Hurricane Sandy

[Patrick McHugh]

Here's a pic of my boat the guy next to me took a few minutes ago.


Notice anything missing?

Bumpers/tires/whatever people with boats use to keep from bashing into shit while docked?

No, although I should have put those out. The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

[demetk]

Here's a pic of my boat the guy next to me took a few minutes ago.


Notice anything missing?

Bumpers/tires/whatever people with boats use to keep from bashing into shit while docked?

No, although I should have put those out. The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

Wow, so docks don't float? Shows how much I know.

[Patrick McHugh]

Here's a pic of my boat the guy next to me took a few minutes ago.


Notice anything missing?

Bumpers/tires/whatever people with boats use to keep from bashing into shit while docked?

No, although I should have put those out. The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

Wow, so docks don't float? Shows how much I know.

Not the docks at my marina, the docks at the ritzier marina across the way has floating docks.

[desmofan]

I flew from LAX to BOS last night and the jetstream is fairly disturbed. Upper level winds at 39,000' were swinging 150 degrees and going from 40 mph to 160 mph which induces fairly impressive windshear.
I'd say coastal flooding and trees will be an issue.
Be safe guys.

My Father-In-Law is a meterologist (or at least was when he was in the Air Force), so my Wife is a weather nut. This is exactly what I saw on the Weather Channel this morning, the upper atmosphere winds. It looked like a real issue.

[booker]

Is the dock in front of the boat? I think I can see it.

[demetk]

Here's a pic of my boat the guy next to me took a few minutes ago.


Notice anything missing?

Bumpers/tires/whatever people with boats use to keep from bashing into shit while docked?

No, although I should have put those out. The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

Wow, so docks don't float? Shows how much I know.

Not the docks at my marina, the docks at the ritzier marina across the way has floating docks.

Good to know someone thought of floating docks. Looks like your boat is floating above it all and that's the important part. I'm thinking you need a boat to get to your boat?

[TodB]

You dont pull the boom and dodger gear to reduce windage?

My family had an Ericson 34-200 in the 90s up in Maine. Great boat. Miss it but not today

Good luck.

[booker]

You dont pull the boom and dodger gear to reduce windage?

My family had an Ericson 34-200 in the 90s up in Maine. Great boat. Miss it but not today

Good luck.

On our Bennetau 36.7 we tie up the mainsail like Patrick did, release the Vang all the way and come in on the mainsheet so the boom has as low of a profile as possible.

[tsmall07]

Not the docks at my marina, the docks at the ritzier marina across the way has floating docks.

Where is the marina?

[Patrick McHugh]

You dont pull the boom and dodger gear to reduce windage?

My family had an Ericson 34-200 in the 90s up in Maine. Great boat. Miss it but not today

Good luck.

Nah, I just wrapped a bunch of bungee cords around everything to keep it together. The Bimini is really secure.

[Patrick McHugh]

Is the dock in front of the boat? I think I can see it.

Yes, the boat is in the same slip in both photos, the whole thing is totally submerged.

[tsmall07]

The federal government is closed tomorrow. Wifey's company follows their lead, so she is off too. No email for me, yet.

[a]

It has been drizzling on and off. The gen-set wasnt playing nice. So I tore the carb down.. The tip of the main jet needle was broken off, I found a good one and also messed with the float level . Finally got it running smoothly . I have all the cars gassed up , so I have plenty of fuel available. We're all set for a power outage , so it will prolly stay on.

[booker]

It has been drizzling on and off. The gen-set wasnt playing nice. So I tore the carb down.. The tip of the main jet needle was broken off, I found a good one and also messed with the float level . Finally got it running smoothly . I have all the cars gassed up , so I have plenty of fuel available. We're all set for a power outage , so it will prolly stay on.

5 kw is a decent amount of power. How are you managing it? Are you back-feeding your panel, or plugging stuff directly from the genset? What big loads do you plan to run? (refrigerator, AC, etc)

[booker]

Is the dock in front of the boat? I think I can see it.

Yes, the boat is in the same slip in both photos, the whole thing is totally submerged.

