"stealth" wrote in message ...
Regarding boats that are kept in the water year around or are too large to
easily transport, what do the boat owners do when a hurricane is forecast to
hit the area? What if they do not live near the boat, i.e., out of state?

Just curious.

s

If you can get to the boat, take it out far enough off shore to not
get blown in, trail a couple of warps, and ride it out. The navy did
a bunch of research on drogues to prevent pitchpoling. The one the
discovered was best had a lead weight on the end (about 50 lbs for mid
30's footer) with a whole bunch of nylon ripstop funnels sewed on
nylon line. The *worst* place for a boat is in the harbor during a
hurricane.

Probably be a good idea to fit plywood shutters on your portlights if
they are the the larger variety.

Batten down the hatches and don't forget your dramamine!

-Kevin