Since Katrina, not much has been done to the marina. There was some
damage to the piers and wooden jetties, and of course no power or water
supplies, but over the years it still filled up with sailboats, all who
moored there free of charge.

Last Saturday there was a tenants meeting of the 'Interim Slip
Allocation' subcommittee.

The harbour is being divided in to three sections, only one of which
will have slips. The rest will be cordoned off to effect repairs, using
FEMA grant money for the contractors who will start work early March.

Thus, the 450 boats there were vying for the 165 slips available.

Where the 300-ish boats will go now is anyones' guess. The Northshore is
full, there aren't any marinas to the west since Gustav, leaving only
Gulfport, Port St Louis or Biloxi as possibilities.

For those who didn't make the cut (not registered, no application,
derelict etc) this is shaping up as a nightmare.

--
Molesworth - who made the cut

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:46:17 -0600, Nigel Molesworth
wrote:

For those who didn't make the cut (not registered, no application,
derelict etc) this is shaping up as a nightmare.

Congratulations. It sounds like everyone got what they paid for.
That couldn't go on for ever.

On Mon, 15 Dec 08, Nigel Molesworth wrote:
Where the 300-ish boats will go now is anyones' guess. The Northshore is
full, there aren't any marinas to the west since Gustav, leaving only
Gulfport, Port St Louis or Biloxi as possibilities.

Gulfport Smallcraft Harbor is NOT an option. Every pier and every
piling is gone and haven't been replaced. Probably won't be anytime
soon. People are tying up and anchoring out in the rivers and bayous
inland which isn't a good solution but that's what we have for now.
Some of the other harbors along the coast are in better shape but
slips are at a premium everywhere.
Rick.

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On Mon, 15 Dec 08, Nigel Molesworth wrote:
Where the 300-ish boats will go now is anyones' guess. The Northshore is
full, there aren't any marinas to the west since Gustav, leaving only
Gulfport, Port St Louis or Biloxi as possibilities.

Gulfport Smallcraft Harbor is NOT an option. Every pier and every
piling is gone and haven't been replaced. Probably won't be anytime
soon. People are tying up and anchoring out in the rivers and bayous
inland which isn't a good solution but that's what we have for now.
Some of the other harbors along the coast are in better shape but
slips are at a premium everywhere.
Rick.


Slips are for women.
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/imag...218379_884.jpg

Only girly-men keep their boats in slips. Real men sail them and anchor them
out when they stop during their travels.

Wilbur Hubbard

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On 11 Dec 2008 11:20:01 -0600, Dave wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:47:11 +0100, "Steve Lusardi"

said:

but if the blister is actually in the
lamination, the damage can be very costly, even terminal.

What is the basis for that conclusion? Personal observation? Sea stories?

Too much coffee?

I've seen some very bad cases of "boat pox," but even in the worst of them,
they weren't "terminal." Perhaps not impossible, but it's hard for me to
imagine a case of blisters that far gone.

"Janet O'Leary" wrote:
For you experts:: *if a boat has a few,, blisters in the gel below
water line, forward toward the bow ??

Is this a "run away fast" boat?

Or,, are the blisters a fix it item.

Depends on how bad the blisters are, once they are opened up & closely
inspected.... and how much of a price discount the owner/seller is
giving.

Blisters vary tremendously in severity & cost. It's said that "no boat
ever sank from blisters" but I've seen golfball-sized blisters that
left very little believable structural integrity. I've also seen
blisters fixed by "professionals" in an incredibly shoddy manner, then
hidden under anti-fouling paint. It's not difficult but it's tedious
labor. The shops that really do it right offer a guarantee but they
also charge a lot.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:41 GMT, "Janet O'Leary"
wrote:

For you experts:: if a boat has a few,, blisters in the gel below
water line, forward toward the bow ??

Is this a "run away fast" boat?

Or,, are the blisters a fix it item.


It depends.

Here's a good starting point:

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/BuyingBlisterBoat.htm

More he

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/blisters.htm

On Dec 11, 2:00 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:41 GMT, "Janet O'Leary"

wrote:
For you experts:: if a boat has a few,, blisters in the gel below
water line, forward toward the bow ??

Is this a "run away fast" boat?

Or,, are the blisters a fix it item.

It depends.

Here's a good starting point:

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/BuyingBlisterBoat.htm

More he

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/blisters.htm

Ignore them and do not try to "fix" them. ALL fixes regardless of how
they are done are far worse than the blisters themselves and fixes
rarely work. Blisters simply are not a problem at all. There has
never been a case of gel coat blisters causing structural problems and
I defy anybody to show such a case. I Once re-did the entire bottom
of a boat that was blistered by grinding and them filling with epoxy
and epoxying the entire hull and then realized that it was a waste of
time and money. The blisters were not any problem at all although
they were all over the hull. Gel coat blisters are simply not a real
problem.

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:29:45 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

The blisters were not any problem at all although
they were all over the hull. Gel coat blisters are simply not a real
problem.

They are a very real problem if you care about boat speed in light
air, or if you ever want to sell the boat.

On Dec 11, 2:00*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:41 GMT, "Janet O'Leary"

wrote:
For you experts:: *if a boat has a few,, blisters in the gel below
water line, forward toward the bow ??

Is this a "run away fast" boat?

Or,, are the blisters a fix it item.

It depends.

Here's a good starting point:

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/BuyingBlisterBoat.htm

More he

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/blisters.htm

FWIW, I happen to know the subject Morgan 46 this surveyor trashed.
Not mine, but a friend who shall remain nameless - and the boat is one
I'd love to have. I've also peeled back many layers of delam from
blisters on our boat over time, not to mention the wreck's delam. The
blisters weren't enough to sink a boat - but Don Casey, whose opinion
I respect, has interesting things to say about moisture and
delamination and the potential for serious damage. His info suggests
water in, rather than out of, the boat, is more serious an issue WRT
delam...

Not seeing the boat, I'd have to say it's not a problem, based on the
description. We ground out and repaired 800 on ours before we
launched. Following that, it survived a rather spectacular wreck...

L8R

Skip and Crew