Long Island, Hurricane?

I am inland on the Connecticut River, 25 miles from the Sound. Our Marina is one of 3 that the properties touch. While the wind maybe strong, the docks are in a low valley with good 400+ hills around 3 sides. I leaving the boat in and just add bumpers and extra ropes. Water would have to rise 13 feet to cause damage and the pilings on the docks are higher than that.
 
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I just came back from the my marina. Three out of 40 boats have been pulled. All of those greater than 44 feet are staying in and I'm staying in. I'll add extra lines and maybe take down my cockpit canvas. I'll probably put another 100 gallons of fuel on the boat Saturday just in case I have to run the generator all week while we're on the boat. I plan on leaving Monday morning and be away on the boat until Labor Day. Sunday will be an interesting day around here.
 
Pulling mine out from Timber Pt. tomorrow morning and got a space in a marina in Patchogue for $12/ft. Boat/US sent me an email that I am eligible for 50% reimbursement for hauling due to the hurricane. Well worth the expense. Only issue is that once I remove my camper top I don't have a mooring cover....oh well, it'll be up on shore and will drain anyway...
 
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Called the marina today and they said where my boat is , very sheltered (it takes me 15 minutes to get out to Moriches Bay) that they are actually moving some boats at risk to the area mine boat is in and I am at the best possible area they have. I also called the insurance company today and I am covered for whatever happens so Godspeed!!!! I secured her with extra lines this morning so its in Mother Natures hands now. I am in for the duration...Good Luck all!!!!
 
rpasquarello said:
Pulling mine out from Timber Pt. tomorrow morning and got a space in a marina in Patchogue for $12/ft. Boat/US sent me an email that I am eligible for 50% reimbursement for hauling due to the hurricane. Well worth the expense. Only issue is that once I remove my camper top I don't have a mooring cover....oh well, it'll be up on shore and will drain anyway...
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Good move Rocco...better safe than sorry with the new investment....best of luck!!!
 
bmac said:
I just came back from the my marina. Three out of 40 boats have been pulled. All of those greater than 44 feet are staying in and I'm staying in. I'll add extra lines and maybe take down my cockpit canvas. I'll probably put another 100 gallons of fuel on the boat Saturday just in case I have to run the generator all week while we're on the boat. I plan on leaving Monday morning and be away on the boat until Labor Day. Sunday will be an interesting day around here.
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Hey Brian,

What are you doing with the bridge enclosure?
 
Ka1oxd said:
I am inland on the Connecticut River, 25 miles from the Sound. Our Marina is one of 3 that the properties touch. While the wind maybe strong, the docks are in a low valley with good 400+ hills around 3 sides. I leaving the boat in and just add bumpers and extra ropes. Water would have to rise 13 feet to cause damage and the pilings on the docks are higher than that.
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I'm one marina up the river from you (next to the railroad bridge) and keeping her in the water. I do however plan to take the canvas down and button the boat up, along with extra fenders and lines.
 
Alex F said:
Hey Brian,

What are you doing with the bridge enclosure?
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Good question, Alex. I haven't decided yet. I have the winter bridge cover to use but that may be more susceptible to being sheared off in the wind as it's only anchored to the windshield and arch, whereas the Strataglass is anchored at the top and bottom. The winter cover support also tends to fall in high winds allowing rain water to build up a significant puddle in it. What do you think?
 
I'd open up the boat, IE: remove all canvas and store it someplace out of the wet. Ensure your bilge pumps are working and the batteries are charged up.
 
bmac said:
Good question, Alex. I haven't decided yet. I have the winter bridge cover to use but that may be more susceptible to being sheared off in the wind as it's only anchored to the windshield and arch, whereas the Strataglass is anchored at the top and bottom. The winter cover support also tends to fall in high winds allowing rain water to build up a significant puddle in it. What do you think?
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I have bridge cover (it's like a cockpit cover for sundancers), which came with the boat. It snaps around the bottom of the frame and has a poll in the middle. I've never had it on, so I'm not sure how it works or not. But, my first plan of action is:

1. to see if I can use it and take the EZ2CY pannels off allowing wind go thru the bridge with minimum obstraction.
2. If the bridge cover doesn't work for whatever reason, I'm planning to create some kind of support from inside to hold the pannels in place and minimize bending inside too much.
3. I'm also thinking to reposition the boat with bow facing north, since the forecast calls for the strongest N wind on sunday. Currently my bow is facing south. This will create a problem with shore power as my cords most likelly won't reach when boat is turned around. However, it might not be too bad as it's a good idea to have the cords unplugged in case if we have extremly high tide that can potentially cnap the shore power cables.
4. I'm still not sure about the cockpit cover. If I'll turn the boat bow to north, then I'll leave it on since it'll be blocked by the salon and will keep most of the water out. I'm not sure if it'll hold up in the 80mph wind, though.
 
