How's Your Boat Faring so Far?

[arknoah]

Well, I went to the marina (West Basin at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station) just now to check on the boat. Things are basically okay, though I should have made my bow lines even tighter, as the boat is being pushed pretty hard toward the dock, and the starboard side is pushing against a specific area of the pier. The good news is that spot on the pier is the one with the most fenders which are doing their job. Also, I discovered that the outboard propeller blades had chewed into the dock a bit. Many other people had untilted their outboards in anticipation of this. While the engines are still lifted from the fully engaged position, they aren’t tipped. I decided to follow suit so I don’t want to have a completely compromised propeller. I’ll check on it again tomorrow morning with the light unless I have another reason to go out this evening.

Of course, while I was out there I got soaked to my underwear….

[MarioG]

The storm has passed us and our boat is fine. I stripped it down prior and had a dozen lines holding to a floating dock.

There was one 25' power boat that sank.

[AirborneSF]

Not sure, I'm going to the Rec center soon to recheck things. Yesterday I adjusted the lines on "SOLACE" with as much slack as I felt comfortable with, and still not touch any of the dock. Post more after I get back.

[BubbleheadMd]

All boats at my community dock did fine. We checked on them all night. The lack of any appreciable storm surge was a huge help.

I gotta say, the new Pearson is awesome. The only leak was from a worn seal on the window in the head and it took 12 hours of driving rain to expose it.

[chef2sail]

We received reports that Haleakula fared the storm fine. Having a slip which is 63X 16 for a 35ft boat gave her plenty of room to move about and plety of line lenghth to play with. Next item to buy...snubbers.

My prayers are with the friends we have made in New England the the LI Sound.

Dave

[jimrafford]

Just got back from checking on the boat. The docks came 4" from coming off the pilings. Way too close. We had no damage but a couple other boats had some minor issues. Deffinatly dodged the bullet on this one. Trees blocking roads making travel difficult. Power is out everywhere. Last report I heard more than half the state is w/o power. Going to be a long week.
Jim

[dacap06]

I went up to Pasadena to take a look at Tranquillity Base and move it so it only occupies it own slip (I'd moved it to the middle of the double-wide slip when my slip neighbors were hauled, and then left the dock lines a little looser than normal in case of surge). I had 11 lines rigged -- 5 to cleats and 6 to pilings.

Getting into White Rocks marina was rather interesting. The utility pole at the entrance to the marina broke and fell to a leaning position, and power lines are on the ground. They are primaries (30 KV), and power was clearly secured, but that doesn't mean they are dead. They could have lower voltage -- essentially leakage -- for a number of reasons. I parked a block away and walked in (against the advice of the BG&E folks). The advantage of being an Electrical Engineer is that I know the risk of being around the lines and how to avoid trouble.

TB suffered no damage, although it was a little wet inside. All 11 lines held, although one of the bow lines and its chafing gear is looking a little careworn. Time to replace it. The initial NE winds pushed the cabin roof hatch open a little. I'm glad I had the hasp and lock on it so it couldn't move very much. Still, there was enough movement to create a slot for the rain to get in. It must have been raining nearly horizontally -- the port settee is damp over most of its length and There was still a little water on the cabin sole near the hatch and entryway steps as well as dampness in the galley sink. I mopped the water. The rest will dry in time.

I got to the marina about 12:30, about an hour before low tide. I timed it in case of flooding in Rock Creek and the Patapsco River. The timing turned out to be a needless precaution as the water level was unusually low. The NW winds were blowing all the water across to the east side of the Chesapeake and almost a foot of barnacles were exposed on the pilings. The winds are stlll pretty stiff. I'd guess it was blowing between 25 and 30 kts between the time I arrived and the time I departed at 3 PM.

I'm happy. Overall, the blow could have been much worse and my preparations were sufficient. Besides, I can now conclusively say that the portlights I replaced earlier this year do not leak! There were no water marks on the wood trailing down below them.

[Minnewaska]

So far, the Quonset Point weather station in Narragansett Bay shows max sustained winds only in the 40s, with peaks above 50, although that range lasted for hours. Max surge was 3 ft, but that was nearly three hours after high tide, so that may have been on the bubble with the lower parking lot. Should not have been a threat to the yard. Power is out all over Rhode Island with no published recovery time yet.

I took off to refuge about 300 miles away, so I've had to follow it all vicariously on the internet. Next time I need a web cam to watch the boat !!

Anyway, it seems the worst would have been from wind blown debris, so I'm hopeful we've made it okay. Probably won't know for a couple more days. I'm mentally prepared to return to a cockpit full of leaves and debris, but that would be a blessing.

[arknoah]

I was able to check on Ilya Sunday, but couldn't get to the internet until today as our power has been off since 7:50 pm Saturday night (it's 7:55 am Monday now). Everything seems fine, though I didn't check too carefully down below. Two or three boats at our marina have shredded jennys, and one boat managed to go from B dock all the way past D and crash on the shore. Can't figure out how that happened.

While there seemed to be some damage to rub rails, most people seem to have done pretty well.

[motovationcycles]

Spent the night on my boat at Placid Harbor back behind Myrtle Point. I had removed the genoa as well as the dodger. I lashed down the main and dodger frame. Added extra lines. Went out several times overnight to check boats around the marina. It was good to see all the work I have done pay off. Not one freshwater leak! My wife texted me to let me know we had 3 trees fall on our house. Took me 1.5 hours to drive the .25 hour to my house. The storm was over but still light rain. I towed 2 cars stalled in high water. House is not leaking but 3 trees are on the back roof. Waiting on tree service. Power came on about 1600. Could have been worse.