Tied down in the eye of the storm

[PHIL RUDIN]

Nautical Ventures in North Palm Beach Florida is the newest Ranger Tug dealer in south Florida. I traded my Ranger 21EC several months ago for the first Ranger delivered by N.V. We are now in the eye of the coming storm and I would just like to thank Service Manager Tom and the rest of his staff for the great job they have done trying to protect our boat from damage. I will let you know how it turns out in a few days. Good luck to anyone else effected by this huge storm.

 

[stwendl]

Never bee in a storm but those straps look a bit whimsical. No bow strap and engine not strapped either. I would also worry about flying debris that's lying around like the 2x4 right next to the boat

 

[Admiral S]

Never bee in a storm but those straps look a bit whimsical. No bow strap and engine not strapped either. I would also worry about flying debris that's lying around like the 2x4 right next to the boat

I agree,

I would throw some extra stands under as well as beefing up the straps. Car tie downs would be much more significant.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

if the wind is strong enough to flip over and lift out of the water a 50foot catamaran I cant see those straps holding...

 

[NorthernFocus]

...We are now in the eye of the coming storm...

Not to be pedantic, but... you're in the projected track of the storm not the "eye of the storm". You have to pass through half of the storm to reach the eye which is at the center.

Hopefully you don't actually have the eye pass over your location. At any rate, best of luck.

 

[Lenny and Louise]

Phil,

We are sure you did the very best you could with the resources at hand and in the limited time available to you. We wish you well. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the boats, and especially all the people, now in harms way.

 

[rackline]

I hope your new boat does well in the storm. More important is that you and your family are safe - you can always replace the tug! Good luck to you and everyone in Irma's path.

 

[PHIL RUDIN]

Our prayers go out to our Florida friends to the west. It now appears that winds in our area will not exceed 100MPH something we have done several times in over 47 years living in the area. We are about 300 yards from the west side of the intercostal and should be out of the path of any storm surge. Good luck to the others out there riding it out in Florida.

 

[ngleadow]

I'm sending positive and hopeful thoughts and prayers to all Tugnutters in the path of those ferocious storms. Take care and be safe.
Norm

 

[Kanau]

My in laws are in the path of the storm on the west coast a little north of Naples in Bonita Springs. Everyone be safe.

 

[knotflying]

Good to hear. We are currently in Rhode Island, but waiting word on our house in Naples.

 

[Pourhouse]

I am happy to report from downtown Fort Lauderdale the Pour House came through the storm just fine. Aside from being loaded with rubbish from the nearby vegetation something hit the burgee staff on the front rail of the boat and it is gone with the wind. That should be easy to replace.

 

[S. Todd]

Are you certain your dealer did not remove the staff as part of their storm prevention efforts? I do not see it in the picture you posted after the tie down prior to the storm. As a general rule one should remove anything removable like that as part of hurricane preparedness. In any event, it is good to hear your tug survived the storm so well. Not all were as fortunate.

 

[Pourhouse]

Different guy, different boat, different place.