[Rhodes22-list] storm prep thoughts Re: Gas in TN-Brad

[Ben Cittadino]

Thanks Mary Lou...I used the tying the jib advice to good effect.  Also great
advice about securing the main.  Thank you for the help.

Ben C. s/v susan Kay highlands, nj

Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> We generally leave the boat with a line tied around the jib. We run the
> line
> through the eye in the clew and knot it around the furled sail. We do this
> anytime we don't expect to be back to the boat for a day or two.
> 
> For Hanna (which was a bust but which we used as a storm drill) we removed
> the jib. We also undid the main outhaul so we could wrap the exposed part
> of
> the IMF main around the mast. We secured it with rigging tape. Our
> thinking
> was that this would not only protect the main, it would reduce windage.  I
> don't think we'll actually use this idea too much as we'll probably pull
> the
> boat for most hurricanes forecasted to track near us. It seemed to be
> secure
> enough that I might leave the mast up with the boat on the trailer. The
> rigging tape left a slightly sticky residue on the mast but nothing on the
> sunbrella on the main. I'd be happy to hear others thoughts on this.
> 
> Links to the pics attached of the storm prep for Hanna below.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> At 08:28 AM 9/26/2008, you wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Brad;
> 
> I can't get the boat out of the water, but I am in a marina that sits on
> the
> south shore (shoreline running east/west) of Sandy Hook Bay (about two
> miles
> east of the Earle Naval Ammunition pier) with a floating dock (thank
> goodness) pointing north and my boat berthed head-in to the dock (facing
> west) with two bow lines in to the dock and two stern lines out to two
> pilings @ 30' out from the dock on both stern quarters.  I ran the two
> stern
> lines out from the boat through blocks out on the pilings then back to
> the
> dock.  I park head-in to protect the stern (engine, rudder, etc) from
> banging the dock with wind and sea action.  The marina has a fairly
> narrow
> opening (maybe 30') to the north protected on each side by sea walls on
> each
> side of that opening but frankly a good northeaster will send seas into
> the
> marina even though it is in the bay behind the Hook itself.  The
> dockmaster
> checks my lines and watches pretty closely the conditions (He lives
> there). 
> Any thoughts? (Or is my description so poor that you have no idea what
> I'm
> talking about)? 
> 
> Don't fly east this weekend unless you wear your seatbelt and have your
> barf
> bag handy.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Ben, s/v Susan Kay, Highlands, NJ 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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