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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 10/8/2018 4:26 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 13:02:45 -0500, amdx wrote:

ARRGH!
Looks like we could be dead center in Panama City Fl.
I have business boat in a marina, It is a pontoon boat with a roof.
Need to tie down the roof to the base, unhook water, electric and
cable. Remove all items that could get knocked off shelving. Then move
the boat between two docks and tie so as to not hit either. Just a pain
in the butt.

Mikek

If you can tie all 4 corners to posts pretty far away, you should be
fine. I know the tradition is you cross tie to handle tide swings but
in a storm that may not be the best option if you think the wind can
get under it and flip it. I always come straight off each corner, tied
to the lift rings on the pontoons and double up the lines if you have
enough rope. (spring lines). I have lived through a lot of hurricanes
that way.

Heh. Was talking today with my grandson who is in the Coast Guard.
His cutter just returned from a 3 month patrol with over 6 tons of
captured cocaine.

He was telling me that he was at the helm for four hours as they
transited the Panama Canal and was telling me about the locks.

Brought back memories of going through a lock on the ICW for the first
time on the Navigator. I was the first to enter the lock and expertly
proceeded to the other end and tied up the boat neatly on the side
of the lock, waiting for all the other boats to enter and tie up.

I was standing there all proud of myself when a salty looking guy on
a sailboat who had pulled in behind the Navigator walked up pulling on a
pipe and said, "First time going through a lock?"

"Yep", says I.

"Well, you might want to loosen up on those lines otherwise your
boat is going to be hanging from it's side when they let the water
out ...", he replied.

He must have realized what a newbie I was.