The Breach

I wonder if it would ever be navigable? I wouldn't mind a local inlet to shoot out into the ocean, but then again, I live on the north shore & well above sea level so I have little to nothing at stake here.


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My vote is to keep it open and to keep studying the effects. What's the rush at this point. We have some time before the next hurricane season.
 
Agree, leave it open and monitor the effect. The Great South Bay needs more than just the Fire Island Inlet to stay healthy. The extra water in and out should help to improve the water quality. Maybe this can help the clamming industry? Maybe we can once again catch flounder in the GSB like many years ago.
 
I do live on the South Shore and I say leave it open, but monitor the possible effects on flooding. I'm not convinced the two are related....at least not yet.
 
I'd like to see it left open, but I have to admit that the tides have been unusually high these last few months. Not sure if it's the breach, the diminished beaches, or a combination of both.
 
there have been high tides but also has been quite a few nor easters since sandy.was discussing this the other day with a friend.he thinks the only issue with the breach is with a stiff east wind the breach will allow more water to push into the bay.will also let the water out quicker too after a storm.think everyone will have to continue to monitor this and see what happens.hopefully it will help clean the bay and maybe take some debris out to sea.a friend of mine said he saw a BBQ tank in the bay the other day and when he went to pick it up there was a BBQ still attached to it under the water.
 
johngus said:
there have been high tides but also has been quite a few nor easters since sandy.was discussing this the other day with a friend.he thinks the only issue with the breach is with a stiff east wind the breach will allow more water to push into the bay.will also let the water out quicker too after a storm.think everyone will have to continue to monitor this and see what happens.hopefully it will help clean the bay and maybe take some debris out to sea.a friend of mine said he saw a BBQ tank in the bay the other day and when he went to pick it up there was a BBQ still attached to it under the water.
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that's pretty scary.........
 
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I read an editorial where someone suggested installing a series of large pipes extended into the bay and out into the ocean. The pipes can have valves that could be closed when a storm is approaching. I thought this is the best of both worlds where the bay can be continuously flushed but shut down during a storm. Not far fetched as the City of Long beach has this type of system for their storm drainage. I've witnessed the highest and lowest tides this winter than I've ever seen living on the water over the last 26 years. Is it because of the breach? More frequent storms? Probably a combination of both.........
 
johngus said:
there have been high tides but also has been quite a few nor easters since sandy.was discussing this the other day with a friend.he thinks the only issue with the breach is with a stiff east wind the breach will allow more water to push into the bay.will also let the water out quicker too after a storm.think everyone will have to continue to monitor this and see what happens.hopefully it will help clean the bay and maybe take some debris out to sea.a friend of mine said he saw a BBQ tank in the bay the other day and when he went to pick it up there was a BBQ still attached to it under the water.
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That is some scary stuff. There was a big piling in the canal about 50 feet south of my dock late last week. It is still floating around somewhere.
We're putting my Uncle's 22' fishing boat in sometime early Sunday morning and are looking to test out the new motor. We'll have to take it easy and keep an extra keen eye out. I'm probably going back in the water sometime next week, or as soon as I can get an appointment with the boat hauler. Been hearing a lot about debris out there, and a changed bottom. I understand the Amityville Cut isn't very passable, and the Lindy Cut is shallow at the south end.
This might be a tough season.
 
Will be slow go this summer. Thanks for sure!
 
Sitting in the doctors office. They have News 12 playing. Editorial comes on about the breach. Didn't catch the guys name, but he claimed the big tide changes since the storm have nothing to do with the breach. They are happening all along the Northeast coast. His position was closing the breach would be a waste of money and that it will only open up again.
He also said spending millions to move sand around after storms is a waste of money and that they should be better preparing waterfront communities for these inevitable storms.
 
I'm on the board of a company that "saves" the beaches - by NOT moving sand around - but by capturing the sand flowing in the water stream. While it will protect against breaches from a huge storm - it will help keep the beaches in place and if there is sediment in the water - the sediment will "add up" towards the beach with 3-6' pr. year - without posting sand on top with heavy machinery.

The inventor is a crazy scientist :) in suit and wooden clogs - but he knows his stuff. But he is finding the political battle with the companies that does the "sand dredging" very hard. They have almost unlimited funds and are good at backstabbing.

But the system is environmentally friendly - and costs a fraction of sand dredging.

So if any of you are looking for a business opportunity (that might take time to get approvals for) - check the science behind it on http://www.shore.dk

I am just an unpaid member of the board - and do this solely out of interest for the environment and to help Poul the inventor. I hope you do not take it as advertising - in which case I'll remove all of it. But it is the better way to do things. And with all us boaters on here - we would like the beaches to stay despite "climate change"
 
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