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Boat Survived Hurricane Charley?

Any mooring tips that they could share used during Hurricane Charley?

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We put the small boat on the trailer, strapped it down, and parked the
trailer in the driveway. No damage fortunately. We took the big boat
as far east of the predicted storm track as we could get, and then
tied up in a secure, sheltered spot. No problems or damage there
either. There was a lot of eastbound traffic on the Okeechobee
Waterway on Thursday afternoon, and not everyone made it past the
first lock before they closed. Returning on Saturday was interesting
because the bridges are operated by Florida DOT instead of the Army
Corps of Engineers. Several bridges were unmanned until emergency
power was started up, and sufficient operating personnel were located.