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#21
TSBB General Talk / Re: Splashed "Seas the Day"!
Last post by Riley Smith - Aug 21, 2026, 01:29 PMYay! Let the games begin!!!
#22
TSBB General Talk / Re: Camille -57 years ago
Last post by Riley Smith - Aug 21, 2026, 12:30 PMYes, Charles, you're right about the visceral. And for instance, you'd THINK this hurricane season has had almost negligible impact from storms as far as media goes and you'd be dead wrong. You see, there is an unwritten rule in television and it is to not mention the name of the land mass between Alabama and Louisiana. Arthur, that thing that almost missed getting a name this year, floated a bunch of dry land people on IT'S waters. Massive rain that stayed in one place for an EXTENDED time. I'm feeling more confident that we'll escape without a big one but I've been fooled before. The shear has picked up a bit in the last few days and although it is still has hot as Satan's groin here, there has been the smallest hint of cool at daylight.
I think the worst for me personally was Georges. Our house flooded then and so did my job. Whatcha gonna do? We survived, so that means we can START OVER!!!! It resulted in massive sleep deprivation for months, extra (unwanted) job opportunities, and a promise to move from Helena, Mississippi. And a oath to not go through that ever again if I can manage it.
So far so good! Although, I look across the waters from the porch of the Labrot House and figure one day one will came and take that one too. I don't want to be around when it happens.
I think the worst for me personally was Georges. Our house flooded then and so did my job. Whatcha gonna do? We survived, so that means we can START OVER!!!! It resulted in massive sleep deprivation for months, extra (unwanted) job opportunities, and a promise to move from Helena, Mississippi. And a oath to not go through that ever again if I can manage it.
So far so good! Although, I look across the waters from the porch of the Labrot House and figure one day one will came and take that one too. I don't want to be around when it happens.
#23
TSBB General Talk / Re: Splashed "Seas the Day"!
Last post by Chris Muthig - Aug 21, 2026, 07:51 AMThat's a great looking boat!
#24
TSBB General Talk / Re: Camille -57 years ago
Last post by Frank B. - Aug 21, 2026, 06:48 AMI remember one particular hurricane season when I called my good friend Benton who lived in Boca Raton in one of those old orginal canal subdivisions, street in the front, canal in the back, mostly small block ranch houses. When he answered he said let me get some lights on so I can see, this in the middle of the day. I asked him about that and he said he had boarded and unboarded three times already so they decided to just leave them on for the rest of the season, live mostly on the screened patio.
I've been through many but the impact storms, those that may have changed life direction in some manner were Camille, Opal, Katrina, and Michael. I was only present for Camille.
Can't remember what storm, but for one while living in Gulfport, MS, happened to have a generator from my FIL's business and we had extension cords run to five houses, everyone got an hour in rotation to keep their freezers operating until power came on. In storms without that luxury, we had some mighty fine neighborhood cookouts those first few days.
Boats often would go from the front marinas to the back bay then the industrial seaway and raft up against the south bank. I was fortunate, had a Columbia 8.7 at that time and the company I worked for was at the end of the seaway and had a canal that actually ran inside the building, 220 feet long, 80 feet wide. I got a choice spot inside the building.
I've been through many but the impact storms, those that may have changed life direction in some manner were Camille, Opal, Katrina, and Michael. I was only present for Camille.
Can't remember what storm, but for one while living in Gulfport, MS, happened to have a generator from my FIL's business and we had extension cords run to five houses, everyone got an hour in rotation to keep their freezers operating until power came on. In storms without that luxury, we had some mighty fine neighborhood cookouts those first few days.
Boats often would go from the front marinas to the back bay then the industrial seaway and raft up against the south bank. I was fortunate, had a Columbia 8.7 at that time and the company I worked for was at the end of the seaway and had a canal that actually ran inside the building, 220 feet long, 80 feet wide. I got a choice spot inside the building.
