Hurricane Sandy

Don't get fooled by the cone... As Sandy becomes a cold core extra tropical system, the wind field will expand dramatically and while the actual center may be 300 miles away, the high winds will get you

A 961mb storm is serious business

George, yes hauling out is the best option unfirtunately in some places there is just no room to haul out. During Wilma and Katrina I was able to adjust my lines at the peak of the storms. Not by hand obviously But using the windlass for the bow lines and the engines for the sterns. I got off the boat to assist a neighbor with a broken piling... I had to step down on the top of a piling and then on the dock. Only time I ever wore a PFD at the dock :). Took me 10 minutes to climb back on board (we had a foot of water above the piers)
 
If there is a compelling reason to stay on the boat during the hurricane, then of course do what you have to. If there is no real reason, then don't.
If you decide to stay and you get in to trouble or need help for any reason someone is going to have to step up and answer that call. That could put a responder in a dangerous situation needessly.
Nobody ever thinks anything will happen to them, but you never know. You could suffer an injury or become ill and need help. If your boat is surrounded by water with the wind whipping around at 75-90 MPH, someone is going to respond to you when the call goes out. Why put that person or persons in that position if you don't have to.
 
The compelling reason is I want to experience this, no other reason. Don't worry, don't even no the phone number to 911 :)
 
Dave that hose on the piling should come down and I hope you have fenders in between you and your neighbor. Pascals remarks about the cold cone deal were what we heard from Chris Parker today. He is saying the highest winds could be 50-200 miles from the center where ever it lands.
All along we were OUTSIDE the high probabilities of tropical force winds. Our probability was only 10-20%. Yours is 50-60%.
Yeah, it's a forecast. I know...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/211343.shtml?tswind120#contents
 
Plan to take Down more stuff tommorrow.
Big ball fenders on other side of boat.

Nhc says this is now a post tropical cyclone. Nhc may stop coverage.
Good news I guess
 
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

Plan to take Down more stuff tommorrow.
Big ball fenders on other side of boat.

Nhc says this is now a post tropical cyclone. Nhc may stop coverage.
Good news I guess

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Dave......your gunna need big balls .....to stay on the boat during this storm........:)
 
Round here when folks decide to ride it out in an area where a mandatory evacuation has been ordered, the cops/civil defense go door to door asking those who choose to stay to please use a permanent marker to write their social security number on an arm and a leg to aid in identifying the body later. The cops also determine what size body bag that person(s) will need so that body bags of sufficient size can be prestagged for use after the storm passes.

Don't assume that First Responders will try to assist you if you call for help during a storm.

Move that boat out of the slip and tie it between the piers. Several hours of sustained winds and seas will eat/chaffe through the thin laminate of your GRP hull in a real hurry.
 
Be ready for a high tide surge. The water is over the bulkhead at the end of my street. At least a foot and a half over regular high tides and we are probably 36 hours from the storm hitting land..

Billy 10K.
 
"The compelling reason is I want to experience this, no other reason. "

Why not just have someone drive you down the expressway on a rainy day, at whatever wind speed you want to "experience" and stick your head out the window for 10 minutes? That will do it.
 
The primary reason for me to stay aboard is to adjust the lines with as the surge comes in and as the winds shift. Ideally slips would be wide enough so you can center the boat with long lines and be done... Unfortunately it s not the case at 90% of marinas

Indeed you need to realize that you are on your own and will not get any help. Frankly, with 3' under the keel and fixed piers, the boat isn't going anywhere even if it sinks... Now obviously if in an exposed marina with floating docks, staying isn't a good idea

Another good good reason to stay (on a boat or at home) is that after the storm you will not be able to get back for a while which means that you won't be able to prevent further damage.
 
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Originally posted by L. Keith

Don't assume that First Responders will try to assist you if you call for help during a storm.

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Agree, they probably won't respond when conditions are at their absolute worst, but they'll respond both right up to and right after 'the peak', when the general public is hunkered down out of harm's way.

Is anyone here seriously suggesting that if they suffer a heart attack aboard their boat during the storm, or their boat starts to sink from under them, they WON'T call for help?

Bul***it.

Deciding to ride out the storm in the worst possible place(s) is irresponsible and a real threat to the poor bastids who are expected to fulfill their duties for as long as possible- for the sake of some yahoo who needed 'a thrill.'

My .02
 
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you really dont. riding down the highway at 70 mph with your head out will be easy compared to doing that for 24 hours while in a washing machine.
 
Look at daves boat above ina typical LI slip, just a few feet off the seawall. When waves hit that they reflect back and up. anyone on that boat wont be able to stand let alone get off into the surf.

Stay home or go to Andys house, I think he on high ground.
 
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Originally posted by abalmuth

LIPA- email now says: You should be making final preparations now, including for the possibility of being without power for as much as 7 to 10 days.

http://www.lipower.org/stormcenter/

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Thanks for the confidence in your sytem LIPA!

My boat is now tied off about 7' or 8' from the bulkhead with lines crossing the canal, canvas is down and secured in the cabin, and I hope it all goes as well is it did for Irene last year.
Plenty of flashlights and LED lanterns, and a good supply of batteries in the house. I lucked out and got two blocks of ice in seperate coolers that should last until mid week.
Portable grill is set up and ready to go. cars are gassed up and the Gin and Tonic is being mixed.
Most importantly! The Giants have two picks so far with a TD off the second. Life is good.....
 
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