Yeah I noticed that shortly after I posted.

[demetk]

It has been drizzling on and off. The gen-set wasnt playing nice. So I tore the carb down.. The tip of the main jet needle was broken off, I found a good one and also messed with the float level . Finally got it running smoothly . I have all the cars gassed up , so I have plenty of fuel available. We're all set for a power outage , so it will prolly stay on.

5 kw is a decent amount of power. How are you managing it? Are you back-feeding your panel, or plugging stuff directly from the genset? What big loads do you plan to run? (refrigerator, AC, etc)

Isn't back-feeding a main panel illegal?

[booker]

It has been drizzling on and off. The gen-set wasnt playing nice. So I tore the carb down.. The tip of the main jet needle was broken off, I found a good one and also messed with the float level . Finally got it running smoothly . I have all the cars gassed up , so I have plenty of fuel available. We're all set for a power outage , so it will prolly stay on.

5 kw is a decent amount of power. How are you managing it? Are you back-feeding your panel, or plugging stuff directly from the genset? What big loads do you plan to run? (refrigerator, AC, etc)

Isn't back-feeding a main panel illegal?

Not if you have a proper grid disconnect switch. At least here. It should always be carried out with the linesman in mind, at least.

[tsmall07]

It has been drizzling on and off. The gen-set wasnt playing nice. So I tore the carb down.. The tip of the main jet needle was broken off, I found a good one and also messed with the float level . Finally got it running smoothly . I have all the cars gassed up , so I have plenty of fuel available. We're all set for a power outage , so it will prolly stay on.

5 kw is a decent amount of power. How are you managing it? Are you back-feeding your panel, or plugging stuff directly from the genset? What big loads do you plan to run? (refrigerator, AC, etc)

Isn't back-feeding a main panel illegal?

Not if you have a proper grid disconnect switch. At least here. It should always be carried out with the linesman in mind, at least.

Yeah, you have to have a transfer switch. Can be automatic or manual. Manual, obviously, is way cheaper than automatic.

[oldskool]

Sheesh, . . .you'd think a Cat 5 was heading towards a swamp protected by levees surrounding a city in the middle of a gulf or something by the way the media is portraying this storm. What in theee fuck.

[alijonny]

Yeah, so irrelevant but funny: in 2010, I came to Turkey and the efyjyjyjyjffjyjyjyjjhyjjyjujuyjjjy volcano erupted and disturbed airlines. Now, I am in Turkey again and there is a storm that is sending ripples all throughout the land...

Coincidence? I think so. Lol, be safe guys!

[Karl Grau]

The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

I'm surprised that there was already enough surge to snap that finger off.
At least the boat wasn't damaged or worse that you were out in open ocean. There's no more miserable place than a small boat in heavy seas and high wind.

[Patrick McHugh]

The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

I'm surprised that there was already enough surge to snap that finger off.
At least the boat wasn't damaged or worse that you were out in open ocean. There's no more miserable place than a small boat in heavy seas and high wind.

I'm sorry I mislead you all, it's not gone, it's just under water. If it was gone my boat would be all kinds of goofed up

[tsmall07]

The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

I'm surprised that there was already enough surge to snap that finger off.
At least the boat wasn't damaged or worse that you were out in open ocean. There's no more miserable place than a small boat in heavy seas and high wind.

I'm sorry I mislead you all, it's not gone, it's just under water. If it was gone my boat would be all kinds of goofed up

So how do you judge how much slack to leave so your boat doesn't get dragged down or snap the ropes? Do you have to go back as soon as the surge subsides to tighten the lines or will the marina do that?

[bimmerman78]

They are calling Sandy "The Perfect Storm"...

Strom claimed 11 lives in Cuba on Thursday, and it has only grown since.

Here in Houston we get our share of hurricanes/storms, so our Prayers are with you

///Memo

[Patrick McHugh]

The correct answer is that the dock is gone.

I'm surprised that there was already enough surge to snap that finger off.
At least the boat wasn't damaged or worse that you were out in open ocean. There's no more miserable place than a small boat in heavy seas and high wind.