#25
West Wight Potter Yachts / Huntington Lake Sept. 3-7
Last post by George16 - Aug 20, 2026, 07:47 PMAhoy Lake Sailors,
Space is still available for this year's Labor Day sail at Huntington Lake. We can accommodate 4-5 more people at our group campsite at Rancheria, and China Peak Landing still has slips. Boats from both NorCal and SoCal are attending so it's a chance for everyone to make new friends. Full details in the current club newsletter. Post questions here or contact me directly. California's best lake sailing is just a few hours away. Join the fun!
George
Space is still available for this year's Labor Day sail at Huntington Lake. We can accommodate 4-5 more people at our group campsite at Rancheria, and China Peak Landing still has slips. Boats from both NorCal and SoCal are attending so it's a chance for everyone to make new friends. Full details in the current club newsletter. Post questions here or contact me directly. California's best lake sailing is just a few hours away. Join the fun!
George
#26
TSBB General Talk / Re: Camille -57 years ago
Last post by Captain Kidd - Aug 20, 2026, 07:17 PMWow! How about that tree!
South Florida... figures you have some fantastical stories. ( that is a word isn't it?)
South Florida... figures you have some fantastical stories. ( that is a word isn't it?)
#27
TSBB General Talk / Re: Splashed "Seas the Day"!
Last post by Captain Kidd - Aug 20, 2026, 01:38 PMLooking good!
#28
TSBB General Talk / Re: Camille -57 years ago
Last post by Charles Brennan - Aug 20, 2026, 09:45 AMRiley,
Will Rogers once said: "A Recession is when your neighbor is out of work; a Depression is when YOU are out of work!"
Kind of works the same way with hurricanes, I think.
I remember reading about Camille and watching it on TV, but it was much like any other disaster you see on the 6 o'clock news, and only of mild intellectual concern.
For me, it was '60, '64, and '65; Hurricanes Donna, Cleo, and Betsy.
THAT'S when it got visceral!
Hurricane Donna:
Water came up to the 3rd step (of 4) in my grandmother's house (where we were staying) and for a 10 year old, the water in the yard was waist deep.
Remember well, the freight train sound and watching beads of water form on the walls, literally driven through the concrete block by the winds. Grandmother waited in line 2 hours for a block of ice. When we could again go back to school, the giant ball on top of the Aviation Building (A WSR-57 radar dome) that we usually walked by, was missing and rumored to be somewhere in the Everglades.
You cannot view this attachment.
Hurricane Cleo:
Helping my dad board up the house and wondering if our house was built as good as my grandmother's house.
Eye went directly over the house, which is when we went outside to look around and my Mother bemoaned the loss of her Orchid tree laying on its side. After the rest of the hurricane passed us, we went outside and discovered that Cleo had obligingly knocked the tree upright again, albeit, at a slightly different angle.
Still there, to this day.
Hurricane Betsy:
Not a particularly violent hurricane, but very wet.
Not good for a boat that was currently tied up in a slip, after our trailer fell apart.
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My Dad and I took our Mom's car, a Fiat 1100, under the idea that it had more road clearance than Dad's car and we could get over debris better. Hauled @$$ to Baker's Haulover, when the eye subsided the winds a bit, weaving around palm trees and power poles, on Sunny Isles Boulevard. Got to the boat and the power head of the outboard was still (barely!) above water. Too low in the water for my Dad to safely board, so I climbed in and started bailing with a PVC 5 gallon bucket, while my Dad bailed by kneeling at the dock and leaning way over.
We heard the winds picking up and decided that was enough bailing for one day. The ride home was memorable, as the Fiat's road clearance advantage, was off-set by the liability of its' light weight. Forget blowing side to side on the road; we were trying not to get blown over on our side! At the worst point, I jumped in the back seat so I could move back and forth, side to side, to counter the wind forces. 
The REAL Hurricane Blast came when we returned home.
Hurricane Mom:
"You risked my SON and my Car just for Dat Damn'ed BOAT!!
And went loudly downhill from there; the only time in my life, I ever felt pity for my Father.
Hurricane David:
1979, and my Wisconsin Wife's first hurricane and she was frantic, to DO something!!
Had her tape the windows with masking tape. She figured that if a coconut came through a window, the tape would catch some of the shards and blunt the shattering. Why not use sturdier duct tape, you say?
