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Hurricane prep tips?
Posted on 10/6/24 at 8:55 am
Posted on 10/6/24 at 8:55 am
Figured I’d get much better advice on here, than on any of the other boards.
Looking for 2 specific questions, plus any general tips/advice anyone would like to share.
1). What should I do with a boat on a boat lift? Lift it as high in the air as possible? Any suggestions on ways to tie each corner to the posts? ie: crossing rope under boat as opposed to tying each corner to the closest post
2). Anyone use visqueen without sandbags to block doors from water? Any tips/tricks for keeping water out using visqueen only?
Looking for 2 specific questions, plus any general tips/advice anyone would like to share.
1). What should I do with a boat on a boat lift? Lift it as high in the air as possible? Any suggestions on ways to tie each corner to the posts? ie: crossing rope under boat as opposed to tying each corner to the closest post
2). Anyone use visqueen without sandbags to block doors from water? Any tips/tricks for keeping water out using visqueen only?
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Posted on 10/6/24 at 9:05 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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What should I do with a boat on a boat lift?
Take it off the lift and leave with it.
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Anyone use visqueen without sandbags to block doors from water?
This isn’t going to work. You need something to seal the plastic to the ground with weight.
Posted on 10/6/24 at 9:31 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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What should I do with a boat on a boat lift? Lift it as high in the air as possible? Any suggestions on ways to tie each corner to the posts? ie: crossing rope under boat as opposed to tying each corner to the closest post
It depends on how close the storm will be to you and the strength of the storm. I raised mine as high as I could and tied it to the pilings from the boat cleats last storm. If I have any doubt at all about the situation, I pull the boat from my boat house, put it on the trailer and move it somewhere safe.
Posted on 10/6/24 at 10:30 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Pull the boat if possible. If you can’t look at projected storm surge. Boats tied in a lift have damaged causes by raising water thst causes the boat to hit the roof of the structure causing damage to both the boat and the structure.
If you can’t pull from the water and expecting a lot of storm surge, tie up in an open area with plenry of rope and plenty of play to allow the boat to rise and fall
If you can’t pull from the water and expecting a lot of storm surge, tie up in an open area with plenry of rope and plenty of play to allow the boat to rise and fall
Posted on 10/6/24 at 10:31 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
How tight or how much slack you giving all 4 points that you’re tying off to your dock?
Posted on 10/6/24 at 10:58 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Where is your boat located? If it's not close to the coast, I wouldn't really worry about it too much...
Posted on 10/6/24 at 4:20 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Where are you located? That’s a big factor re: what to do with the boat.
Posted on 10/6/24 at 4:46 pm to bluemoons
It’s on a freshwater lake, not right on the coast.
Posted on 10/6/24 at 5:24 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
What type boat?
Posted on 10/6/24 at 5:27 pm to 257WBY
22’ pontoon
Posted on 10/6/24 at 6:09 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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How tight or how much slack you giving all 4 points that you’re tying off to your dock?
I give my boat a little slack...but not much. I don't want it to have enough room to get a swaying/pendulum thing going on. My lift goes high enough so that rising water is less of an issue than wind.
She rode out Ida that way and that one passed real close.
Posted on 10/6/24 at 7:07 pm to elprez00
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Take it off the lift and leave with it.
And fill it up with gas so you’ll have some in the days after the storm when it’s hard to come by
Posted on 10/6/24 at 7:44 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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22’ pontoon
I used to have a 24' pontoon that was parked under the camp house which was located near a river that would flood occasionally. I would pull the boat and trailer out from under the house into the driveway. Tie the pontoon boat to the trailer real good in multiple tie down spots. I would then tie the trailer and boat to several trees with enough slack in the ropes for the boat and trailer to rise with the flood water. The boat and trailer would end up still on the driveway when the flood water receded.
If I had time I would pull the boat to higher ground. The road floods before water gets under the house. So there have been times when I didn't have time to do that and had to tie the boat to the trees.
Posted on 10/6/24 at 9:48 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Are you tidal? If you’re within 60 miles of the coast and tidal, I’d pull the boat out of the lift and put it on high ground.
Posted on 10/7/24 at 7:42 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Pulling it would be easiest honestly. No worrying. Do that today
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