Irene... stay the hell away!

I don't know about you but my door Leaks like a Sieve! I have brand new canvas on the front windows and I'm leaving it up!!!
 
Where about in Buzzards Bay are you? I'm at Taylor's Point Marina over near MMA. About the most protected marina I've ever seen... just have to worry about that storm surge. The marina was built by the Army Corps of Engineers and designed to withstand a Cat 2, so I'm hoping that don't evacuate the marina.
 
We plan on leaving town... My wife put on our cockpit cover... My only concern is how high the tide will go with the storm surge. My dock electric and lights could go under water...
 
I'm curious, for those of you that don't take your boat with you at the end of day :grin:, would you ever go out in the storm (not out front but in the bay, somewhat sheltered) to avoid a pile up in the harbor (assuming your boat was big enough to handle it). No matter how well you're tied up, the docks can be pulled up and float away as you know. It seems like you're putting a lot of trust in the marina to handle the catastrophic as well aren't you? How many stay wither boats and help out? I know the marina staff try and adjust lines to compensate for surge but how much can they handle alone?

I'm considering upgrading to a boat that would stay on the water so Im considering all these things in doing that.

-BL
 
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Four Suns said:
I'm going to angle my antennas back...
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Gary, I'm not sure if you'll take her out of water, but what are you doing with the bridge enclosure. Are you taking it off?
 
tommyc_37 said:
Is it OK to leave a cockpit cover on? There is some "give" to it, and it flaps during high winds.
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I put my cockpit cover on... The winds have less than a 10% probability to be over 50 KTS now in yours and my locations, so the cockpit cover should be fine...
 
trit21 said:
Boats are waterproof, or should be anyway. Remove the canvas, it will not withstand 75 or 80 MPH winds with gusts higher than that and with water pounding it from the hurricane. Not only will you destroy your canvas, the frame will be torn off as well.
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Based on the latest model, looks like the eye is coming further up the Chesapeake than I had hoped. The external parts of my boat are all waterproof as you say but the helm is not. Those electrical switches and wiring under the dash will take on lots of water.

So I am still trying to decide...

1. Should I have the boat pulled and blocked? I am reasonably sure (will check) my insurance covers that 100%. Can 80mph winds blow it over?

2. To take down the enclosure or not?

I welcome everyone's thoughts on these.
 
My cover stays on on the bridge...My cockpit will come off if it will blow over 50 knots.............My bow will be into the wind......If my stern was in the wind, I would turn my boat around so the bow faces the wind.........Eisenglass is pretty strong in winds vs canvas
 
wetpaint said:
My cover stays on on the bridge...My cockpit will come off if it will blow over 50 knots.............My bow will be into the wind......If my stern was in the wind, I would turn my boat around so the bow faces the wind.........Eisenglass is pretty strong in winds vs canvas
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You must have interesting arrangements if your boat stays pointed in the wind all the time. Or is this an assumption?
 
I'm out of the water sitting on four keel blocks and a bunch of stands chained together... canvas is coming down tomorrow...

I actually could sense some panic here at the marina this morning... interesting watching the Navy leave the harbor.
 
Jack380AC said:
So I am still trying to decide...

1. Should I have the boat pulled and blocked? I am reasonably sure (will check) my insurance covers that 100%. Can 80mph winds blow it over?
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Yes, pull the boat! Hopefully mine will be out of the water by the end of today; if weather is bad I'll get it out Friday evening. But I just don't feel comfortable letting it ride this one out. I keep it on a lift now, but Irene looks to be comin more westward now and we've fallen into the "Extreme" category on the map. Plus, that's what I have a trailer for... But I'd pull it even if I had to have the marina do it, at this point.

Tom
 
rcknecht said:
The winds have less than a 10% probability to be over 50 KTS now in yours and my locations, so the cockpit cover should be fine...
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Rod,
Glad to see you guys made it back well from the trip! Don't get fooled by those probability charts as they change daily as the storm moves closer, unless something significant changes in this weather pattern you WILL definitely have some wind in excess of 50kts...
 
Larry said:
Rod,
Glad to see you guys made it back well from the trip! Don't get fooled by those probability charts as they change daily as the storm moves closer, unless something significant changes in this weather pattern you WILL definitely have some wind in excess of 50kts...
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My cockpit cover should be able to take 70 kts winds. If it blows off, I will have to spring for a new cover... Its a gamble either way. Last Sunday I was headed directly into 35 kts+ winds going more than 25 knts, in the bay near out house, and boat did fine. I am more worried about the tidal surge...
 
We came back from MV yesterday. When I got to the Mattapoissett Ramp to haul out, the locel news were there filming all the activity. The local marine hauler was there pulling boats out in a continuous stream.
 
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