Frankenstorm

Bill, sorry to hear man. I was in you're area all day today, parents house had there feet of water in it, pops grady was thrown off the blocks. That area was hit hard. Hope you can salvage some of the electronics from Her. Having seen Her in person I am really sad for you and Jan. As another said keep your chin up, you have the docks, take your time and find the next one. I will be around this weekend if you need a hand. Damn!
 
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Originally posted by Billylll

I just got a call from my marina tonight. My boat is a total loss.
It was on land the surge destroyed it and almost every boat at the marina.
There are no docks or services at the marina. Some boats are 3 to 4 blocks away from the marina.
I'll really miss her!
Bill

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Wow, just wow! Very sorry to hear this. I know this is not how you wanted to part ways with her.

PaulS
 
I think what alot of us don't realize yet, is that this sets the stage for even more damage during the Winter. The dunes have been worn down, and there is nothing left to stop the Winter storms.
 
Sorry Bill.

Maybe there will be a bright side for you in the end.....

RWS
 
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Originally posted by PascalG

Nowadays The probabilities of a storm turning unexpectedly are near zero... Personally i don't look much at the models because indontvhave the skills and knowledge to interpret them. I know some people who are driving themselves crazy looking at model graphics they dont understand

Over the past 20 years I don't recall a single hurricane landfalling 50 miles away from the predicted spot. Again, in this case the NHC had a jersey landfall forecasted since Thursday

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Hiurricane Charley, 2004

Forecast Thursday 8/12/04 landfall Tampa/St. Pete

Friday 8/13/04 10 AM forecast landfall Tampa bay or Bradenton, FL

Surprise !

Punta Gorda FL 4 PM

baeely on the edge of the cone.

plus she jumped from CAT 1 TO CAT 4

RWS

I lived it

RWS
 
Time to get out of town for a short medical vacation. "COME ON DOWN"
 
You re right about Charlie although the angle to coast was such that an accurate forecast was tough

As to intensity changes, that is something which is not well understood and are often off
 
Really hate to hear about these losses. Not much that could be done to avoid these losses based on a least the pictures I have seen. Just hope everyone here ends up safe from harm and they are able to get back on the water in the near future.
 
Bill:

Sorry to hear that you lost your baby. I cant think of a better kept boat.
 
Bill:

Sorry to hear that you lost your baby. I cant think of a better kept boat.
 
Bill, So sorry to hear this
Hang in there

Niles
 
Bill, Sorry for your loss but glad you and your family are OK
 
quote:
Originally posted by Billylll

I just got a call from my marina tonight. My boat is a total loss.
I'll really miss her!
Bill

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So sorry to hear...we admired her from afar!
Glad to see you're okay, best wishes to all.
 
Sorry to hear about loss/damage. We on the mid to lower Potomac River were fortunate that we were on the "good" side of the storm. Folks at my marina kept one eye on the storm track, hoping that the predicted landfall location would be accurate and thus, the predictions of tide surge inaccurate. We don't need an incredibly high tide before the height of our covered slips can be an issue. We had one tide that barely got the pier awash, but the counterclockwise wind circulation blew water out of the river and lower than normal tides were the order of the day.
 
So sorry you lost her like that Bill. In a direct hit, I don't know if there is anything anyone can do to prevent damage/loss. I hope insurance treats you well and you can be back on the water soon.

Our boats aren't that far apart, maybe 60 miles. Had the storm followed the Delmarva track from earlier in the week, I could have been in your shoes. Luck, or lack of it, made huge differences in outcome in this storm.

This storm did what no other costal hurricane has done to the mid-Atlantic, and that is hit it square on instead of a fast, glancing blow.
I believe the percetion of 'hype' is directly proportional to ones distance from the disaster area.
 
Bill, as I said in our emails last night, so sorry to hear of your loss! With insurance though you will most likely come out well ahead of what an open market sale would have been as far as the payout goes so that, in a weird way, is a good thing. Sorry to hear she is gone though.

As far as the marinas being destroyed...ours was absolutely decimated on March 2nd this year and the marina is well on it's way beinf rebuilt and better than before. My boats are on the new dock already and 3 other of the big docks are already rebuilt. As long as the marina has insurance they can rebuild nicer than before but one thing for us, that process sure impacted our entire summer!
 
Bill, and everyone else on BE who got affected by this storm, our sympathies from down here in what's supposed to be hurricane alley.

One thing I hope comes of this storm is that people will stop merely judging the potential damage from the wind category, that is obvious it is only a small part of the puzzle, as witness that factors that made this storm and Irene so damaging in different ways, and each more-so than many higher "category" storms. . We were at Irene's landfall point last year. It is safe to say that there was less damage to homes, boats and marinas in the entire area within a hundred mile radius of us than within 5 miles of any given midsize marina in New Jersey or New York, and I am including the Pamlico Sound inner and outer banks in that which got hit hard by Irene. Who would have thought Irene would cause more damage in Vermont than North Carolina?

Maybe this will end, until memories fade after a few calm years, all the needless bravado and "ride it out" nonsense of which nothing good can ever happen.

Please, let us who dodged the bullet you all ended up taking up there know if there is anything we can do to help.
 
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