First Hurricane thread of the season - starting prep

[FootballFan]

It's early, season not started up yet.

For those that deal with Hurricanes - what (if anything) are you doing different this year?

Any adjustments to your plans?

For me, at this point staying with same plan as last year. In previous years due to slip location I had a haul-out plan in place. At one point actually hauled the boat that year.

Learned just how much work and planning that required. Would go that route if I was in a situation similar to what I had that year.

Since the year of the haul out, I am at a different location. Feel comfortable with the boat staying in place. Sometime in the next month or so will put the additional lines on the pilings so they are ready if the decision is made to use them.

I don't have anything on the dock - nada. So nothing to do on the dock areas, just securing the boat.

What's your plans for the season?

 

[zool]

I just make sure the insurance is paid up, and the boat is tied good to the pilings. Having it on blocks on the island worries me more.....We don't get too many Canes here in NJ.

 

[440 Jim]

Hit or miss here, I just make sure she's tied off good. And pray...

 

[copb8tx]

We were just looking at a condo in Tiera Verde that had a slip and a lift. I thought I'd save all kinds of money and hassle by leaving the boat on the lift. But it occurred to me that it may not be safe if a hurricane blew through, or my insurance may only cover it if it was moved to land. Since we're not there very often I'd have to pay for storage anyway and take it out every time we leave.

I'm kind of in the same boat where I am now (pun intended) but have covered parking for it. Residents here say to literally tie the boat to the parking cover incase of storm surge and the boat floating off the trailer!

 

[FootballFan]

We were just looking at a condo in Tiera Verde that had a slip and a lift. I thought I'd save all kinds of money and hassle by leaving the boat on the lift. But it occurred to me that it may not be safe if a hurricane blew through, or my insurance may only cover it if it was moved to land. Since we're not there very often I'd have to pay for storage anyway and take it out every time we leave.

I'm kind of in the same boat where I am now (pun intended) but have covered parking for it. Residents here say to literally tie the boat to the parking cover incase of storm surge and the boat floating off the trailer!

Have heard of people who have a boat on a trailer, filling it with water to weigh it down. Guess that would work for a boat that did not have any wiring or electrical in the bilge.

I would vote for covered storage.

 

[440 Jim]

Our dock floats with the surge, but pilings only so high.
Last year we had a 10+' tide swing and there was about 6" of exposed piling above the rollers. Awhile back, one of the docks at Hinkleys floated off the pilings with several boats attached, as I was told by a local guide friend.