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| 384.1 | ...bye, bye Charley.. | GRAMPS::WCLARK | Walt Clark | Tue Aug 19 1986 09:02 | 10 |
| WELL! That was a major yawn, huh ? ...at least for New England.
Two good things came of Charley anyway. No damage and the display
of serious preparation that was missing last year before Gloria.
Speaking of Gloria, has anyone seen their September SAIL ? There
is an article on Force 12 with focus and photos of the Marion, Ma.
helicopter lift and other preparation and recovery work last fall.
Walt
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| 384.2 | No repeats, please! | NECVAX::RODENHISER | | Tue Aug 19 1986 10:12 | 15 |
| I took Charlie seriously yesterday but really didn't see a lot of
other activity around Marion. To be fair, by the time I got there
(around noon) the storm was rapidly being downgraded.
Just missed being a celebrity. The helicopter photo in Sail was
taken just a few boats after mine was lifted. The insert photo was
taken the afternoon after Gloria and I was just to the left of camera
range when they started that pump. Not quite visible in that photo
is a 2' hole in the bow on the starboard side just at the waterline.
They had just patched that with what looked like the guts of a mattress
and some quick set epoxy. Soon after, they had it floating and were
able to get it out of there with a crane.
John
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| 384.3 | read the fine print | RDF::RDF | Rick Fricchione | Tue Aug 19 1986 12:59 | 21 |
| Your old marina Walt, took things real seriously. I was down
there stripping my boat at 8:00am and noticed the yard folk taking
down sails and tying things up like never before.
No one would be hauled they said. Apparently the problems at our
marina during Gloria came from sails that opened during the hurricane
changing a tied up boat into a wild animal and careening all over the
place. They can't haul everyone, and they figured they spent too much
time hauling and not enough time preparing last time.
Rick
* BTW. They were going to charge people for not coming down and
taking care of their boats. They called everyone who
wasn't there and asked them to come down. It was a change
added to this years contract after Gloria. If the yard
has to strip your boat, or tie things up, you get docked.
They also let your insurance company know you didn't do
anything. * Read the fine print *
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| 384.4 | Re:.3 | GRAMPS::WCLARK | Walt Clark | Tue Aug 19 1986 17:46 | 4 |
| Thats what I (and a lot of folks) told them they should have been
doing. Its nice to know they arent completely deaf.
Walt
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| 384.5 | Nothing more to do! | CASADM::THOMAS | | Wed Aug 20 1986 15:43 | 13 |
| We doubled up lines to the mooring and put chafing gear on the lines.
Put out the complete anchor inventory, 8 and 12 lb danforth, and
removed the boom w/mainsail as well as lifelines and stanchions. when
we were all done we looked around but couldn't think of anything else
to do. At that point we turned her over to Mother Nature with a
terrible feeling of being VERY insignificant!
Anyone read John Hersey's "Eye of the Storm"? It's about weathering
a hurricane in Great Salt Pond on Block Island. Interesting reading
for this time of year!
Ed
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| 384.6 | | CASADM::THOMAS | | Wed Aug 20 1986 16:16 | 10 |
| re .2
THe first thing that came to mind when I saw those pictures in Sail
was, " I wonder if one of them is John Rodenheiser's."
Next time you venture into a marsh pick a more photogenic spot so
they have to include you!!
Ed
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