Does anyone have any information about the status of clearing boats out of the channels around Eden Isles and Oak Harbor in Slidell? I have a friend who still has a dock left in Eden Isles, and I'd like to visit, but I'm worried about the debris and sunken hulls, particuarly in the Eden Isles canals. Does anyone have any info ?
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My boat was kept at Oak Harbor Marina. They required me to move it to finish demolishing what was left of the old slips. I moved it to a friend's private dock in Eden Isles, and had no trouble. That said, I saw LOTS of debris in the canals, but didn't see any sunken boats or what looked like hulls of them. We sent slow, kept a close watch as we went, and hit nothing (but saw plenty of stuff in the water). My boat is a 35' Coronado, and has a 3 1/2 draft. My understanding is that the Marina area is clear, but they are still not taking boat tennants or transients. I also understand money has been allocated to clear the canals in Eden Isles, but I don't know if anything has actually been done yet. You might give the harbormaster at Oak Harbor a call, he can probably give you an update (be polite, remember giving that type of information isn't his job, and he, like others in the area, has had a pretty rough past 6 months). 985-641-1044
My boat was kept at Oak Harbor Marina. They required me to move it to finish demolishing what was left of the old slips. I moved it to a friend's private dock in Eden Isles, and had no trouble. That said, I saw LOTS of debris in the canals, but didn't see any sunken boats or what looked like hulls of them. We sent slow, kept a close watch as we went, and hit nothing (but saw plenty of stuff in the water). My boat is a 35' Coronado, and has a 3 1/2 draft. My understanding is that the Marina area is clear, but they are still not taking boat tennants or transients. I also understand money has been allocated to clear the canals in Eden Isles, but I don't know if anything has actually been done yet. You might give the harbormaster at Oak Harbor a call, he can probably give you an update (be polite, remember giving that type of information isn't his job, and he, like others in the area, has had a pretty rough past 6 months). 985-641-1044
Flaoting Roof?
Herb, i believe that it was NICE and EASY that told me of a floating roof from a house in one of the canals. They had to try to tie it up somewhere to prevent it from just drifting. Anyway, JLOGAN, take herbs advice and call the harbor master from Oak Harbor, he is pretty well informed.
Herb, i believe that it was NICE and EASY that told me of a floating roof from a house in one of the canals. They had to try to tie it up somewhere to prevent it from just drifting. Anyway, JLOGAN, take herbs advice and call the harbor master from Oak Harbor, he is pretty well informed.
jlogan!!!!!!
Small boating is far better than NO boating. I prefer sailing over power, but i would NOT turn down a ride on a powerboat. The change might be somewhat refreshing, enjoy the water and your new experiences. I also want to send my condolences, i too lost my Catalina 30 in Katrina. In oak harbor, as a matter of fact. She is still floating but i was totalled out.
Small boating is far better than NO boating. I prefer sailing over power, but i would NOT turn down a ride on a powerboat. The change might be somewhat refreshing, enjoy the water and your new experiences. I also want to send my condolences, i too lost my Catalina 30 in Katrina. In oak harbor, as a matter of fact. She is still floating but i was totalled out.
Don't Be Fooled
For SailorTonyB, sailboating IS powerboating. But he's getting converted, little by little.
For SailorTonyB, sailboating IS powerboating. But he's getting converted, little by little.
Now Now Herb...
Now I recollect that it was sailortonyb that was interested in turning a Grand Banks or some other 'trawler' into a ketch rig; he ended up buying an Allied 39 instead! Glad ya'll made it across that Gulf; that one is my nemisis fer sure.
Now I recollect that it was sailortonyb that was interested in turning a Grand Banks or some other 'trawler' into a ketch rig; he ended up buying an Allied 39 instead! Glad ya'll made it across that Gulf; that one is my nemisis fer sure.
