Had posted before that I had been told my boat was OK. Saw if for the first time on Sat. Not much damage to it. Guess I am just very lucky. The stern dock lines had floated off the pilings it was tied to, and it was headed into the dock at 90 dergees. Other lines and the anchor line had held. Bimini frame has pulled loose and fell into the cockpit scratching it up. Wind generator mounting post snapped off. Inch and a half thick wall tubing, just snapped off, and the generator is in the water, hanging by it's electrical cord.And something had drifted past I guess, and the starboard side is scuffed up, but doesn't look scratched, or at least not much. What a bread for me. I am right around the corner from Oak Harbor, and boats there are mostly destroyed. Our house looks pretty good from the outside, but there is nothing salvagable inside. Over 4' of water in the house, mold growing pretty good, and mud all over everything. A total mess. The refigerator floated out of it's space, was turned around and the turned over, upside down in the middle of the kitchen. It just looks like a war zone all over Slidell.
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Lost my boat
I had high hopes that my boat would be safe. I moved it from Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi to the back bay area in a small inlet. The boat was beached and suffered extensive damage inside and out. The moast was high up in a nearby tree. My Hunter 340 was five years old and in excellent condition, just finished a wax job a couple of weeks before the storm. From what I gather, there really was no place that offered a genuine safe harbor nearby. I usually bring my boat to Oak Harbor Marina in Slidell as a hurricane preparation. That would not have helped this time. Even Hurricane Hole, in back of Biloxi was not safe, I am told. I will however, be looking for a new boat.
I had high hopes that my boat would be safe. I moved it from Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi to the back bay area in a small inlet. The boat was beached and suffered extensive damage inside and out. The moast was high up in a nearby tree. My Hunter 340 was five years old and in excellent condition, just finished a wax job a couple of weeks before the storm. From what I gather, there really was no place that offered a genuine safe harbor nearby. I usually bring my boat to Oak Harbor Marina in Slidell as a hurricane preparation. That would not have helped this time. Even Hurricane Hole, in back of Biloxi was not safe, I am told. I will however, be looking for a new boat.
Katrina was far reaching
It does not compare to the damage on the Gulf Coast, but Katrina had a strong impact in Nashville, about 500 mile away from the coast. We had four foot waves on our little lake. On my dock, a few boats chewed up the dock with their bows, and on a marina about a mile away, a few boats went to davy jones, and many were badly damaged. Hell of a storm! I feel for the folks on the coast. Alan
It does not compare to the damage on the Gulf Coast, but Katrina had a strong impact in Nashville, about 500 mile away from the coast. We had four foot waves on our little lake. On my dock, a few boats chewed up the dock with their bows, and on a marina about a mile away, a few boats went to davy jones, and many were badly damaged. Hell of a storm! I feel for the folks on the coast. Alan
On hook?
Has anybody heard of somebody putting their boat on a hook and it surviving? As in past storms, it seems most damage is from boats and docks and all that runing into each other. I've heard of people in the past taking the boat out into deeper water and anchoring her out as best as possible with a few anchors to avoid the collisions that happen at docks. Any news of anybody trying this? I know two weekends ago I kept hearing on 16 that a crew of 3 were missing after leaving LA for Houston the day before the storm hit. It kind of gave me an eerie feeling hearing that all weekend from the CG.
Has anybody heard of somebody putting their boat on a hook and it surviving? As in past storms, it seems most damage is from boats and docks and all that runing into each other. I've heard of people in the past taking the boat out into deeper water and anchoring her out as best as possible with a few anchors to avoid the collisions that happen at docks. Any news of anybody trying this? I know two weekends ago I kept hearing on 16 that a crew of 3 were missing after leaving LA for Houston the day before the storm hit. It kind of gave me an eerie feeling hearing that all weekend from the CG.
Boat survived in Bay St. Louis
My H310 survived in a small canal in Shoreline Park at the mouth of the Jordan River on the west side of Bay St. Louis. Had 8 lines tied to 5 different trees. Three lines survived the storm. Had relatively minor gelcoat damage on the port side. I think this was mostly due to luck as all houses destroyed or floated away. Many boats sunk or settled on the hard. A house, boat or other debris could have easily taken the boat out. In fact the starboard bow line and forward spring line were snapped when a cabin cruiser sank on them. Tom S/V Miuss Jenna - H310
My H310 survived in a small canal in Shoreline Park at the mouth of the Jordan River on the west side of Bay St. Louis. Had 8 lines tied to 5 different trees. Three lines survived the storm. Had relatively minor gelcoat damage on the port side. I think this was mostly due to luck as all houses destroyed or floated away. Many boats sunk or settled on the hard. A house, boat or other debris could have easily taken the boat out. In fact the starboard bow line and forward spring line were snapped when a cabin cruiser sank on them. Tom S/V Miuss Jenna - H310
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