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09-05-2017 02:55 PM #21
Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
Mike Peters, 1985 43MY, Cat 3208T, Blue Bayou; 2011 Key West 246BR, F250, Baby Blue; Punta Gorda FL
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Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
No ignorance, Krusher. Few protected marinas. Brunswick Landing is reputed a great one. I'm departing Friday or Sat (if necessary) for Windmill Harbor Marina on Hilton Head. It has a lock system and fixed concrete docks making it much better for surge. Lots of wind protection too. It saved me from Matthew. I think it'll handle a Cat 2 even at high tide. Higher than that? Well, it's the nicest place you'd ever want to sink. To the north, Osprey Marina is very well protected on Wacamaw River. Moderate protection at Tolers Cove and Wild Dunes in Charleston. But Hugo destroyed WD and most of TC in '89.
Semper Siesta
Robert Clarkson
ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
Charleston, SC
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09-05-2017 04:03 PM #23
Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
I personally saw what Andrew did to Homestead. Erased it. There are still home slabs there with no house on them.
If this thing still has punch when it hits any of us, does not matter the prep or effort.
I will do and prepare all I can, and pray alot.
We all should,
Tim
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Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
I'm on a flight into MCO this one is much larger than Andrew and potentially more destructive.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
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Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
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Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
I understand what you're saying. I lost a well rigged boat in '96 at Wrightsville Beach. I also saw boats with very little to no prep get hammered in Cat. 1 Matthew. So, we'll do our absolute best knowing we'd forever regret not going to the mats for our old Hats--Hey I made a poem. How about, Irma, you make 'a me squirma...
Semper Siesta
Robert Clarkson
ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
Charleston, SC
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09-05-2017 04:48 PM #26
Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
Robert,
More than squirming,
My ass is eating seat. I lost Half my house to Charlie, My hanger, 2 planes, business etc, etc.
Hope it turns north early and goes out to sea.
Tim
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Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
Chris Parker has it barreling up Florida now. His current guess is Irma moves North along the Dade/Collier county lines. Just West of Okeechobee Sun afternoon. Then out into the Atlantic North of St. Aug.
Regards
Dan
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Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
That s a worst case scenario
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
Perhaps but he has made some good calls in the past. I will say the models are shifting East again. GFS puts it over Grand Bahama now and other models are decidedly more East than the last runs. We'll see how it looks at 5AM. Personally I think getting into the GOM without land falls is worse. That would give it a chance to develop more before it whacks someone. It might hit less populace areas that way tho.
Last edited by Dan Mapes; 09-05-2017 at 09:37 PM.
Regards
Dan
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Re: What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?
Here are two more good hurricane tracking sites:
https://stormpulse.com/
https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html