This is the dock past our boat – looking toward the Hilton Hotel in New Bern. It really doesn’t look that bad to me – but – they condemned it and made us move – we now in Bridgeton Marina (a mile or so up the river).
All for now…
Friday, September 30, 2011
The end of the dock and this update
This is the dock past our boat – looking toward the Hilton Hotel in New Bern. It really doesn’t look that bad to me – but – they condemned it and made us move – we now in Bridgeton Marina (a mile or so up the river).
All for now…
Floating docks gone bad
Thought you might like to see some pictures of what happened to the floating docks. This is a finger pier (it goes from the main dock at a 90o angle to allow you to walk next to your boat) that broke loose.
We were very lucky
By our records we were hit by a 'violent storm'
We checked our wind instrument and the highest reading during the storm was 59 knots (67 mph) though the hurricane was classified as a category 1 (lowest) which indicate winds between 74 and 95 miles per hour.
Again, the good news here is that we did not get the higher winds of the eye of the storm.
The last 'broken' line...
Here is the line after it was removed…and we finished the separation process.
Which leads us to...another chaffed line
and, because the dinghy was blowing in the breeze (so to speak) our brand new davit line also chaffed, so we had to purchase a new line for one side. The other side was fine. One would think that you could just cut the end off and redo the splice but it is almost impossible to do so on ‘old’ line. Here, the good news is that the lines held and the dinghy was not lost.
Stainless steel fitting lost it's shape
The stainless steel fitting that was holding the dinghy tight stretched out and dropped off (drat!). Almost lost the dinghy seat but one bolt held.
A weld on the dinghy davit cracked….and the reason was…
A weld on the dinghy davit cracked….and the reason was…
Solar panel mounting bracket needs a bit of repair
A fitting on the solar panel structure came parted and the other half is in ‘Davey Jones Locker’ (under water for our landlubber friends).
Say goodbye to life raft cover
The cover for the life raft is missing, but notice that the awning that we stowed beneath it is still on deck (go figure!).
Some good news...
Some good news, our power cord was still in place, though of course it was not working as the dock electric cords parted during the hurricane.
West Marine time again...
We need to replace the shredded lines and buy out West Marine – who said cruising was inexpensive…guess that was last century!
Boat meets piling...or visa versa
We could tell that the boat rubbed on the piling (or visa versa) by the mound of wood scraps next to the toe rail (not to mention some missing paint on the side). Not sure if the bottom was messed up or not as the water was still pretty dark from the storm.
Pilings took a beating
As you can see from this photo the pilings took a beating – this one was actually being held up by the lines. We find this out later when we move the boat out of the slip.
Thanks to our boat neighbors
Thanks to our boat neighbors who had added lines that were stowed on the life lines our boat was safe anyway.
Hurricane Irene Report
We leave Ohio to drive back to New Bern, NC on 8/29 after Hurricane Irene has passed. We get there pretty late (after dark) and pick our way down the dock. Our boat looks to be in good shape but is in the middle of the slip. Mark and I maneuver it close to the finger pier and I hope aboard to start the generator. We are fortunate that our solar panels and batteries have kept up with the needs of the fridge and freezer. All of the dock lines have parted.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Ski Week in Ohio
Neighbors purchase the Olds 88
Mark puts on his sales hat and hails the neighbors as they walk by…he sells Aunt Yvonne’s Olds 88, 1987 year for $1700.00 – pretty good salesmanship. Aunt Yvonne no longer has a drivers license so we needed to get temptation out of the way. We stay for two weeks and try to help around the house sorting clothes and other things out, donating all to Catholic Charities.
We take Aunt Yvonne out for lunch later in our visit.
We take Aunt Yvonne out for lunch later in our visit.
Mark holds Uncle Fred’s Knights of Columbus sword.
Mark holds Uncle Fred’s Knights of Columbus sword.
Sad news
Then, we heard that our dear Uncle Fred has passed away and drive quickly to Kansas City to be with Aunt Yvonne.
My cousin Nancy had us all over for dinner one night.
My cousin Nancy had us all over for dinner one night.
The Jersey Boys night
Later the gang went downtown Cleveland to see “The Jersey Boys” stage production (the Four Seasons music story).
Ohio style fun
For the next few months we visit family and friends – THIS time we go to Ohio first and Texas second – last year we had it backward. With 60+ days of over 100o temperatures in Texas we were really glad to be in Ohio first. Naturally we start off with a gang campout – the kids are always entertained to ride around in the front loader on a tractor.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Bridge Point Marina
also river side services – and we are in New Bern, NC. We took a slip at Bridge Point Marina and soon left for Ohio secure from hurricanes…since we took no pictures, I thought I would include the hyperlink so you could see it before Irene...
http://www.bridgepointehotel.com/
24 pounds of Mahi-Mahi
And, finally we caught our first BIG fish, a 24 pound Dolphin fish (known also Mahi-Mahi) – to help sedate him/her I sacrificed ½ bottle of gin… Mark did the hard work of filleting it – and was it yummy! (We took the leftovers to Ohio and cooked the rest of it for my family.)
This one got away...
We left shortly to go up to Pamlico Sound and the Neuse River to New Bern – again an overnight passage. During the AM watch I caught two fish this one got away…
South Port
We were glad to pull into Cape Fear and South Port for a few days to rest. We met some wonderful folks there Toni and ?? and Bob and Lori. Toni offered to take me to the grocery store the next day and we toured the town as well. That evening we were invited over for dinner and games.
Our new flag took a beating and had to be retired.
Our new flag took a beating and had to be retired.
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