[Rhodes22-list] Storm Preps

[R Orkin]

Yes I also used the opportunity yesterday to pull off the carburetor and
clean out . But that is another story :-)


Peter Thorn wrote:
> 
> Rory,
> 
> Probably a good idea.  I just learned New Bern had 60mph winds late this
> morning.  A Catalina our club something lost a mast, but most boats moved
> out to the creek survived OK.
> 
> Raven is at my house.  Seemed like a good time to perform some maintenance
> and I'm glad I pulled her out.
> 
> PT
> 
> 
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> 
> Having seen what Isabel did here I pulled the boat.. Figured if I did that
> the storms would laugh at me and 
> not be as bad.. So far that is the case :-)
> 
> 
> 
> Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
>> 
>> We are watching the track like hawks. Right now it looks to be a rain 
>> event and a very quick moving storm. We are leaving the boat in the 
>> slip as maximum gusts expected don't seem any worse than we get with 
>> thunderstorms. If the storm goes well to our east we may get the 
>> opposite of a surge with the wind blowing water out of the bay. If it 
>> tracks a bit west of the current forecast track, we may see a slight 
>> surge. If it goes west of the bay we could be in trouble though this 
>> is not as strong a storm as Isabel (which was "only" a tropical storm 
>> when she did all that damage in 2003). If it looks to be more of a 
>> wind event we'll remove the jib and tie down the main as best we can. 
>> We also discovered that with some very careful maneuvering, the 
>> bimini will fit in the cabin.
>> 
>> We're watching Ike as well. For a stronger storm we would probably 
>> pull the boat which is what we did for Isabel. We parked the trailer 
>> in the highest point in the boatyard and were really fortunate that 
>> she didn't float away. Water came a little over halfway up the tires 
>> on the trailer.
>> 
>> Mary Lou
>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>> Rock Hall, MD
>> 
>> 
>> At 07:41 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote:
>>>Looks as if NC  & Chesapeake sailors are directly in Hanna's sights...
>>>
>>>I spent a bunch of time aboard today setting fenders, as the stern 
>>>tends to swing into the dock any time the winds are from a N 
>>>quadrant; tying down or stowing below anything that could move, 
>>>making sure there were no leaves to clog scuppers, securing the main 
>>>& jib (had to recruit a neighbor to tie the jib...he could reach!)
> ...etc...
>>>
>>>Unfortunately I will be out of town all weekend.....so friends will 
>>>step in if we have to take boats off the dock tomorrow afternoon & 
>>>anchor them in the creek as we did with Isabel....
>>>
>>>And Ike is not too far behind....
>>>
>>>So, NC & Bay Rhodies who are in the water...what preps have you made 
>>>to safeguard your boat?
>>>
>>>elle
>>>
>>>
>>>We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>>>
>>>1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>>>
>>>
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