Irene... stay the hell away!

Rod,

All I can say is that our canvases (on my 320DA full camper and your 340DA) passed the 60+MPH winds last year. The cockpit covers, providing that all snaps are in good condition and fastened, should hold with 100MPH wind. I tested my 240DA's cockpit cover towing it at 90MPH. This was a quick test run, but I normaly towed her at 70-75MPH for hours.

However, the best approach would be to have mooring cover secured with straps under the boat, but that's more feasable for boats on trailer as well.
 
90 on the highway is not the same thing...your wind direction is head on. In a hurricane it will come at it from all directions and get under the edges and backs and rip it off. JMHO
 
ChuckW said:
90 on the highway is not the same thing...your wind direction is head on. In a hurricane it will come at it from all directions and get under the edges and backs and rip it off. JMHO
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I agree, but I think that properly fit cover with good snaps should hold it just fine.

On my 175BR I had nothing but cockpit and used it for years and years.

It's hard to speculate as we don't know what will really hit us this time. I'm still on the fence as to what to do with mine.
 
Rod,

You might want to fix the last post....
 
I can't edit it... Admisitrator pls help!!!! It was picture of the storm track before I posted it... I don't know how it change to what was posted...
 
Is that like the binary thread awhile back :lol:
 
Gary...Historically the wind comes (with a hurricane or tropical storm) from the noreast......The way my slip is situated, my bow points to the Northeast which is also protected by land....
 
I just ran that post from Rod through my binary processor, it's all clear to me now.
 
So if I remove the cockpit cover (which is all I have), I'm worried that the rain will pour down, enter the bilge, and the bilge pump will not keep up with it. Is that a reasonable concern?

Also ... I'm a little unclear as to what the advantage is (at least in my situation) in pulling the boat out of the water? I have floating docks. If I have the boat pulled and put on blocks, isn't the boat at risk of A) blowing OFF the blocks (!), or B) floating off the blocks if the flood water gets high enough? (I'm in a major flood plain).
 
What is higher, the top of the pilings or the land where they'll block the boat?
 
Turtlesboat said:
What is higher, the top of the pilings or the land where they'll block the boat?
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The land is probably a bit higher, especially when the boat is put on blocks. It's close though. But wouldn't wind be a bigger issue in that case? I would think that 4 triangular stands could buckle if faced with 100 mph winds.
 
Doubled lines and fenders this evening. We're in DC and expecting tropical storm force wind and storm surge. Our marina survived Isabel 8 years ago and we have floating docks with tall pilings. Fingers crossed.

One interesting note, the Norwegian Quenn 165' mega yacht is tied up on the outside of E dock. They were on their way to Arlantic City and decided DC was the safest spot to stop. We shall see.

Photo here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=32582711&l=ace0043b42&id=1034616557

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wetpaint said:
Historically the wind comes (with a hurricane or tropical storm) from the noreast
The wind from a hurricane is going to come from many directions. If the eye passes to the west of you, the wind will only briefly come out of the Northeast and back around, probably will be at its most intense from the south at the hurricane's closest point of approach and eventually end up coming from the west.
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Very true the wind direction will vary based on what side the eye passes you on. If it passes us to the east we will have more E to NE winds, however, as was the case with Bob in '91 the eye passed us to the west and we had 95+mph winds from the SE to SW hence the massive storm surge that charged up Buzzards Bay and flooded throughout all of northern Buzzards Bay. We hauled our boat for Bob, the marina pulled the plug for some reason, the 15-20 ft storm surge hit and our boat sank... on the hard... I'll keep my boat in the slip this time thank you. Granted my slip is extremly protected from wind and we have very high pilons.

TommyC you should consider taping the seams on your cockpit floor. This will help keep the rain out of your bilge. I'm going to use some 1.5" or 2" blue painting tape and tape all my floor seams and any other seams around the helm and cabin door. This will help to keep a driving rain from entering these spots. Used this idea last year for that false hurricane scare and the blue painters tape came off easy.

Good luck to everyone.
 
wetpaint said:
Dont forget, the wind will be from north, northeast.........Thats due to spin and rotation of hurricane
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you could be a weatherman. always wrong.

a bigger worry is the storm surge causing the boats in the marina lot to float away. make sure your marina puts you on high ground, no the parking lot at sea level.
 
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They sell specialized tape at marine supply stores. It is much more durable and peels of without leaving film. We use it over cabin door seems, engine hatch seams, helm, and exhaust vents.
I made the call to have the boat hauled yesterday morning. i was #80 something on the list. They figured they might get to it by Sat afternoon but could be Sunday morning so preparing as if it will be in water just in case.
 
Well, based on latest reports we're going to pull our boat out here on Lake Champlain. Certainly we don't have the same issues as those on the coast who will get hurricane force winds and tidal surges, but we're concerned about boats getting unhooked and/or floating docks breaking loose with the high winds that are expected. Our ramp has an upper parking lot and we're just going to leave it in the parking lot for the day (too much work to bring it home).
 
Good luck you East Coasters. Stay safe!
 
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