[C320-list] Helene

[Jack Brennan]

It's a great question, and I don't know the answer.

My slip has aft pilings about 8 feet above normal tide. The lines are secured near the top.

But forward, the lines are secured to cleats on the dock, which is a couple of feet higher than average tide.

I also have spring lines tied from a pier about a foot lower than the dock.

I know from photos that my stern lines held. I expect that one or more of the other lines broke. The key is to have so many lines that some hold.

I half expect to find some dock rash and, like Diane, more damage to the striping.

I think the lesson for Florida is to find a hurricane hole like St. Pete or Gulfport and not worry about the cost. I had a free dock at my complex, but my boat would be sunk right now.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 220
Tierra Verde, Fl.



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-------- Original message --------
From: Dave Hupe via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Date: 9/29/24 2:41 PM (GMT+01:00)
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Cc: Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Helene

Glad all is ok.  However, I can't see how the boats in a slip would ride out a 7 ft surge. Is your slip wide and you always allow a lot of swing/movement with your docklines?  My slip is narrow/tight and i have to keep my stern lines short so the boat does not bounce off side pilings.
Dave Hupe 1994 C320 #32

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  On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 8:15 AM, --Bill via C320-list<c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:   Tortuga also made it through ok just north of you, Jack.  Water reached the top of our pilings at the Gulfport municipal marina and several boats sank.  Our house had very minor flooding and I’ve been out helping neighbors who had major flooding. The Coast Guard Auxiliary buildings in Gulfport, St Petersburg and Madeira Beach were all flooded.

—Bill Ackerman
#240
Gulfport FL

> On Sep 29, 2024, at 2:51 AM, Jack Brennan via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
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> Well, Sonas got lucky again, I think
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> We inadvertently evacuated to Italy for a long-planned visit to Pompeii when the hurricane breezed by and caused a storm surge of more than 7 feet in Tampa Bay.
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> Photos from a friend show Sonas intact in her slip with Bimini, solar panels and sails intact. Helen had been a thunderstorm when we left.
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> We also got lucky on land. We live on a barrier island, but our waterfront complex is somewhat elevated and protected. We had flooding, but nothing reached the townhouses.
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> Boats at our dock weren't so lucky. At least two sailboats sunk, others had significant damage and powerboats apparently are scattered all over.
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> The dark side of paradise.
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> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 310
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
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> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
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