Hurricane Season 2006

Blue197320 · #1 08-28-2006, 09:36 PM

what are u guys doing to do to secure your seacraft for this season? i am cementing 18" rods with eyes on one end and 4 inch washer on the other into the ground and each corner of my boats tent to tie it to..
-evan

NoBones · #2 08-28-2006, 09:55 PM

Hey Nestor, whats-up? I hope it goes north.

How far north do you mean? Here in Oak Hill (Down Hill
as my so called friends call it) is NORTH!!!
And Rusty, now we know where all those snagged lures come from.
HeHeHeHe,

off of the oil rig! [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
My Generac is ready, bring it ON!!!!
See ya guys, Ken

Canes · #3 08-28-2006, 11:33 PM

I prefer my coleman 15 Kw generator to power the entire house. I just changed the oil so I'm ready. Holding on tight down here in FL. Later Ken

nestorpr · #4 08-29-2006, 12:39 AM

Darn thing looks like it's still coming our way but it may not be as bad as they thought. However, I'm not going to get caught like Wilma did last year, everyone said it would be a strong Tropical Storm/weak Cat 1 and when she hit it was a Cat 2! Forecasters say it will move north thru Florida into Georgia and out thru S. Carolina. Lets hope it's just rain and wind!

RUSTYNTABATHA · #5 08-29-2006, 09:07 AM

Hey guys i know the trailer augers work very well for tie downs as well. They are a major pain in the a.. to put in the ground. But if you screw it all the way into the ground you can put a short piece of 4" pvc over the top so its flush w/ the ground.
I wish i could get all the lures off the legs.

NoBones · #6 08-29-2006, 10:55 PM

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh what a relief it is!

I think we dodged this one.

See ya, Ken

Ikan Besar · #7 08-30-2006, 02:29 AM

as to securing the boat, mine is on the lift with those 3" yellow heavy-duty truckers rachet straps from lift, over boat, and back down to lift. Additional lines are tied from both bow and stern to cleats along the sea wall. Drain plug is pulled, boat as high as it will go in the lift....which still has the top of the t-top barely as high as the surrounding landscape. In order for any water to rise enough to touch the keel, it will need to blow a good bit harder than it did during Francis and Jeanne (133mph) and at that point the boat may be the least of my worries.

I guess what is left of Ernesto will be going through Stuart mid-morning tomorrow while I'll be at an elevation of nearly 10,000' fishing for rather small trout in Colorado

NoBones · #8 08-30-2006, 09:20 AM

This is it,

Thank God!!
See ya, Ken [image]

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If you look close my house is under the I-95 logo

other tom · #9 08-30-2006, 01:04 PM

Mark, you have nothing to worry about...non event...but very, very good practice. wish I was trout fishing - enjoy!