[Rhodes22-list] Preparing for Isaias

[Lowe, Rob]

Jose,
You at a slip?  Preparing for any storm surge probably as important as preparing for wind.  Double lines all around.  Make sure all drains are clear.  BoatUS has a lot of good advice. - rob
https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/safety-and-prevention/hurricanes


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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Jose Faraldo-Gomez <jose.faraldo at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 9:24 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Preparing for Isaias

I guess I should’ve clarified: no trailer, no truck. But thanks, anyway.

J

> On Aug 3, 2020, at 9:11 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <Roger_Pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
>
> How about, get the boat out of the water and tow it as far from the coast as possible?
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 3, 2020, at 8:00 PM, Jose Faraldo-Gomez <jose.faraldo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Stephan - and sorry to hear about the Carol Lee. Sounds devastating to lose a boat like that..
>>
>> J
>>
>>>> On Aug 3, 2020, at 6:36 PM, Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I usually put a couple of bungees on the Genoa to make sure it doesn’t open
>>> & get destroyed. My Bimini rests on the stern rail so bungee that as well.
>>> Be sure the cabin slider is secured shut. I lost the Carol Lee in a
>>> hurricane 6 or 7 years ago. The slider opened & the cabin took on water
>>> leading to capsize, turtle & demasting.  I leave the rudder up with extra
>>> bungees on the tiller.
>>>
>>> Stephen Staum
>>> s/v Carol Lee 2
>>> Needham, MA
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 6:01 PM Jose Faraldo-Gomez <jose.faraldo at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We’re on the path of Isaias so I’m preparing the boat. Does ‘da list’
>>>> recommend:
>>>>
>>>> - Dropping rudder in the water (and fix it in place) to minimize winds
>>>> pushing on it?
>>>> - Releasing mainsail clew and wrap around mast?
>>>> - Lifting the boom and fix to mast?
>>>> - None of the above? Anything else?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Jose
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stephen Staum
>>> Pariser Industries, Inc.