Nasty weather

[rsmith]

Watching the flooding on the Jersey shore looks like a redo of sandy with icebergs thrown in

 

[rsmith]

Blowing pretty good in Fla too. I'm at my moms in Pa and we have 6' drifts with a long way to go.

 

[rsmith]

Hard to tell from the bridge cam but there are breaking rollers coming straight across the river

 

[oscarvan]

I was going to wait until tomorrow and clear it in the sun, but when I went out with a tape measure and found 19" (more in the drifts) I got the blower out. Over 20" and it starts spilling over the top and it all gets very messy. Fortunately it's light stuff so two hours later I knocked it back enough to (hopefully) not exceed 19" tomorrow...... While I was out there three more came down, and it's supposed to do that 'till seven....That would be another foot.....

 

[Walter P]

Just hung up talking to bobk in Fla. I told him about all the fun he's missing up here (NJ). So far it doesn't look too bad here where I live in Central Jersey. My back yard has close to 2 feet but drifts are substantially more. The wind is blowing it all around so it's hard to tell how much is new snow and how much is wind blown from falling earlier. It's light powder so I don't anticipate much accumulation on my boat which is in the water. Looks like a giant spider went nuts with all the extra lines, but I know it's secure. Oh well, March is only 5 weeks away.

Walt

 

[Angela]

The wind blew so hard here that a lot of water was pushed out of the bay (and the marina) resulting in an incredibly low tide. It took four of us to push my boat off the pier. I have to repair my pulpit now. That really sucks - just this past Fall, I re-glassed, re-teaked, re-caulked and re-painted it. Now, I get to do it all over again since the pulpit lifted off the bow of the boat when it came to rest first on the dockbox, and then got hung up on the concrete pier after we got the dock box out from under it. I had to let the anchor go down to sit on a kayak - there was simply no room for the anchor. Ugh!!!! We walked the docks thereafter - stunning at how little water there was in the marina. We've never seen the tops of so many boats!

 

[rsmith]

The wind blew so hard here that a lot of water was pushed out of the bay (and the marina) resulting in an incredibly low tide. It took four of us to push my boat off the pier. I have to repair my pulpit now. That really sucks - just this past Fall, I re-glassed, re-teaked, re-caulked and re-painted it. Now, I get to do it all over again since the pulpit lifted off the bow of the boat when it came to rest first on the dockbox, and then got hung up on the concrete pier after we got the dock box out from under it. I had to let the anchor go down to sit on a kayak - there was simply no room for the anchor. Ugh!!!! We walked the docks thereafter - stunning at how little water there was in the marina. We've never seen the tops of so many boats!

I realized not long after we bought the 50 that there was no way even 10 guys plus Popeyes and a case of spinach could pull the boat over in any kind of wind. I keep 2 comealongs on the boat for that purpose. I've got a couple of those 20' tow straps too. They roll up and don't take a lot of space. We got caught in Spanish one time in a tropical storm with Hurricane gusts I ran the straps completely under the hull and rached the whaler down on the bow. Years ago I saw a 13 whaler take flight of the top of a 53MY brackets screws and everything.

 

[jrbrein]

I keep 2 comealongs on the boat for that purpose. I've got a couple of those 20' tow straps too. They roll up and don't take a lot of space. We got caught in Spanish one time in a tropical storm with Hurricane gusts I ran the straps completely under the hull and rached the whaler down on the bow. Years ago I saw a 13 whaler take flight of the top of a 53MY brackets screws and everything.

Excellent advice!

Jonathan

 

[Walter P]

Angela, Sorry to read about your bow pulpit. Did it also damage the foredeck? I hope not but in any case you have your work cut out for you. If I was there I'd give you a hand. One more example of mother nature when she gets PO'd. If you need new teak inserts for your pulpit, let me know and I'll send you a new set free.

Walt

 

[Boatsb]

That's why I don't understand when people hang the pulpit over the dock. Not only does it make for a narrower walking area but things like that happen.

 

[Angela]

Because there is no feasible way to get on and off the boat otherwise - ideally, the finger pier needs to be about 3' longer, but it is what it is. The bow handrails, having been raised to "inspected vessel" height are too tall to climb over, and I'm not willing to cut out a section of teak further forward.

 

[Boatsb]

We hear that around here too. Sometimes the boat does not fit the slip even when it fits in. We have a bunch of marinas with a few longer finger slips that are in demand. Often the solution is to turn the boat around and live with the sun on the wrong side.

 

[saltshaker]

Angela, Sorry to read about your bow pulpit. Did it also damage the foredeck? I hope not but in any case you have your work cut out for you. If I was there I'd give you a hand. One more example of mother nature when she gets PO'd. If you need new teak inserts for your pulpit, let me know and I'll send you a new set free.

