North Shore Damage Report

[btoran]

I've seen pictures of the devastation on the South Shore and heard the horror stories on this forum (and elsewhere). I'm wondering how other people fared on the North Shore or across the sound in CT, and what type of storm prep was done for the boats. If some suffered damage, maybe we can learn from this.

My boat was moored about as deep in Northport Harbor as can be (by the Scudder Beach ramp). I threw extra lines on and took down the bimini and radio antenna. Other than a snapped mooring line, the boat came away unscathed.

I chose to leave it in the harbor rather than have it hauled for two reasons. First, the marinas in the area are very close to the water. Second, i was concerned about the large trees around our property (ours and our neighbors). As it turns out, the trees are still standing (can't say the same for some trees just one or two blocks away, though).

So, how did others fare on the North Shore and what would you differently next time?

 

[CurrentSea]

Other than trees I have not seen a lot of damage at marinas. Friend lives on Northport harbor. They had 3 feet in boat house which is normally about 5 feet off water at high tide. So probably 8 foot above normal high which most marinas on north shore can handle. He said he heard 1boat in harbor broke mooring.

I should of sailed boat to harbor and grabbed a mooring. Plenty of empty ones.

 

[abalmuth]

I'm told our boat is 'fine' in Greenport, was in the slip

Been running on the Gen since monday night- trees down all over the place- about 50% of the town with power

 

[LouC]

Our neighborhood had a number of large trees down around the corner from me caused us to not have electric for 12 days. We had removed the biggest trees close to the house last year after Irene, this turned out to be a good move since one was right over the electric service. We ran the generator i got after Irene thru a transfer panel which worked out well. I had stockpiled some gas and filled up the boat late in the season. I pulled the boat the Fri before the storm. A week later I was able to pump 25 gallons out with a transfer pump. Changes for next time.... Get hurricane shutters for our big windows that face the water, continue to remove trees that could cause damage, keep boat full of gas late in season for additional gas storage. I was able to run most of the lights, refrig, heat, on a 5000 watt genny, used about 5 gallons/day for 8-11 hrs run time each day.