[C320-list] Hurricane!

[P.F. Ross]

Jack, that is pretty darn scary, hope there is no hidden damage.

We are 125 miles or so south of you (toward N end of Naples Bay) and missed
most of the fury of Eta going (as it headed W down the Keys) and coming (as
it turned offshore NE toward Tampa).  We saw max winds of around 30kts
(based on our ST60+ wind instrument) and reported gusts of 55kts.  Dodged a
bullet I'd say.

Frank Ross
Beta Wave #206
Naples, FL

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 1:32 PM <argates2nd at comcast.net> wrote:

> Jack,  It seems you were very fortunate.  We are on Charlotte Harbor and
> 11' waves were reported!  Rollie  #182
>
> > On 11/12/2020 11:56 AM Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
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> > Well, the tropical storm wasn’t that bad, but we almost lost Sonas to a
> fluke occurrence.
> >
> > Either a freak wave or a mini-tornado slammed into her and broke off the
> 18-inch-diameter piling that was taking much of the beating from the storm.
> Immediately, Sonas slammed into an equally large piling on the other side
> and decapitated it.
> >
> > Surprisingly, I can’t find any damage on the boat. Still, I’m going to
> arm-twist Geico/BoatUS into paying for a hull survey to look for structural
> problems as well as paying for the pilings. (They belong to the condo
> association, but I’m responsible if I damage them …)
> >
> > At 3 a.m., I found her hanging to just two remaining taut windward lines
> and had no way to get on the boat because the broken pilings were keeping
> her off the dock. Luckily, they held as the storm weakened. I managed to
> straighten things out after first light.
> >
> > Now the fun begins. Insurance claim. Finding a dock company to replace
> the pilings. Jury rigging docking lines until that happens.
> >
> > Be over, 2020.
> >
> > Jack Brennan
> > Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> > Tierra Verde, Fl.
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> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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