Whew!

[jengels]

Pineapple made it through Sandy, while other boats did not. She dragged her 300lb mooring about 300 yards and is in a little shallower area than I would like but at least she's floating.

John

 

[Dave N]

Good news...no doubt a giant relief!

 

[C Masone]

Fer Christs sake John, it's time to get her out!

 

[jengels]

I know Charlie, I waited too long. I asked Robbie to take her out last Thursday but they never got around to it.

John

 

[Lucky Dog]

I was playing dominos this weekend and was wondering if the boats up on the hard were in worse shape?

 

[Leon Sheean]

Surviving the storm

Congratulations on survival.

It would be infomative for me (at least!) to know how you set up the anchor line to prevent chaffing for the duration and intensity of Sandy.

Thanks.

 

[jengels]

There was one sailboat that had broken free and wound up on the shore. I have heard from the owner that there isn't much damage but he's not sure what to do next. Leon, I was lucky I didn't have any chaffing protection, something I will correct next season, but I didn't see any evidence of chaffing. I did add a chain from the boat to the mooring ball but luckily that didn't come into play. I am going to the harbor today to move the boat to another mooring until they can pull it out and I will take some pictures and try to post them later this afternoon.

John

 

[Vagabond39]

Lucky. When on the dry inspect below the waterline. No telling what direction the hull and the chain tried to cross each other at. Also the chainplates for the standing riggiing, and the stays and shrouds. You may have to stay within design specs, But, Sandy didn't.

 

[jengels]

Vagabond, the chain never came into play, the mooring lines held just fine. The boat did sustain some damage after wandering into her new neighborhood. An old wooden pleasure trawler lost it's pulpit and mooring lines. It's anchor fell out and played out to it's full length of line. This boat, on it's wide scope, swung into my boat and mangled the bow rail and ripped it out of the deck. Pineapple, bloody nose and all, finally came out of the water on Monday and is now in the boatyard. I have a line on a new bow rail from a boat junkyard in California and I'll be starting the deck repairs next week.