" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
Our marina is on the Vermilion River in Vermilion, Ohio. It has started
to
flood due to the excessive rain we have had over the past 3 days.

These pictures were taken this morning:

http://tinyurl.com/r4orv (Our dock and boat)

http://tinyurl.com/mcx96
http://tinyurl.com/mmvbr (Fixed docks at our marina)

http://tinyurl.com/p2c37 (travel lift area, water up to sea wall)

http://tinyurl.com/rk8ce (fixed docks, water past sea wall)

http://tinyurl.com/q3zfj (floating docks at an adjoining marina)

http://tinyurl.com/h6vgb (public boat launch ramps damaged from the
strong
current and high water)

http://tinyurl.com/j2yha (water on the river up to the sea wall, normal
level is 4 feet below)

http://tinyurl.com/zvd5e (one house on the river)

The water level is expected to crest sometime later today. Our marina
has
been on top of things all night and all day, checking the boats and
adjusting dock lines when needed. Being the worry wart that I am I will
be
probably be back later today to check the boat again.


Good luck. Hope you get through this without any damage to your boat.

I noticed you are basically relying on a breast tie in the photo of
your boat at the float. That works OK as long as you are tied to a
float, but it looks like the landward end of your float is restricted
in its ability to rise and fall with the river level. You might
experiment with relying on a crossed pair of severe spring lines if
that float isn't going to rise and fall at the same rate as your boat,
but on the other hand it looks like you're "only" dealing with a few
feet or so- not like one of our 12-15 foot typical tide changes here in
the Pac NW.


What a difference a day makes. The river was just about down to normal
today. The flooding and strong current on the river caused some major
damage, including docks literally being torn away from the seawall and
sending them, along with boats into the Lake. Story and pic at:

http://www.cleveland.com/news/photos/

If asked for a zip code use any and spoof your age. Click on the picture
of the man kneeling on the rocks trying to free a boat, then click on that
same picture again when a new page appears. There are also stories and
pictures from other rivers in the area.

I was at the boat early this morning and saw floating docks locked in a
35 degree angle from the seawall as they did not fall back down into place
after the river level dropped.

The river and Lake were full of debris and floating logs. With NE winds
expected through Tuesday a lot of this crap will be washed ashore.......a
good thing for boaters.

Here was our view from our table today during a late lunch today with my
wife and our friends:

http://tinyurl.com/mjdk7

Sandusky Bay, Battery Park Marina. Cedar Point amusement park is in the
background.




Doh!.....edit.