Because I didn't want to deal with the duct tape adhesive on the windows, later on.
After I had everything boarded, up she asked me: "What had been the purpose of the masking tape?"
Told her it was to keep her out of my hair, until I could get things under control.
Not one of our more rewarding discussions,
especially after I told her that the shards thing went out in the '40's, with the introduction of tempered safety glass.
Hurricane Andrew:
We were in Broward County in 1992 and escaped the brunt of the storm. We had one window pane cracked and our shed was gone, though miraculously, the yard tools contents were completely undisturbed. Paint cans on a shelf had moved about a half inch as indicated by the dust marks on the shelf.
What I mostly remember was being sweaty and tired for over a month, helping out co-workers and friends that lived further south.
Hurricane Wilma:
That was a bad one for us. 15 days without power. Discovered my generator had been killed during a previous hurricane (Dennis) when an FPL&L worker re-connected our house power mains, while I still had my generator attached (the reason I had DISCONNECTED them!) I was across the street, helping a neighbor fix his generator and not there to stop the well-meaning worker in time. After 3 days without power, ventured out to my generator parts store to discover the roof missing and all the contents "Gone With the Wind". Started calling around (on my old-fashioned land line; all the cell towers had blown away) and found a generator for sale in Port St. Lucie (None available from Orlando, south). Got it hooked up, relocated my satellite dish from where it had been pointing at Arizona, and re-directed it back into space and got the grandkids watching Nickelodeon, in no time.
Came home from work one day to see the coffee table had been moved to another room and a whole gaggle of kids were all over the living room floor, watching cartoons. "How sad!" I thought, pitying the kids for their TV Addiction, while I walked to my bedroom to use the bathroom.
Seated completely around my bed were several neighbors, watching CNN.
As bad as hurricanes are, they sure can make for some memories, can't they?
Charles Brennan
Will Rogers once said: "A Recession is when your neighbor is out of work; a Depression is when YOU are out of work!"
Kind of works the same way with hurricanes, I think.
I remember reading about Camille and watching it on TV, but it was much like any other disaster you see on the 6 o'clock news, and only of mild intellectual concern.
For me, it was '60, '64, and '65; Hurricanes Donna, Cleo, and Betsy.
THAT'S when it got visceral!
Hurricane Donna:
Water came up to the 3rd step (of 4) in my grandmother's house (where we were staying) and for a 10 year old, the water in the yard was waist deep.
Remember well, the freight train sound and watching beads of water form on the walls, literally driven through the concrete block by the winds. Grandmother waited in line 2 hours for a block of ice. When we could again go back to school, the giant ball on top of the Aviation Building (A WSR-57 radar dome) that we usually walked by, was missing and rumored to be somewhere in the Everglades.
You cannot view this attachment.
Hurricane Cleo:
Helping my dad board up the house and wondering if our house was built as good as my grandmother's house.
Eye went directly over the house, which is when we went outside to look around and my Mother bemoaned the loss of her Orchid tree laying on its side. After the rest of the hurricane passed us, we went outside and discovered that Cleo had obligingly knocked the tree upright again, albeit, at a slightly different angle.
Still there, to this day.
Hurricane Betsy:
Not a particularly violent hurricane, but very wet.
Not good for a boat that was currently tied up in a slip, after our trailer fell apart.
You cannot view this attachment.
My Dad and I took our Mom's car, a Fiat 1100, under the idea that it had more road clearance than Dad's car and we could get over debris better. Hauled @$$ to Baker's Haulover, when the eye subsided the winds a bit, weaving around palm trees and power poles, on Sunny Isles Boulevard. Got to the boat and the power head of the outboard was still (barely!) above water. Too low in the water for my Dad to safely board, so I climbed in and started bailing with a PVC 5 gallon bucket, while my Dad bailed by kneeling at the dock and leaning way over.
We heard the winds picking up and decided that was enough bailing for one day. The ride home was memorable, as the Fiat's road clearance advantage, was off-set by the liability of its' light weight. Forget blowing side to side on the road; we were trying not to get blown over on our side!
