T&T: Ike

[Pineknot 10]

Pine Knot is also quad-tied in her slip in Clear Lake Texas waiting for the
wrath of Ike.  We talked about moving her, but Ike's path was just too
undefined to give us a clear idea of which way to go with enough time to get
away.  The storm surge is going to be a big problem for us.

Kelton Ogletree
KK44008 Pine Knot
Blog: kk44pineknot.typepad.com

 > Message: 1> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:58:42 -0500> From: "Larry N. Brown"
<cigano55 at hotmail.com>> Subject: T&T: Ike> To: "Trawlers and Trawlering">
<trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>> Message-ID:
<BLU110-DS549EDBCA978AAC14036A9C2510 at phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"> > Well, Ike's 256 miles SSE of us on its way-- or so it
appears-- to Galveston.> We've been getting steady winds in the 10-15 kt range
and a little rain.> Nexrad just shows sporadic areas of showers. Real problem
is my dock's under> the muddy waters of the Tchefuncte River and my 240v power
panel has about a> foot to go. When it starts to lap at the bottom of the box,
I'll have to shut> the power off at the house and crank the generator. I can
go up another couple> feet here at the dock but if the water continues to
rise, I'll have to pull up> the stakes and head for the cove once again.> >
Regards,> > Larry and Teri> M/V Cigano, 47' Prairie Sundeck Cruiser> Lying: 64
Cypress Road> Covington, LA> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:09:16 -0500> From: "Brent Hodges"
<vbhodges at gmail.com>> Subject: Re: T&T: Ike> To: "Larry N. Brown"
<cigano55 at hotmail.com>, "Trawlers and Trawlering">
<trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>> Message-ID:
<003201c914d8$c5e91c90$89fe80a6 at n3800851373eb4>> Content-Type: text/plain;
format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > I'm still at my
boat in Clear Lake Texas, just off Galveston Bay. I'll be > leaving in a few
hours, before the water gets high enough to block the > roads. It looks pretty
bad. They are talking 10 to 15 feet of water up here > at this side of the
bay. Over 20 feet in places. And if it continues at the > projected track (and
they can be fairly accurate at this time frame) we will > get over 100 mile,
maybe up to 130 miles of wind with the center going right > over Clear Lake.
We are quadruple tied in a covered slip, with about 14 feet > before the boat
hits the roof (if the roof is still there at that point).> > We're only
evacuating 10 or 15 miles inland, and taking the dingy so we can > get back
down here as soon as possible to check on things.> > Good luck to all our
other Galveston Bay friends. We're going to need it.> > Brent Hodges>
Friendship> 43 Albin> Seabrook, Tx. > > > ------------------------------> >
Message: 3> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:33:27 -0400> From: "Pascal Gademer"
<pascal at sandbarhopper.com>> Subject: Re: T&T: Ike> To: "Trawlers and
Trawlering"> <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>> Message-ID:
<004201c914dc$24fa16a0$b64bd6a6 at M2000>> Content-Type: text/plain;
format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > Good luck !> >
the surge is the concern, more than the wind... 14' clearance to the roof >
might not be enough.> > if you dont' mind me asking, why didn't you move the
boat south, down the > ICW to keep it out of the bullseye? Since you have to
evac anyway. That why > i do here in So Fl.> > Pascal> Miami, fl> hatteras
53MY> live cell helm cam @ www.sandbarhopper.com>