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Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

16-09-2013, 18:23

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Monica I spent two years at Pasadena. Really nice marina and handled Debby extremely well.

i was in Gulfport yesterday for that storm, which was a lot more than a squall (I think of them as...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

16-09-2013, 18:12

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

You guys have had a lot more on your side of the continent than we have. That's OK. You don't have to share!

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

16-09-2013, 18:10

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

The marina I'm in now has HUGE fairways. It would be easy to spider-web the boats out in the middle, and I would go for that except for their floating docks. Since we're on a river, we could...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

08-09-2013, 16:22

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

THANK YOU. I already knew that to be the case, and I'm still asking -- I put my boat in a sheltered marina, and then what do I do? I don't tie it up for our standard 2-foot tides, I'm sure ...
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Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

08-09-2013, 16:20

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

But NO ONE here has advocated keeping their boat in Tampa Bay for a hurricane.

Since a marina is my only realistic choice, I was hoping we could discuss that. The marina I am in right now might...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

08-09-2013, 13:07

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Actually this marina, and as far as I know all marinas in the area, have a rule that at some point when a named storm is approaching, you cannot enter or leave -- partly because it's just too...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

08-09-2013, 10:29

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

I don't mean to be questioning your judgment. You know you, your boat, your anchorage, etc., etc., etc. And I completely understand that it's your HOME that is at risk.

I just came to living...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

08-09-2013, 10:25

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

One option we haven't talked about that I might have would be pulling the boat out into the fairway, away from the docks and pilings, and spiderwebbing it to a number of pilings. It would work...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

07-09-2013, 21:58

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

The problem with saying that you'll leave if it's a Cat 4 is that storms can change intensity quite rapidly. Andrew went from Cat 1 to Cat 5 in 24 hours. It came in as a Cat 5 -- they often weaken a...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

07-09-2013, 20:36

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Woah -- that's some pretty serious natural protection! I think luck will be on your side, Rebel.

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

07-09-2013, 20:34

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

I just don't have those options. I'm well aware of them; my dad used them all the time with the company tugboats. Forecasting wasn't as good then and sometimes they really had to scramble.

But I...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

06-09-2013, 11:51

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

I have one ready at the bow and one ready at the stern ...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

06-09-2013, 11:50

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

The thing that concerns me most about the TS's is that while NOAA is pretty good at predicting where it will go, they're not so good at predicting how strong they will be. Even their category system...

Forum: The Sailor's Confessional

06-09-2013, 11:42

Replies: 75

I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

Views: 10,671

Posted By Rakuflames

Re: I Never Sleep Well Before A Storm

If I know a storm is coming I do a couple of things:

All alcohol is now off the consumption list. It may be hard enough to keep your footing without its "help," and you may have to go above, or...

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