just rec'd from B/US...Click on the
> > attachment to see the full page:
> >
> > elle
> >
> >
> > While it is possible that Hanna won't be a hurricane by the time it
> > reaches the Chesapeake Bay sometime on Saturday, wind, surge and
> > especially rain will still have the potential to cause widespread damage.
> > BoatUS would like to prepare you with a few tips to make sure your boat
> > will still be ready to go when the skies clear on Sunday.
> >
> > Lift Collapse from Hurricane Isabel
> > Boats stored on lifts during Hurricane Isabel and Tropical Storm Ernesto
> > proved to be especially vulnerable to the combined effect of wind, rain
> > and surge. If the drain plug was left in, rain added considerable weight
> > and the lift sometimes collapsed. If the drain plug was left out, the boat
> > was flooded by Isabel's extraordinary surge. With Hanna, the best solution
> > would be take the boat off the lift and out of the water, and store it
> > ashore on a trailer.
> >
> > Boats in slips should have extra lines and fenders. Remove biminis, sails,
> > and dodgers.
> >
> > Small, open boats and boats with low freeboard should be taken out of the
> > water and put on trailers.
> >
> > With any boat, in the water or stored ashore: make sure that scuppers are
> > free of debris.
> > For more information on how to prepare your boat for a major storm, be
> > sure to visit the BoatUS Hurricane Resource website, where you'll find
> > step-by-step guides on how to effectively and efficiently prepare for a
> > Hurricane.
> > BoatUS hopes you and your family stay safe throughout the storm.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
> >
> >
> > Note: forwarded message attached.
> >
> >
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