Inside Joke
It's all in good fun, and Tony "gets it", trust me. Before we lost sight of the marina in Florida, the engine died. Phil said he was pretty sure he could get it going again, so I suggested we put up the sails and keep going. That was the beginning of the "start the motor" vs "put up the sails" discussions between the captain and youngest most inexperienced crew member (myself). But, Tony was very gracious about it, and even said he was learning "patience" while boating. We'll get him fully converted yet. I'm STILL waiting to hear from you on a delivery crew position sometime though! Iroinically, shortly before I left for this one, I had an offer from another friend to move his newly purchased boat from Port Arthur TX to Port Isabel (about 160 miles) running outside. Unfortunately, it was the second week of the trip I planned with Tony, so I couldn't do it. If I ever learn how to eek out even a minimal existance doing stuff like that, the world's going to be minus one very experienced (and pretty bored) computer network engineer, trust me.
It's all in good fun, and Tony "gets it", trust me. Before we lost sight of the marina in Florida, the engine died. Phil said he was pretty sure he could get it going again, so I suggested we put up the sails and keep going. That was the beginning of the "start the motor" vs "put up the sails" discussions between the captain and youngest most inexperienced crew member (myself). But, Tony was very gracious about it, and even said he was learning "patience" while boating. We'll get him fully converted yet. I'm STILL waiting to hear from you on a delivery crew position sometime though! Iroinically, shortly before I left for this one, I had an offer from another friend to move his newly purchased boat from Port Arthur TX to Port Isabel (about 160 miles) running outside. Unfortunately, it was the second week of the trip I planned with Tony, so I couldn't do it. If I ever learn how to eek out even a minimal existance doing stuff like that, the world's going to be minus one very experienced (and pretty bored) computer network engineer, trust me.
You retire by income not age
Kinda off the post topic but Mr. Parsons did say he was looking for a way to "change occupations". America is the land of opportunity. LOTS of folks who can't even speak English show up on our shores looking for work. They then embrace the American dream and a few years later they have lots of Americans working for them. The problem with most Americans is they don't have a dream (starting to sound like an Amway distributor!!, Sorry) or if they do have a dream they are afraid to chase it. Freedom is not without a price. Herb, take out an ad in one of the sailing magazines. Take the risk! Consider it a business and then treat it like one. You spend how many hours a week "working for a living"? Take 5 hours a week and build yourself a business. A really rich guy once said to me, "The pilgrims did not come to America to get good jobs". Going to college, getting good grades then getting a good job is NOT the American Dream. But that is what almost every parent tells their kid is the "way to success in America". It is MUCH easier to own your own business than they would have you believe. Hay, I got my soapbox time done early today, I think I'll go sailing.
Kinda off the post topic but Mr. Parsons did say he was looking for a way to "change occupations". America is the land of opportunity. LOTS of folks who can't even speak English show up on our shores looking for work. They then embrace the American dream and a few years later they have lots of Americans working for them. The problem with most Americans is they don't have a dream (starting to sound like an Amway distributor!!, Sorry) or if they do have a dream they are afraid to chase it. Freedom is not without a price. Herb, take out an ad in one of the sailing magazines. Take the risk! Consider it a business and then treat it like one. You spend how many hours a week "working for a living"? Take 5 hours a week and build yourself a business. A really rich guy once said to me, "The pilgrims did not come to America to get good jobs". Going to college, getting good grades then getting a good job is NOT the American Dream. But that is what almost every parent tells their kid is the "way to success in America". It is MUCH easier to own your own business than they would have you believe. Hay, I got my soapbox time done early today, I think I'll go sailing.
I don't believe that I will ever "retire"
for the simple reason that I have lived with inflation for most of my life. If your income stream is not inflation proof and you live for 20 years after you stop working for a living your income won't meet your living cost.
for the simple reason that I have lived with inflation for most of my life. If your income stream is not inflation proof and you live for 20 years after you stop working for a living your income won't meet your living cost.
The closest thong to retirement is....
The closest thing to retirement is working offshore in the oilfields in the gulf of mexico. The money is good and you are working from job to job as a contractor. Make your own 'time off' One of my vacations lasted a full year, but typically they are about 4 to 6 months. Platform and rig work is the way to go. Forget about boat jobs, they are low paying and are really the pits.
The closest thing to retirement is working offshore in the oilfields in the gulf of mexico. The money is good and you are working from job to job as a contractor. Make your own 'time off' One of my vacations lasted a full year, but typically they are about 4 to 6 months. Platform and rig work is the way to go. Forget about boat jobs, they are low paying and are really the pits.
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