1st One from SANDY
Posted: Dec 7th, '12, 06:17
The first 31 Bertram will be running down the coast of NJ to HOLTZ Boatworks today. A basketball size hole in the hull under the registration #'s. A quick patch of PVC plastic, some double sided insulation tape, 30 self-taping screws and some gorilla tape around the edges will make this tough old rig seaworthy for the trip.
As a survivor of the direct hits of Hurricanes Jeanne, Frances, and Wilma I thought the damage in Florida was bad. Let me tell you all, New Jersey is a war zone. Over 100 miles of unabelievable damage, homes wrecked and condemned, boats scattered over miles of marsh, streets, piled like cord wood for the winter fires. Anything you can do for the people of New Jersey, Staten Island, Long Island will be helpful.
Ya know the news gives you pictures and words for a few days and a couple of weeks, but the travesty goes on and on for months, and will go on for years. The visual tour gives you the sights, sounds and smell of this horific event. I went up and delivered a truck full of "Stuff" when I went to the Highlands which has more than 1200 condemned homes. The village only has 1500 homes, don't forget the businesses there too.
We in Southern New Jersey don't have any idea just how lucky we were. The storm hit 3 hours before the high tide, on the moon and spared us. Had the arrival prediction of Midnite landfall happened we would have had an additional 3+ ft of water....GAME OVER.
Thanks to all for your support of the site, and all the boating community featuring the great 31 Bertram.
Tom Oakes, Holtz Boatworks
Marmora, NJ USA
"A proud American doing his part"
As a survivor of the direct hits of Hurricanes Jeanne, Frances, and Wilma I thought the damage in Florida was bad. Let me tell you all, New Jersey is a war zone. Over 100 miles of unabelievable damage, homes wrecked and condemned, boats scattered over miles of marsh, streets, piled like cord wood for the winter fires. Anything you can do for the people of New Jersey, Staten Island, Long Island will be helpful.
Ya know the news gives you pictures and words for a few days and a couple of weeks, but the travesty goes on and on for months, and will go on for years. The visual tour gives you the sights, sounds and smell of this horific event. I went up and delivered a truck full of "Stuff" when I went to the Highlands which has more than 1200 condemned homes. The village only has 1500 homes, don't forget the businesses there too.
We in Southern New Jersey don't have any idea just how lucky we were. The storm hit 3 hours before the high tide, on the moon and spared us. Had the arrival prediction of Midnite landfall happened we would have had an additional 3+ ft of water....GAME OVER.
Thanks to all for your support of the site, and all the boating community featuring the great 31 Bertram.
Tom Oakes, Holtz Boatworks
Marmora, NJ USA
"A proud American doing his part"