"Networkin" wrote in message om...
Boat Survived Hurricane Charley?

Any mooring tips that they could share used during Hurricane Charley?

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We put the small boat on the trailer, strapped it down, and parked the
trailer in the driveway. No damage fortunately. We took the big boat
as far east of the predicted storm track as we could get, and then
tied up in a secure, sheltered spot. No problems or damage there
either. There was a lot of eastbound traffic on the Okeechobee
Waterway on Thursday afternoon, and not everyone made it past the
first lock before they closed. Returning on Saturday was interesting
because the bridges are operated by Florida DOT instead of the Army
Corps of Engineers. Several bridges were unmanned until emergency
power was started up, and sufficient operating personnel were located.

There was a lot of eastbound traffic on the Okeechobee
Waterway on Thursday afternoon, and not everyone made it past the
first lock before they closed.

Did you see the guy in the sail boat who was trapped outside the Sanibel
bridge? He didn't have an engine so he wasn't willing to try getting around
Boca Grand pass and down the inside to the river. Last I heard his boat was
smashed on the bridge and he was missing. If he had gone south and holed up in
New Pass or even the cove in Big Carlos he probably would have been fine. Worst
case is he would be up on the beach. Better than dead.
We had a little west wind at the end but most of the storm was straight out of
the south. We spent a lot of it on the front porch, hiding behind the south
wall and watching our neighbor's stuff fly by.
A 3' piece of aluminum soffit whizzing by at 90 or so is an awesome sight, a
piece buried edge on, a couple inches into a palm tree trunk is more so.

(Greg) wrote in message ...
There was a lot of eastbound traffic on the Okeechobee
Waterway on Thursday afternoon, and not everyone made it past the
first lock before they closed.

Did you see the guy in the sail boat who was trapped outside the Sanibel
bridge? He didn't have an engine so he wasn't willing to try getting around
Boca Grand pass and down the inside to the river. Last I heard his boat was
smashed on the bridge and he was missing. If he had gone south and holed up in
New Pass or even the cove in Big Carlos he probably would have been fine.
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No, we started out from our house which is about 10 miles upriver from
the Sanibel bridge. Too bad about the guy and boat. There was
another sailboat sunk by the storm about 1/2 mile north of the Cape
Coral bridge. This was a boat that had been anchored there for a few
weeks and had someone living aboard. No idea what happened to them
but it couldn't have been good if they were onboard during the
hurricane.