Post storm damage report.

[seasick]

Can't check my 208 yet. I am in a different state. It is still floating and looks OK based on the camera I have pointed at it.
'My Other Boat' survived thanks to a friend at the boat yard who decided to ride out the storm and at the same time, check on his neighboring boats. My boat was wacking the dock and rocking and rolling violently. I had six lines on it. One stern line snapped and that allowed the boat to bump up against the dock. There was a bumper in that spot but when I went to check, it was gone as were a lot of other folks bumpers and fenders. Apparently the rolling of the hull against the dock just snapped the bumper line.
Our docks are floating type and my slip is 'private' thank goodness. Next time I will double up the bow and stern lines
A 4 or 5 foot section of the dock rub rail was hanging off but still in a place that offered a bit of protection. My friends at the yard had managed with difficulty to replace the snapped stern line. That was not an easy task with the 60 mph winds pushing the hull away from the cleat location.
I installed a new stern line , a new bumper and reattached the dock vinyl edge today. A few scuffs but I was lucky.
Hope you folks fared well.

 

[Keeldad]

Made out OK in S. Jersey. Generally I pull my boat whenever I get tropical storm warnings, (basically one less thing to worry about) but this time I didn’t because nobody else in the yard was taking theirs out ( I can hear my mother now “if everybody else jumped off a bridge, would you?”). The consensus was we’ve weathered 40-50mph before so why bother? I have pre-made storm lines for doubling up and I’ve screwed a few ring bolts into the dock to secure them to. I also have extra storm fenders to deploy. Because I have a hard top, windage aloft is always something that concerns me. When my house started shaking in the wind gusts I started second-guessing my decision to not pull her but the extra lines and fenders did the trick.

 

[Blaugrana]

I am in central Jersey and nobody by me really seemed to be too worried about it. I was the only one adjusting my lines and preparing for it. Definitely learned a lot but don’t think I would leave in during a storm with worse predictions. The sustained winds didn’t seem to bother the boat but the gusts kept pushing it against the dock.

Taking the entire storm from the stern might have been a rookie mistake but I thought these storms have their wind change direction as they pass.

Did anybody see those videos from Avalon NJ where the slips/ floating docks collapsed or from Staten Island? Didn’t think the storm was that bad but it still did significant damage.

Hopefully everyone was safe and made it through.

 

[seasick]

Saw those videos. What a mess!

 

[nuclear]

Didn't think the winds on LI would be nearly as bad as they were, forecasters grossly underestimated this storm for us. No one in my town pulled their boat. Went out Tuesday night right after the winds died down to check on the boat. Immediately noticed it wasn't at my mooring. The wind had pushed it up onto the beach, mooring and all, which is over 100 yds. Couldn't do anything at that time as it was closer to low tide. Came back the next day and thankfully it was floating with only a couple small scratches, no clue how it didn't hit another boat more seriously in its path. In the end, 5 boats out of approx. 60 in my field washed up. Mine was the only one that dragged anchor though.

My boat after, sitting at the dock with another boat that washed up:



Bay Constable trying to pull a friend's boat:


This one is not going anywhere anytime soon:


As for the homefront, we just lost power for half a day. Unfortunately my pool pump got fried and that's getting replaced tonight for $1,300...

edit: forgot to mention the cushion on the port side in the cabin was damp. I am guessing the wind/water was able to make its way in through that small side window despite being closed.

 

[nuclear]

Another small sailboat washed up too. I also talked to someone else with an I/O dual console and half his windshield blew off as well as his gps lol.

 

[seasick]

I guess I was lucky. I agree that i didn't plan such strong winds but more importantly constant strong winds for a long period of time. Yes, I listened to the reports and they said there would be strong gusts but I didn't expect what actually occurred. Sandy left me with a strong respect for storm surge and this weeks storm wasn't expected to create very high surge levels.