Walt

Hey Walt I'd be glad to buy a set from you. Mine are getting a bit tired

 

[Angela]

We hear that around here too. Sometimes the boat does not fit the slip even when it fits in. We have a bunch of marinas with a few longer finger slips that are in demand. Often the solution is to turn the boat around and live with the sun on the wrong side.

We tried turning the boat around, too, and backing in - the leap off the back is just too far. I have a 4' swim platform. There is no good way to install a long ramp in a decent manner without a lot of modification, or making it just a redneck ramp. Also, when backed in, it's a royal pain to plug in the boat and run water since we do not have walk around decks and the utilities come in at the pilothouse doors. I am on the list for a slip that has a long finger pier, but until I can become Cuban, I just cannot get it. Cubans get preferential treatment here and always get to go to the front of the line ahead of Gringos. It's Miami. Until Miami runs out of a supply of Cubans with 60' boats, I'll never get the slip for which I am #1 on the list. And that's just not going to happen.

 

[Boatsb]

I doubt it's being cuban that gets them to the front of the list. It's truly American. Money talks. Your not fast enough with the cash.

 

[bigbill]

Ang., will they let you add to the finger pier? several people in pass christian harbor have done it because of the short pier syndrome. it may cost a few bucks but if you plan to stay it may be worth it. you could split the cost with your slip neighbor

 

[Bugsy]

I doubt it's being cuban that gets them to the front of the list. It's truly American. Money talks. Your not fast enough with the cash.

You don't live in Miami. I was on the list for years on Key Biscayne and paid for that privilege. Who bumped up the list ahead? Cubanos and I was bluntly told that without "pull", I could forget getting a slip other than as a transient at double the rate (or more).

You have a little more opportunity if you are fluent in Spanish...the first language in this region.

 

[kjcampos]

The wind blew so hard here that a lot of water was pushed out of the bay (and the marina) resulting in an incredibly low tide. It took four of us to push my boat off the pier. I have to repair my pulpit now. That really sucks - just this past Fall, I re-glassed, re-teaked, re-caulked and re-painted it. Now, I get to do it all over again since the pulpit lifted off the bow of the boat when it came to rest first on the dockbox, and then got hung up on the concrete pier after we got the dock box out from under it. I had to let the anchor go down to sit on a kayak - there was simply no room for the anchor. Ugh!!!! We walked the docks thereafter - stunning at how little water there was in the marina. We've never seen the tops of so many boats!

Angela there is a 53' YF in the slip next to me they did not double tie their lines or even tied the lines to the pilings between the slips he was backed in to the slip ...we are on concrete floating docks good thing we had a 4-5' storm surge....his boat just just kept banging on the dock and demolished his swim platform there was no way with the wind blowing i could help his boat just could not pull her off ...we are on the outside of him on the T dock ....not good for a storm....i had my lines double and triple tied good thing I'm on a Hatteras i thought i was going to rip my cleats off.....LOVE my HATTERAS


Joe
1981 56' MY
Lake Gloria II

 

[Angela]

You don't live in Miami. I was on the list for years on Key Biscayne and paid for that privilege. Who bumped up the list ahead? Cubanos and I was bluntly told that without "pull", I could forget getting a slip other than as a transient at double the rate (or more).

You have a little more opportunity if you are fluent in Spanish...the first language in this region.

Spot on, Bugsy (it was actually MarioG who got me my first slip in Miami when that very same marina had told me "no", in person, just a couple of hours before. Mario made a phone call, and we were in!).

Bigbill...to safely extend the finger pier, I'd have to set a couple of pilings. The supporting structure of the existing finger pier is so rotten that I would not trust it to hold a cantilevered extension, and that would be assuming that I would even get permission for that (my chances of winning the lottery are far better)..

 

[Freeebird]

We tried turning the boat around, too, and backing in - the leap off the back is just too far. I have a 4' swim platform. There is no good way to install a long ramp in a decent manner without a lot of modification, or making it just a redneck ramp. Also, when backed in, it's a royal pain to plug in the boat and run water since we do not have walk around decks and the utilities come in at the pilothouse doors. I am on the list for a slip that has a long finger pier, but until I can become Cuban, I just cannot get it. Cubans get preferential treatment here and always get to go to the front of the line ahead of Gringos. It's Miami. Until Miami runs out of a supply of Cubans with 60' boats, I'll never get the slip for which I am #1 on the list. And that's just not going to happen.

Didn't you have some sort of redneck passerelle at your other marina? I'm sure you realize you can buy genuine store-bought units that will beat the heck out of trying to crawl through/over your pulpit railing.