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Storm lines
I put in a call to the insurance company last night should make sure I confirm my coverage this morning.
My boat is on a river about 1 mile north of the bay and I am planning on it remaining there.
The question is what's the best technique for adding additional lines? My slip has two poles set towards the bow. Cleats on the stern at the dock. Additionally there is a guard rail 3 feet in from the bulkhead that I could tie off too. Thankfully no boats to either side of me.
Currently two bow lines, stern lines crossed, and mid ship cleats with lines running forward to the poles. I've got plenty of line. Of course the way the boat is tied up puts the transom within a foot of the bulkhead. I'll adjust that and leave myself more space.
My boat is on a river about 1 mile north of the bay and I am planning on it remaining there.
The question is what's the best technique for adding additional lines? My slip has two poles set towards the bow. Cleats on the stern at the dock. Additionally there is a guard rail 3 feet in from the bulkhead that I could tie off too. Thankfully no boats to either side of me.
Currently two bow lines, stern lines crossed, and mid ship cleats with lines running forward to the poles. I've got plenty of line. Of course the way the boat is tied up puts the transom within a foot of the bulkhead. I'll adjust that and leave myself more space.
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Concern is also tie down points
Cleats on dock can easily pull loose, I'll run lines to the guard rail in case the cleats give way.
Also concerned cleats could break loose on the boat, not sure if it is a good idea to consider tying off on the tower stantions or not.
Thankfully mike I took your advice a few months back and have 3 sets of dock lines including 2 sets of 5/8.
Cleats on dock can easily pull loose, I'll run lines to the guard rail in case the cleats give way.
Also concerned cleats could break loose on the boat, not sure if it is a good idea to consider tying off on the tower stantions or not.
Thankfully mike I took your advice a few months back and have 3 sets of dock lines including 2 sets of 5/8.
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How high are the poles? If there's a chance of the rubrail rising to the top of the piling you run the risk of holing the boat. Mikes method may help with that. I would drop the anchor well in front of the boat and set it good, the higher the tide the more it will pull the boat away from the dock. Make sure you guard against chafing.
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I wouldn't worry about the cleats too much. When they found Suzy, she had pulled the piling out of the mud....
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I wouldn't tie to the tower. Too much leverage there, unless you tie right at the base of the leg. Also, most dock cleats are thru-bolted. I wouldn't worry too much about them either, but I would also tie off to the piling under the dock.
Rubber snubbers help a bit too.
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I wouldn't tie to the tower. Too much leverage there, unless you tie right at the base of the leg. Also, most dock cleats are thru-bolted. I wouldn't worry too much about them either, but I would also tie off to the piling under the dock.
Rubber snubbers help a bit too.
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I move my boat out of slip and tie off in the middle of canal 100+' wide. I use chain around pilings with shacked to eye on end of rope. The therory from a marina owner I worked for was the chains cuts dpwn on the chafing. Weight keeps lines low down on tree of dock. For years he tied all the big boats up in the swamp around here for storms.
I remember one year we had 10+ boats a couple 50' carolina customs, vikings, Albamarles,Carolina classics and CC. We were just finishing up a eco kayak tour comes around the corner of this creek and go what !!! The guide was pissed not realy back to nature he promised people.
My fingers are crossed.
I remember one year we had 10+ boats a couple 50' carolina customs, vikings, Albamarles,Carolina classics and CC. We were just finishing up a eco kayak tour comes around the corner of this creek and go what !!! The guide was pissed not realy back to nature he promised people.
My fingers are crossed.
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I am in a lagoon. Unfortunately I can not hang the boat in the middle of the lagoon. Going to secure a couple of 2x4's to the pilings hoping that if she rides above the piling the 2x4 will force it out so she does not sit on the piling.
Biggest surge we have ever had back there was 6 ft. Been there 30 years. We could beat it this year.
Biggest surge we have ever had back there was 6 ft. Been there 30 years. We could beat it this year.
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If worried about the cleats on the dock, add some cleats or add some thru bolted eyes, assuming you can't access the piling supporting the dock. If you need extra line, start cutting up the anchor line. Its cheap, and you likely have 600 ft. of it on hand.
Another tip - use some duct tape to tape down your hatches on the deck and keep rain water out of your bilge. Just cover the whole seam/gutter area. Power will likely be lost if its bad, and the pumps can run down a battery in no time if the storm stalls over you and dumps a bunch of rain.
Get that duct tape off as soon as the danger passes. Removing the residue four weeks later is a B.
Another tip - use some duct tape to tape down your hatches on the deck and keep rain water out of your bilge. Just cover the whole seam/gutter area. Power will likely be lost if its bad, and the pumps can run down a battery in no time if the storm stalls over you and dumps a bunch of rain.
Get that duct tape off as soon as the danger passes. Removing the residue four weeks later is a B.