I'm sorry I mislead you all, it's not gone, it's just under water. If it was gone my boat would be all kinds of goofed up

So how do you judge how much slack to leave so your boat doesn't get dragged down or snap the ropes? Do you have to go back as soon as the surge subsides to tighten the lines or will the marina do that?

I just loosen them all more than usual and I rearrange them so they run at low angles from front to back, that way whey can move up and down more. I think the marina will adjust them if they get way crazy, I saw them adding lines to another boat yesterday.

[L_N_Love]

A slight drizzle here now. Appears to be going more north.

Patrick...I hope your boat makes it through ok.

[cddallara]

It has been drizzling on and off. The gen-set wasnt playing nice. So I tore the carb down.. The tip of the main jet needle was broken off, I found a good one and also messed with the float level . Finally got it running smoothly . I have all the cars gassed up , so I have plenty of fuel available. We're all set for a power outage , so it will prolly stay on.

5 kw is a decent amount of power. How are you managing it? Are you back-feeding your panel, or plugging stuff directly from the genset? What big loads do you plan to run? (refrigerator, AC, etc)

Isn't back-feeding a main panel illegal?

Not if you have a proper grid disconnect switch. At least here. It should always be carried out with the linesman in mind, at least.

:idea: turn the main breaker off, hook up generator to dryer/oven breaker. When neighbor's lights come back on, reverse process.

I ran my whole house for 4 days on a 30A 220v generator feed a couple years ago. Did laundry and everything.

[Mike W.]

It has been drizzling on and off. The gen-set wasnt playing nice. So I tore the carb down.. The tip of the main jet needle was broken off, I found a good one and also messed with the float level . Finally got it running smoothly . I have all the cars gassed up , so I have plenty of fuel available. We're all set for a power outage , so it will prolly stay on.

5 kw is a decent amount of power. How are you managing it? Are you back-feeding your panel, or plugging stuff directly from the genset? What big loads do you plan to run? (refrigerator, AC, etc)

Isn't back-feeding a main panel illegal?

Not if you have a proper grid disconnect switch. At least here. It should always be carried out with the linesman in mind, at least.

:idea: turn the main breaker off, hook up generator to dryer/oven breaker. When neighbor's lights come back on, reverse process.

I ran my whole house for 4 days on a 30A 220v generator feed a couple years ago. Did laundry and everything.

Yes that will technically work, but it's not a wise way of doing things. Transfer switches are designed for that, either automatic or manual, and they prevent the possibility of energizing the grid and lighting up a lineman. Run cords, set up a subpanel and provide a way of mechanically de-engerizing it, but just switching off the main is not a good way to do it, it's too easy for someone without knowledge to screw things up.

[demetk]

5 kw is a decent amount of power. How are you managing it? Are you back-feeding your panel, or plugging stuff directly from the genset? What big loads do you plan to run? (refrigerator, AC, etc)

Isn't back-feeding a main panel illegal?

Not if you have a proper grid disconnect switch. At least here. It should always be carried out with the linesman in mind, at least.

:idea: turn the main breaker off, hook up generator to dryer/oven breaker. When neighbor's lights come back on, reverse process.

I ran my whole house for 4 days on a 30A 220v generator feed a couple years ago. Did laundry and everything.

Yes that will technically work, but it's not a wise way of doing things. Transfer switches are designed for that, either automatic or manual, and they prevent the possibility of energizing the grid and lighting up a lineman. Run cords, set up a subpanel and provide a way of mechanically de-engerizing it, but just switching off the main is not a good way to do it, it's too easy for someone without knowledge to screw things up.

I agree. That's why I have a transfer switch and a sub-panel of important circuits.

[cddallara]

For as little as we lose power, it's silly to waste money on all that. I'm the only one who messes with the panel, but my (9 year old at the time) had to start the generator for Momma when I was at work.
If the main is off, the line can't be backfed, and the panel can't be double fed.
But hey, transfer switches have their place if its a common occurence.