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Hurricane Matthew
Before I continue, I note the Neal posted almost exactly a year ago,
expecting us to get slammed. that didn't happen, then... Just a very quick note to say: Matthew came through Beaufort SC at 105MPH. We prepped Flying Pig after going onto a mooring (we'd been anchored across the river) at the Beaufort City Marina and put on 4 extra-strength lines, well chafe-protected). Once secured, we dinghied over to Lady's Island Marina, where we stowed (via filling with water) our dinghy and outboard and gas can. We got a relay ride to a Red Cross evacuation shelter in Ridgeland SC where we were safe, relatively dry (the roof in the school leaked in multiple places), fed and watered. I volunteered for keeping the men's room supplied with paper, and to empty and re-line all the trash containers. Many new friends were made, some of whom gave us a ride back to our dinghy. We are now back aboard. All is VERY well aboard Flying Pig; we're reassembling the topsides while we recharge the batteries. Pix and story maybe in a separate post... L8R Skip (and Lydia), blessed. Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land. - Dr. Samuel Johnson |
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Hurricane Matthew
Good you made it through OK. What was the windspeed where you were moored?
-paul On 10/12/2016 10:51 AM, Flying Pig wrote: Before I continue, I note the Neal posted almost exactly a year ago, expecting us to get slammed. that didn't happen, then... Just a very quick note to say: Matthew came through Beaufort SC at 105MPH. We prepped Flying Pig after going onto a mooring (we'd been anchored across the river) at the Beaufort City Marina and put on 4 extra-strength lines, well chafe-protected). Once secured, we dinghied over to Lady's Island Marina, where we stowed (via filling with water) our dinghy and outboard and gas can. We got a relay ride to a Red Cross evacuation shelter in Ridgeland SC where we were safe, relatively dry (the roof in the school leaked in multiple places), fed and watered. I volunteered for keeping the men's room supplied with paper, and to empty and re-line all the trash containers. Many new friends were made, some of whom gave us a ride back to our dinghy. We are now back aboard. All is VERY well aboard Flying Pig; we're reassembling the topsides while we recharge the batteries. Pix and story maybe in a separate post... L8R Skip (and Lydia), blessed. Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land. - Dr. Samuel Johnson |
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Hurricane Matthew
"Paul Cassel" wrote in message ...
Good you made it through OK. What was the windspeed where you were moored? -paul The marina reported 105-115 MPH... L8R Skip Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land. - Dr. Samuel Johnson |
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Hurricane Matthew
On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:51:09 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote: Before I continue, I note the Neal posted almost exactly a year ago, expecting us to get slammed. that didn't happen, then... Just a very quick note to say: Matthew came through Beaufort SC at 105MPH. We prepped Flying Pig after going onto a mooring (we'd been anchored across the river) at the Beaufort City Marina and put on 4 extra-strength lines, well chafe-protected). Once secured, we dinghied over to Lady's Island Marina, where we stowed (via filling with water) our dinghy and outboard and gas can. === Glad to hear that you came through it OK. We just came down the Florida ICW over the last few days after hiding out in a creek off the St John's River, just north of Green Cove Springs. The east coast of FL is littered with well over 100 boats that broke loose during the storm. How did you attach all of those extra lines to the mooring? |
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Hurricane Matthew
Greetings!
WayneB wrote: Glad to hear that you came through it OK. We just came down the Florida ICW over the last few days after hiding out in a creek off the St John's River, just north of Green Cove Springs. The east coast of FL is littered with well over 100 boats that broke loose during the storm. How did you attach all of those extra lines to the mooring? My link in the log shows many beached boats right in a small creek, let alone up and down the east coast, and a power boat sank at the Downtown Marina dock. My mooring was the two Megabraids looped through and led up. That's all the line that would fit through like that (double lines due to mooring eye). One of the second ones on each side (the 3-strand, a dock line) was passed over one of them, and the bitter end led up through the splice point, leading to a pull on both of the legs of the eye. The regatta braid, as a single line, I could get inside the eye; that one I did a bowline before running the line up to the chock. Both of those on each side were firehose chafe protected. Several of the boats in the field used a short length of chain as their belt-and-suspenders. Pix of my chafe resistance also in my picture link... We've just now finished putting it all back together, the bimini and enclosure having waited until we got a calm day to install some tell tails on the main, made possible by not having the bimini in the way of easy reach to attach/sticky. Where are you these days? L8R Skip and Lydia Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog I expect to pass this way but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. - Etienne Griellet |
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Hurricane Matthew
On Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:00:06 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote: We've just now finished putting it all back together, the bimini and enclosure having waited until we got a calm day to install some tell tails on the main, made possible by not having the bimini in the way of easy reach to attach/sticky. Where are you these days? === We arrived back home in SWFL last Saturday after 5 months of cruising Canada and New England. Our trip south on the Florida AICW after Matthew was uneventful except for all of the damage that we passed. There are large numbers of damaged boats, homes and docks, particularly in the area between St Augustine and Daytona Beach. There was one stretch of about 20 miles where it appeared that every single dock had been broken up to one degree or another. South of Melbourne was relatively unscathed compared to farther north. We bailed out for 2 days to the west coast after getting the last rental car available, not knowing what we'd find when we came back. Fortunately all was well. Wind speeds in our absence are unknown but there were considerable numbers of downed trees on each side of our creek. I'd guess that would indicate peak speeds in the 70 knot range, maybe more. We left the boat on two anchors spread about 60 degrees to the north. Our primary is a 90# Rocna with 150 ft of 3/8ths HT chain coupled with about 20 ft of 1 inch, 8-plait braided snubber. The secondary was a 65# Bruce with 25 ft of 3/8ths HT combined with 150 ft of 7/8ths 3-strand nylon - fire hose anti-chafing on both. No issues with any of that, with no sign of dragging on either anchor. Scope was about 10:1 on both anchors and we set them very hard with our big diesels. |
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Hurricane Matthew
Oct 19Flying Pig
Greetings! WayneB wrote: Glad to hear that you came through it OK. We just came down the Florida ICW over the last few days after hiding out in a creek off the St John's River, just north of Green Cove Springs. The east coast of FL is littered with well over 100 boats that broke loose during the storm. How did you attach all of those extra lines to the mooring? My link in the log shows many beached boats right in a small creek, let alone up and down the east coast, and a power boat sank at the Downtown Marina dock. My mooring was the two Megabraids looped through and led up. That's all the line that would fit through like that (double lines due to mooring eye). One of the second ones on each side (the 3-strand, a dock line) was passed over one of them, and the bitter end led up through the splice point, leading to a pull on both of the legs of the eye. The regatta braid, as a single line, I could get inside the eye; that one I did a bowline before running the line up to the chock. Both of those on each side were firehose chafe protected. Several of the boats in the field used a short length of chain as their belt-and-suspenders. Pix of my chafe resistance also in my picture link... We've just now finished putting it all back together, the bimini and enclosure having waited until we got a calm day to install some tell tails on the main, made possible by not having the bimini in the way of easy reach to attach/sticky. Where are you these days? L8R Skip and Lydia Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog I expect to pass this way but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. - Etienne Griellet ...... Thanks Skip. I rarely post here but I wanted to say I always apreciate reading of your adventures over the years.., |
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Hurricane Matthew
My pleasure....
Thanks Skip. I rarely post here but I wanted to say I always apreciate reading of your adventures over the years.., Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog I expect to pass this way but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. - Etienne Griellet |
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