Re: Protecting racked shells during a flood
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On Jul 11, 2023, at 10:01 AM, Jonathan Wright <waterrat@...> wrote:
These are Irene levels and rising. Thanks to everyone fortaking such careful and preemptive action. ? To state the obvious, as the river rises, it expands into its flood plain which vastly increase the storage capacity. To ge to the floor of our boathouse, the water would first need to fill everything lower, including virtually all of the marina property, (all the other boathouse floors are below ours), the aqua vita area etc. ? If it gets to that point we should open the side door and the overhead door, to allow the water in, and out, to lower the risk of water lifting the bh up. It is wood¡.. ? Jonathan ? ? Good morning everyone!? ? Report from the boathouse this morning is that things keep rising and the view has changed. Gary¡¯s docks for the motor boats have found a new spot down river.? The water is now 7-10¡¯ feet from the boathouse. While we cannot know whether the water will make it up to the boathouse, in an abundance of caution a few of us (thank you Ernie, Carol and Anita) moved some boats around so that all the boats on the floor are up in a rack. We also put the boat that was on the lowest rail on the outside rack up on the top rail.? If you are concerned about your own private boat, you should consider moving it to wherever you feel is best. Like Sally and Glo, I moved my boat, largely to open up a space higher for the lower boats.? Please be careful over the coming days. ?May we be able to row again soon! ? <image001.jpg>
Carol and her dog.? ?
On Jul 10, 2023, at 10:17 PM, cpotter258 <potterc@...> wrote:
? Can someone give some clarity: is the river going to rise as high as the boathouse tomorrow? Because I am supposed to go to Cambridge early in the morning, and I will need to move it before I leave if so. ? On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 8:45 PM Gloria DiFulvio < gdifulvio1@...> wrote: Sally and I have taken our boats. We moved Lise¡¯s boat to Sally¡¯s high spot. The spots on the right (my spot and Lise¡¯s spot) are open?
Gloria
> On Jul 10, 2023, at 8:41 PM, ZZooey via??<zzooey=[email protected]> wrote:
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> ?I would think letting them sink would beat the hell out of them.?
> Just my opinion . If we have to move boats let¡¯s do it. But those noaa predictions are iffy.?
> We could set up are two more aluminum boat racks if necessary. Or people could transport private boats home temporarily. The Projections look high- but I have never seen our boathouse in trouble in all my years.? I would personally like to move Leslies.? Up high as possible. It¡¯s on the floor now.? Any other ideas ???
>> On Jul 10, 2023, at 8:29 PM, Bob Sproull <rfsproull@...> wrote:
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>> ?I've been looking on the 'net for good info on this, with a better explanation than I
>> can provide.? But here's my memory:
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>> The problem with flooding in a boathouse is that the boats are stored upside-down, and
>> the water will lift/float them (air trapped inside the upside-down hull) and break the boat
>> against the rack above.
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>> The solution is to let the water into the trapped area of the shell, so that the shell can
>> essentially "sink".? The way to do that is:
>>? ?- open all the "ports" that keep watertight compartments tight
>>? ?- take a length of plastic tubing, and tape one end of it to the highest point INSIDE
>>? ? ? ?the hull (pt 1), run the tube outside the hull and up, above pt 1, and figure
>>? ? ? ?out a way to secure it there.
>>? ?- do that for the washbox and every watertight compartment
>> Simple plastic tubing, 3/8 or 1/2 diameter is fine.
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>> The idea is to let the air inside the trapped space escape as the water rises, so that
>> the boat can essentially "sink in place."
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>> Happy to do this if it's warranted.? Not sure how high things may rise....
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