DonScatt
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 26, 2017
- Messages
- 25
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Jackie Season
- Vessel Make
- Beneteau 50' Swift Trawler
All,
Now that we’re into hurricane season, we’re rethinking our hurricane plans. We live on the southwest gulf coast of Florida and keep our boat in the Harborage in downtown St. Petersburg. Over the last 2 years we’ve kept the original Jackie Season in our slip with floating docks using doubled oversize lines and came away unscathed, although we didn’t get a direct hit.
This year we upgraded to a new Jackie Season, a Beneteau 50 ST. Because of the larger size we no longer have a slip - we’re now in a side tie, and I’m concerned with the impact of not being able to secure both sides of the boat. I believe the insurance company (we use Novamar).would like the boat hauled and blocked. Does anyone have any experience or statistics on storm damage on land VS on the water? I’m concerned that the insurance company prefers dry storage because it’s
cheaper for them when the boat falls over VS pulling it out of the water, but what I’m personally interested in is protecting the boat. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Don Scattergood
mv Jackie Season
Little Gasparilla Island / St Petersburg, FL
Now that we’re into hurricane season, we’re rethinking our hurricane plans. We live on the southwest gulf coast of Florida and keep our boat in the Harborage in downtown St. Petersburg. Over the last 2 years we’ve kept the original Jackie Season in our slip with floating docks using doubled oversize lines and came away unscathed, although we didn’t get a direct hit.
This year we upgraded to a new Jackie Season, a Beneteau 50 ST. Because of the larger size we no longer have a slip - we’re now in a side tie, and I’m concerned with the impact of not being able to secure both sides of the boat. I believe the insurance company (we use Novamar).would like the boat hauled and blocked. Does anyone have any experience or statistics on storm damage on land VS on the water? I’m concerned that the insurance company prefers dry storage because it’s
cheaper for them when the boat falls over VS pulling it out of the water, but what I’m personally interested in is protecting the boat. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Don Scattergood
mv Jackie Season
Little Gasparilla Island / St Petersburg, FL