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Cleats look pretty good but not accessible to underside to have any idea how they are attached to the dock. Some old nails on the pilings that I need to remove.
The pilings are about 5 feet above the rub rail at the bow. Will move the boat further from the bulk head and triple the lines. Should be fine with a 4 foot surge, 6 foot will cause problems and 8 I will assume a total loss.
The pilings are about 5 feet above the rub rail at the bow. Will move the boat further from the bulk head and triple the lines. Should be fine with a 4 foot surge, 6 foot will cause problems and 8 I will assume a total loss.
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Ed your thinking is it that the small lines will hold it tight in place but break away if there is a massive surge?
Stay safe buddy! If we get hit with the worst of it and you need to scramble I'm 30 above sea level. Brick house with a slate roof been there since the 20s. If the phones don't work 70 wyandanch just south of sunrise off DPA on the east side. Just knock.
Stay safe buddy! If we get hit with the worst of it and you need to scramble I'm 30 above sea level. Brick house with a slate roof been there since the 20s. If the phones don't work 70 wyandanch just south of sunrise off DPA on the east side. Just knock.
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The small long lines will stretch and provide a bungy effect. I'm Trying to keep the boat as still as possible. I have 5/8 and 3/4 lines to make sure it doesn't go anywhere but I found in other storms that the larger lines start to chafe through pretty quickly. My thinking is the little lines will buy the big lines more time.
Thanks for the offer, I hope it doesn't come to that . I'm staying put as long as possible, but I'm no fool. I watched my house bending in the March storm. Me and my generators will stay one step ahead of the storm and I'll make my way back into the area as the storm moves on. Daughter wife and dog leave tomorrow morning. I'll stay behind to finish off the beer!
Thanks for the offer, I hope it doesn't come to that . I'm staying put as long as possible, but I'm no fool. I watched my house bending in the March storm. Me and my generators will stay one step ahead of the storm and I'll make my way back into the area as the storm moves on. Daughter wife and dog leave tomorrow morning. I'll stay behind to finish off the beer!
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Did my best. smaller line nice and tight. Normal 1/2 in place and a set of 5/8 with a bit of slack connected to different points.
The good news is fire department boat was moved to my marina. Village employee friend monitoring the erea hourly and has my cell.
Nothing more to do.
The good news is fire department boat was moved to my marina. Village employee friend monitoring the erea hourly and has my cell.
Nothing more to do.
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I'm on Long Island's south shore. Bay Shore to be exact. The yacht Club basin faces the Great South Bay on the south side and there is a three foot bulkhead separating it from the Bay. If the wind should come from the south, forgettsboutit. The serge would come over the bulkhead.
My boat points WEST with two poles at the bow and a dock to stern. The weather here, so NOAA says, will start with the wind SE. Then we go east, northeast,northwest and then west.
Since the basin faces south, the wind and waves from the SE will not be too bad. As the wind goes East it gets better for me. Any where from the East counter clockwise to the west is good.
If the wind were to come from the south or south west I would move.
I took all the curtins off.
All the lines are double using at least 5/8ths. There are lines on both the port and starbd side tied amidships that hold the boat off the dock and these same lines hold the boat so it doesn't move too far from the dock as the wind pushes the from the east. These lines run parallel to the boat from the poles to the dock.
All the lines have slack. For the surge.
Get the picture?
A lot of boats left ... a lot stayed.
My boat points WEST with two poles at the bow and a dock to stern. The weather here, so NOAA says, will start with the wind SE. Then we go east, northeast,northwest and then west.
Since the basin faces south, the wind and waves from the SE will not be too bad. As the wind goes East it gets better for me. Any where from the East counter clockwise to the west is good.
If the wind were to come from the south or south west I would move.
I took all the curtins off.
All the lines are double using at least 5/8ths. There are lines on both the port and starbd side tied amidships that hold the boat off the dock and these same lines hold the boat so it doesn't move too far from the dock as the wind pushes the from the east. These lines run parallel to the boat from the poles to the dock.
All the lines have slack. For the surge.
Get the picture?
A lot of boats left ... a lot stayed.
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Mike,
I really need to thank you those small lines tied tight were a life saver.
I found some video on the net of my boat during the storm
http://babylonvillage.patch.com/article ... eo-7523229
I really need to thank you those small lines tied tight were a life saver.
I found some video on the net of my boat during the storm
http://babylonvillage.patch.com/article ... eo-7523229
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It's almost a mile north of the bay. You can see the trees blowing pretty good. Remember at that point in the tide everyone's lines were stretched tight. A good sign was that the village fire department moved their boat into the basin on Saturday night.
A few hours after that video I watched the chris and sea ray take turns banging the piling they shared. The sea ray took a nice little beating, minor stuff.
A few hours after that video I watched the chris and sea ray take turns banging the piling they shared. The sea ray took a nice little beating, minor stuff.
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