Hanna and the Chesapeake Bay

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froggy3k

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First, many thanks for everyone who chimed in about Isabel and the Sassafras. Great info that I forgot about.
What, if any, is everyone doing in prep for Hanna? I'm planning on tying down the canvas, extra lines and riding it out. If necessary, abandon ship and watch from shore. It looks to be a fast mover so maybe only 8 hours of terror. In the scope of things, this is nothing but I still want to protect what I can.
I still don't know how they do it down south.
Where we are is fairly protected. I'd be a wreck if I were someplace else.
Thx
Chris
 
Chris,
If the marina management follows suit from Izzy you will not be permitted to remain on your boat. Remove canvas, disconnect and store electric lines, empty the fridge, fill the water and fuel tanks, double the dock lines, leave as much slack as possible to allow for the expected storm surge and drop the anchor with plenty of scope. Then take a few pictures to prove that you took all possible preparations and precautions and go home.
 
Isabel was no fun for me, I had about 4 feet of water in my back yard at high tide. I did learn a lesson or two during that storm and hopefully I'll never have to use that wisdom again.

With that said, Hanna is starting to concern me a little. I have a "game plan" in mind..get the motorcycles, tools & toys to higher ground. I'm also thinking about tying the boat between my pier and the neighbor's to give me more scope. I have a couple huge anchors I could also lay out for added support. I have a topographic map of my area so I'll park the vehicles on the highest point then cross my fingers.
 
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Originally posted by MikeeH

Chris,
If the marina management follows suit from Izzy you will not be permitted to remain on your boat. Remove canvas, disconnect and store electric lines, empty the fridge, fill the water and fuel tanks, double the dock lines, leave as much slack as possible to allow for the expected storm surge and drop the anchor with plenty of scope. Then take a few pictures to prove that you took all possible preparations and precautions and go home.

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Mike,

Our marina started getting a few calls today from slip holders wondering what they should do.. like you said, double up the lines, lots of scope, drop the canvas, charge your batteries, cross your fingers and pray. I'm pretty much ready to secure the marina down but I do worry about the boats with the chafed dock lines and flapping canvas.

Wes
 
GREAT! Now I'm starting to freak out. Again, thanks to all of you. It is a great help to know what others are thinking. I'll do just what was recommended starting tomorrow. I hope I'm just wasting my time <grin> but don't want to be sorry. I guess the anchor is in case the boat breaks loose from the dock? During Izzy I did take a bunch of photos. I hope this is nothing like that. I still have duct tape glue on places I haven't been able to get off. Maybe I'll see about a haul out. Grrrr.
Thx all!!!!
C
 
The boat yard where we keep our boat filled up pretty quick a couple days before Gustav hit.
They charge a per foot/day charge to pick up boats and block them up.
If you are near a marina with some high ground, consider pulling her out and blocking her up.
Some insurance companies pay for 50% of the fee. I found out that mine doesn't.

Edit: I am glad she isn't heading our way, but hope she stays offshore all the way to the North Pole. Good luck.
 
Wes, at least you've got those floating piers to help you out (I doubt the surge, if any, will be big enough to bother those). I'll probably ride the storm out on my boat as our fixed piers will require line adjustments if there is a tidal surge. Water and fuel are already full. I'll take some extra fuel for the genny and plenty of food and drink!

I "could" drag her on the trailer. But then with my luck I'd find a tree on top of her in the morning!
 
If anybody needs a hand in the Upper Chesapeake give me a shout.

Been stacking all my wood and trimming up the trees.
 
I just read this blog from a weather guy in Baltimore. I feel a little better as he explained the difference with Isabel and Hanna. He referred to Hanna more like Floyd in the 90's. Which I remember. Docks were about 2' under water. I hope this doesn't violate rules but I think it may help us Chesapeake people.
Again,thanks for the responses.
C
http://justinweathertalk.blogspot.com/
 
I will be on hurricane watch this weekend on the boat.
 
"I will be on hurricane watch this weekend on the boat."

Craig, don't let Rich see you. If they do as they did for Izzy they'll try to kick you out of the marina. I'm not certain what their legal standing is on that but that's their SOP.
 
How much time does Rich actually spend there these days? He's running 2 marinas now.
 
Rich is never there and I know he won't come down C-dock. There are lots of people angry at the marina with the way things are being run.
 
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Originally posted by C team

Rich is never there and I know he won't come down C-dock. There are lots of people angry at the marina with the way things are being run.

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That's what I heard from one of our cruise captains. He tried to put a 20 boat cruise in there for this past Labor day and they were so hard to deal with he switched to GYB.
 
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Originally posted by froggy3k

I just read this blog from a weather guy in Baltimore. I feel a little better as he explained the difference with Isabel and Hanna. He referred to Hanna more like Floyd in the 90's. Which I remember. Docks were about 2' under water. I hope this doesn't violate rules but I think it may help us Chesapeake people.
Again,thanks for the responses.
C
http://justinweathertalk.blogspot.com/

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No violation. This is a very relevant link. Justin Berk has a very detailed analysis. It's an interesting read. Thanks!
 
I just came from spider webbing our boat in. I think I'm the only one. Nobody has done anything at all. Canvas' are still up. Skinny single lines are still on. Hopefully there isn't any problems and I just over reacted. Can't believe it.
Hanna is passing to our East however we're still expecting 35Knt gusts. I've ridden out a few of these and that wind is strong! Best of luck to all!
C
 
froggy,
I'm betting there will be a lot of activity there tomorrow... Friday.
 
I took a run down to the boat this evening. Even took a short cruise- beautiful! Didn't see any special storm preparations yet, but I'm guessing the few people who care about their boats around here will wait until tomorrow evening after work.

I took down the bridge bimini, lowered the antennas and checked all the docklines (3/4" doublebraids). I'm leaving my cockpit and bridge covers on because they don't add any windage and really help keep things dry.

One concern I have is runoff after the storm. Our marina is along the Susquehanna and can develop a healthy current from heavy rain upstream. The problem is my boat normally docks stern-to the river flow, so I'll be monitoring Hanna's track closely. If it looks like a lot of rain will be dumped in the Susquehanna Valley, I'll have to turn her around in the slip before it gets bad. In the past 4 years I've only had to do it once. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Rob
 
We've had about a half dozen boaters come down today and secure their vessels. I have a feeling I'll see even more people tomorrow. I don't think any of them will be overreacting ...more like playing it smart. My last check of NOAA weather was calling for 40kt winds tomorrow night.

Wes
 
Not really any way to overreact. That's why we'll be spending the storm on the boat.

BTW, Wes, I took a look at your WiFi setup last weekend. I see what they tried to do. It's just that omni antennas and marinas don't mix. I had great signal in I27, but I can see where any further out that side it would be a problem. I've got ideas. Shoot me an e-mail off my profile sometime.
 
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