At the worst point, I jumped in the back seat so I could move back and forth, side to side, to counter the wind forces. The REAL Hurricane Blast came when we returned home.
Hurricane Mom:
"You risked my SON and my Car just for Dat Damn'ed BOAT!! And went loudly downhill from there; the only time in my life, I ever felt pity for my Father.
Hurricane David:
1979, and my Wisconsin Wife's first hurricane and she was frantic, to DO something!!
Had her tape the windows with masking tape. She figured that if a coconut came through a window, the tape would catch some of the shards and blunt the shattering. Why not use sturdier duct tape, you say?
Because I didn't want to deal with the duct tape adhesive on the windows, later on.
After I had everything boarded, up she asked me: "What had been the purpose of the masking tape?"
Told her it was to keep her out of my hair, until I could get things under control.
Not one of our more rewarding discussions,
especially after I told her that the shards thing went out in the '40's, with the introduction of tempered safety glass. Hurricane Andrew:
We were in Broward County in 1992 and escaped the brunt of the storm. We had one window pane cracked and our shed was gone, though miraculously, the yard tools contents were completely undisturbed. Paint cans on a shelf had moved about a half inch as indicated by the dust marks on the shelf.
What I mostly remember was being sweaty and tired for over a month, helping out co-workers and friends that lived further south.
Hurricane Wilma:
That was a bad one for us. 15 days without power. Discovered my generator had been killed during a previous hurricane (Dennis) when an FPL&L worker re-connected our house power mains, while I still had my generator attached (the reason I had DISCONNECTED them!)
I was across the street, helping a neighbor fix his generator and not there to stop the well-meaning worker in time. After 3 days without power, ventured out to my generator parts store to discover the roof missing and all the contents "Gone With the Wind". Started calling around (on my old-fashioned land line; all the cell towers had blown away) and found a generator for sale in Port St. Lucie (None available from Orlando, south). Got it hooked up, relocated my satellite dish from where it had been pointing at Arizona, and re-directed it back into space and got the grandkids watching Nickelodeon, in no time.Came home from work one day to see the coffee table had been moved to another room and a whole gaggle of kids were all over the living room floor, watching cartoons. "How sad!" I thought, pitying the kids for their TV Addiction, while I walked to my bedroom to use the bathroom.
Seated completely around my bed were several neighbors, watching CNN.
As bad as hurricanes are, they sure can make for some memories, can't they?
Charles Brennan
#29
TSBB General Talk / Splashed "Seas the Day"!
Last post by Ed - Aug 20, 2026, 07:48 AMFinally got the boat launched, and it only took 16 days. After waiting patiently, yea right, for the bottom paint, hardware for the boat, doing the Poliglow procedure on the hull, and having the boat ramp 200 yards away from the upper parking lot closed, we launched. We had spent a day getting used to the mast raising system on the Hunter 240 (metal baby stays, a couple of new turnbuckles to replace missing/bent ones, and a new gin pole - the PO was a power boater that didn't know anything about trailer sailers or water ballast). We went to a ramp about a mile away with a couple of 130 degree turns, but we made it. Rigged triple dock lines so Becky could be on the Courtesy Dock (GA sucks for launching without using a motor). I knew it was going to be close but the 12 foot hitch extension looked like a bear to muscle around, so I figured I could get the aft end floating a little and brake launch. Worked like a charm, except my tailpipes were blowing water with about a 1/2 inch under water. Motored over to our slip, and on the way discovered the throttle keeper screw was stripped to I was leaning way over to give it throttle while sawing the tiller back and forth. Had no problems slipping her, set up spring lines to the cleats I had installed previously, did the shuffle back to the boat ramp with Becky's car, and headed for home with the trailer behind me. I will be looking on FB Marketplace for a tandem axle trailer I can set up for the boat, long before the Fl120 this year. Hope to see you there Charles.
#30
TSBB General Talk / Re: Cleaning Products for Fibe...
Last post by Spot - Aug 19, 2026, 07:17 PMThanks Brian. Yes, that aisle could be quite confusing! Tomorrow looks good for a Walmart run...