Down low on high(er) ground.

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Alex,

Your best bet is to take down all of the canvas and panels. Neither they nor their supports are designed for 85+ mph winds.

Personally, I would leave off the bridge cover to prevent the wind from getting underneath it and tearing it off. You are expecting 85 mph winds which will give you gusts of about 100. The bridge will do fine -canvas not so much.

Disconnect the shore power cords. Besides the tide issue (which is the hardest part to predict) there is a risk that the power supply will be messed up. Running 150 volts or 80 volts through your equipment will have a bad outcome.

Make sure that you turn off as much of the electrical as you can find - leaving as many amp-hours as possible for your pumps. Assuming that you get 85 mph winds, the rain will be horizontal and will enter the boat in ways you wouldn't think of.

Don't forget to double your lines and protect against chafing.

Be careful, and good luck.
 
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Good luck guys. I hope everyone the best in weathering through the weekend!

Paul
 
Didn't have a choice. The marina has pulled all boats. $12/foot out, $12/foot in. There were about 10 boats left to be pulled at noon today.
 
Here is an example of the sticks holding the floating dock in place at my marina. Anyone leaving their boat in is just looking for an insurance pay out.

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In our marina minority of boats were pulled on hard. Some have moved closer in to sheltered slips.

My bridge inclosure is off and I installed bridge cover. I have 2nd set of lines ready with some extra slack and they'll be adjusted as needed. I also took off sunpad with cover and windshield mash cover.

My biggest concern is the tide. If we get extra 5-6' it'll be one big mess with our fixed docks. I've noticed that many boats didn't add extra lines with more slack, I hope they won't rip their cleats or lines.
 
Well I'm out and on the hard! My boat is positioned due south on a marina trailer but the NOAA forcst is for primarily eastern winds by me. The marina is open to the bay on the east with no real wind protection. I texted my friend down there and asked him to point me east. Not sure if it will make a difference or if he will even be able to do it. The place was a madhouse today with boats coming out non-stop. I left my tops up. I only took off the camper and switched it with the drop-back top that comes off of the sunshade. Not sure if it will hold. Here's the forecast as of 1 am saturday:

Saturday Night: Tropical storm conditions expected, with hurricane conditions possible. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 69. East wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to between 33 and 43 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 3 and 4 inches possible.

Sunday: Tropical storm conditions expected, with hurricane conditions possible. Rain, mainly before 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 77. East wind 55 to 65 mph becoming southeast between 50 and 70 mph. Winds could gust as high as 85 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 3 and 4 inches possible.
 
I'm staying in the water, boats at my back yard dock. I have 5 lines on either side to 12" cleats on my finger docks. I also took the canvas off the bimini and laced a few lines over my cockpit cover from the mid cleat to the opposite stern cleat, this way if the cover blows off it will get tangled in the lines and wont blow away. As long as the pilings hold and the surge doesn't put the fingers over the pilings I should (hope to) be okay. I'm in Freeport and they are predicting a 3 to 6 foot tidal surge so I will be right at the limit with the new moon and all. We are under a mandatory evacuation effective at 5:00 PM today so she will be on her own for a good 24 Hrs. I also just replaced my batteries and will be shutting down all other systems and disconnecting the shore power so the pumps should hold up for a few days. Once Irene blows by I'm sure my generator will be getting a workout for a few days at least. Good luck everyone, hope all stay safe.
 
Im at viking marina in new gretna on the bass river, 30 foot searay flybridge, I added some extra lines, removed my canvas on flybridge. Also I kept the shore power on, for keeping the battery charged for bilge pumps. Even it if does break lose it will kick the breaker, But with all being said lets all hope nothing major happens from this storm. And everyone is safe.
 
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