Howling wind and occasional gusts up to 55 mph came and went with a slap to us, newbies. I love storms, but our first one on the boat was exciting and scary at the same time. We braved it for several hours with some major rocking motions and attempted to stay dry for most of the time. Of course, our home is on the water... the dock lines must be checked every so often. My wellies came in handy!
With the southwestern wind, we had to add an extra fender on the port side for better protection. We looked for any potential leaks inside the cabin , we only had one in the salon. We think we found the source and corrected it. Coincidentally, the leak slowed down as the rain let up. It could be the residual rain at the end, but we won't know for sure yet. Hard to tell, so we'll need to wait for the next storm to see if it worked.
By 3 p.m., the storm finally ceased and the sea water was churned up so badly that it produced a number of litter to the shoreline. Nice.
That is pretty cool. It looks like it was pretty calm when you videotaped it. I am glad it didnt turn out to be the Perfect Storm II.
ReplyDeleteI remember how Dad is during storms... he must have been so excited! LOL! I would've been pretty scared, myself. Glad yall made it through ok! :o)
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