I just got back from the marina myself. As you said, it doesn't look like it
is going to be that bad in south jersey. I made the decision to leave my 35
footer in the water. I dropped the canvas, doubled up on all lines and also
added an additional spring line and some extra fenders. I figure I can
withstand a 6' rise in tide before the pilings start pulling out or the boat
starts going under:-) If we do get a 6' rise the boat would have come close
to floating off the blocks anyway so that's why I left it in, figured my
chances were just as good. Besides, I'll get some more use out of the boat
this way since boating season just started.

Thanks to all for the advice and hope everyone makes it through this one.

Art

"Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message
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On 16 Sep 2003 21:03:49 GMT, ospam (F330 GT) wrote:

My boat is tied up in a slip in a south jersey marina - does anyone
have any
advice on whether I should leave it in the water or have it pulled
prior to
Isabelle's arrival? I've heard two schools of thought on the subject.

I'm in the same boat as you are, tied up in a slip in a south jersey
marina. I just got a call from my marina saying people are pulling
their boats and and asking what I want to do. Unfortunately, mine is
not trailerable and if I pull it out, it's just going to be sitting on
the hard somewhere down the on the jersey shore. That's probably more
vulnerable then being in the water.

Is yours trailerable? Can you get it somewhere safe in time? If so,
then I'd pull it out. If not, leave it in and pray it doesn't hit S.
Jersey that bad.

Steve







Don't forget that lots of damage can be caused by the high tides that
come with
the storm. You better have someone close by that can check on the boat
and
adjust the lines if you plan on leaving it in the water. Keep an eye on
where
the tide is as the hurricane approaches.

We had tides 15 to 20 feet above normal when Hurricane Andrew hit. I have
first
hand knowledge of a 37 ft sailboat that pulled up four pilings and ended
up 20
feet up on a pool deck.

I just got back from moving my boat to a more secure slip, doubling and
tripling up the dock lines, setting extra spring lines, etc. It looks
like it won't be that bad down in South Jersey. But I do know that a
lot of people did bring their boats up to Philly. The storm surge is
supposed to be at least 12 feet with this one. But that's only ahead of
the center. Out on the edges, it won't be as bad. I'm tied off to
floating docks and it would have to get pretty high for the floating
docks to float off the pilings. 12 feet would do it though, no problem.
But I don't think that's going to happen this time in S Jersey.

Steve