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Post by tiger on Sept 2, 2019 19:55:28 GMT -5
before the wind really kicks up? If the expected track is followed the wind will be hitting the windshield from the back, as if you were driving the boat backward at 70-90mph.
Progressive says let air out of the tires on the trailer. I am parked on rocks and I have 2 pavers on each side, 1 per trailer tire. Drain plug is out. Hatches are all closed. Electronics covers are taped to the console with blue painter's tape. Anything else?
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Post by abouttime2fish on Sept 3, 2019 6:31:29 GMT -5
Have never had an issue with windshield. Stripped all canvas, tied it down to aircraft tie downs I had put in concrete when I extended driveway. Attachment Deleted
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Post by tiger on Sept 4, 2019 23:00:52 GMT -5
Good luck
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Post by hookedup on Sept 5, 2019 7:51:21 GMT -5
Here in Virginia Beach we're expecting the big problem to be a storm surge, so with that and the rain, flooding. Winds should be less than 50, so just another nor'easter for us - at least that's what I'm hoping.
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Post by Ol Mucky on Sept 5, 2019 10:41:17 GMT -5
before the wind really kicks up? If the expected track is followed the wind will be hitting the windshield from the back, as if you were driving the boat backward at 70-90mph. Progressive says let air out of the tires on the trailer. I am parked on rocks and I have 2 pavers on each side, 1 per trailer tire. Drain plug is out. Hatches are all closed. Electronics covers are taped to the console with blue painter's tape. Anything else? I would think the ttop would grab more wind than the windshield Always wondered if it were better to leave the drain plug in. Hull full of water isn’t going to move very far.
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Post by unclebuck on Sept 8, 2019 10:55:58 GMT -5
Always wondered if it were better to leave the drain plug in. Hull full of water isn’t going to move very far. True, but... Several years ago, the garboard drain hole on my buddy's trailered 27' Polar unknowingly got clogged with a piece of plastic bag and some small debris. We had several days of heavy south Florida rain. Enough to drain the bilge pump batteries and eventually flood the inner hull all the way to the deck. Essentially sinking the boat on the trailer. We had to completely re-wire and replace everything below the deck including the brain boxes for the radar, autopilot, and sonar; network hub; stereo amp; washdown, livewell, bilge, and autopilot pumps. Huge, expensive, knuckle-bleeding project. Luckly, no water intrusion into the fuel tank, even though it was underwater. So, yes a few hundred gallons will help weigh the boat down, but know what you're risking. Certainly an intentional filling could be moderated, unlike my buddy's situation.
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Post by Ol Mucky on Sept 8, 2019 19:48:51 GMT -5
Dayum
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