My marina has mandatory evac. I'm surprised ya'lls doesn't. Looks like Tampa got lucky and Ian made land fall further south. Please upload the aftermath ! Hope all is well
I had an O'Day 25 at St. Petersburg marina when hurricane Elena came through. We were asked to stay with our boats if we could in order to ease the dock lines as the surge came in, and tighten them back up as it went back out again. I slept on the boat and did hourly checks of the dock lines. This time, I don't have a boat so I'm holed up in my evacuation spot (I was under mandatory evacuation) waiting for the storm to pass. Good luck to you and yours!
I've been there three times a day and our water got sucked out, so one of the times I saved us as the lines would have gone tight with still a foot lower to go. We're on our keel but still floating. Today might tne the opposite as the backside winds change direction. We're still seeing 55mph.
Looking forward to the trail cam footage. Thank you from St Marys, GA. Our 30 footer is in a creek off the Neuse river in NC, so not overly concerned. Lots of luck, stay safe!
Thanks for the update. Had been thinking about you guys today. I can't imagine the stress. There is only so much you can do. Hoping for the best. Be safe!!!!
wow,, I was thinking about you guys, in watching the storm, looks like you dodged the bullet. I'm up in Jax, over prepared the house for this, and it looks like it'll be east of us. Good luck bro,, so much for the adage, "red at night, sailor's delight",, great shot though. Looking forward to your cam footage.
Thanks for the video. Hope you guys and the boats stay safe from Ian. Where the bagpipes from the high school? my son helped during their band camp one year.
Looks like you're ready as possible but it also looks like we dodged the bullet on this thank goodness because it's a monster i have friends i Punta Gorda isles with a 34 Erickson and neither one of them in good health 🙏
it's looking like we missed the surge because the storm ducked in just south, so we actually had a super low tide as the water was sucked out. I'll go check at high tide today and see if the water makes it over the seawall.
Stay safe. I hear my boat is already on the ground in the Davis Island seaplane basin. This has happened before. I am wondering how fast the water will come back in.
Hope you both and Envision are ok and safe. Watching from over in the Philippines as we just had a big typhoon here a few days ago. (Two days of high winds and flooding). We're 12 hours ahead of you good folks over on the east coast of the US.
I just wrapped a rope around my mainsail cover tight and tucked my boat in a mangrove. When the water rushed back since my boat was sitting on its keel most of this storm the seal in my centerboard post coming up from inside broke and i went inside to be standing in a foot of water had no bilge at the time 😅
I used Wet it and Forget it... which is non-acidic and has no bleach, and is safe for sails. It seemed to work well to remove the mildew and although it says not to rinse it, I did because the residue becomes slippery on deck when it is re-wet.
My marina has mandatory evac. I'm surprised ya'lls doesn't. Looks like Tampa got lucky and Ian made land fall further south. Please upload the aftermath ! Hope all is well
I had an O'Day 25 at St. Petersburg marina when hurricane Elena came through. We were asked to stay with our boats if we could in order to ease the dock lines as the surge came in, and tighten them back up as it went back out again. I slept on the boat and did hourly checks of the dock lines. This time, I don't have a boat so I'm holed up in my evacuation spot (I was under mandatory evacuation) waiting for the storm to pass. Good luck to you and yours!
I've been there three times a day and our water got sucked out, so one of the times I saved us as the lines would have gone tight with still a foot lower to go. We're on our keel but still floating. Today might tne the opposite as the backside winds change direction. We're still seeing 55mph.
Looking forward to the trail cam footage. Thank you from St Marys, GA. Our 30 footer is in a creek off the Neuse river in NC, so not overly concerned.
Lots of luck, stay safe!
Thanks for the update. Had been thinking about you guys today. I can't imagine the stress. There is only so much you can do. Hoping for the best. Be safe!!!!
Keeping you both and Envision in my thoughts as you wake up this morning to the aftermath. The trail cam was a great idea!
Looks like you prepared all you could. Good luck and stay safe.
wow,, I was thinking about you guys, in watching the storm, looks like you dodged the bullet. I'm up in Jax, over prepared the house for this, and it looks like it'll be east of us. Good luck bro,, so much for the adage, "red at night, sailor's delight",, great shot though. Looking forward to your cam footage.
Thanks for the video. Hope you guys and the boats stay safe from Ian. Where the bagpipes from the high school? my son helped during their band camp one year.
Thanks. I don't know where they are from, but I think probably so... it's often I hear and see them in the park.
Looks like you're ready as possible but it also looks like we dodged the bullet on this thank goodness because it's a monster i have friends i Punta Gorda isles with a 34 Erickson and neither one of them in good health 🙏
If you had any sense you'd sail out of the storms way!
We are in central Florida so please let us know how you guys make out with the anticipated storm surge.
it's looking like we missed the surge because the storm ducked in just south, so we actually had a super low tide as the water was sucked out. I'll go check at high tide today and see if the water makes it over the seawall.
Thanks, stay safe.
Let us know how you made out
Good luck y’all
Good luck guys
Stay safe. I hear my boat is already on the ground in the Davis Island seaplane basin. This has happened before. I am wondering how fast the water will come back in.
Good Luck
Please give an update after the storm and don’t make us wait a week…. Even a short saying all is good. Hoping the best for you guys!
Thank you! We're okay for now but we have one more day of it as we now get the backside of it.
Stay high, dry, and safe.
Hope you both and Envision are ok and safe. Watching from over in the Philippines as we just had a big typhoon here a few days ago. (Two days of high winds and flooding). We're 12 hours ahead of you good folks over on the east coast of the US.
I just wrapped a rope around my mainsail cover tight and tucked my boat in a mangrove. When the water rushed back since my boat was sitting on its keel most of this storm the seal in my centerboard post coming up from inside broke and i went inside to be standing in a foot of water had no bilge at the time 😅
What did you use to clean your sails? Good luck today as the storm approaches.
I used Wet it and Forget it... which is non-acidic and has no bleach, and is safe for sails. It seemed to work well to remove the mildew and although it says not to rinse it, I did because the residue becomes slippery on deck when it is re-wet.
I’m glad I sold my boat that was anchored out. Not sure what I would have done for the storm.
I was planning a dive when Ian came. I made it as far as ga fl state line before I bailed.
Hooted all turns out well for you both. Stay safe.
What happened to the boats moored offshore?
There seems to be one or two less... not sure. The rest stayed. I would say they got 65mph max wind there.