The good news is that it looks upright, is in the location and orientation in which I left it, and does not appear to have any trees or other large debris on top of it. There are some objects around it, not sure what those are.
--Mike
Found my boat! (kind of)
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Found my boat! (kind of)
I have not yet been able to get in touch with the person who let me leave the boat on his property near Pass Christian, and I can't spare the gas right now to go out there. However, after scouring satellite photos of the area taken soon after the storm, I believe I found it.
The good news is that it looks upright, is in the location and orientation in which I left it, and does not appear to have any trees or other large debris on top of it. There are some objects around it, not sure what those are.
--Mike
The good news is that it looks upright, is in the location and orientation in which I left it, and does not appear to have any trees or other large debris on top of it. There are some objects around it, not sure what those are.
--Mike
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Made it out to Pass Christian today to check on the boat... all is well (just some leaves and pine needles in the cockpit).
Oh, and a leaking potty (forgot to mention that before). When I went to haul the boat out prior to the storm, I discovered that the sanipotty had sprung a leak and emptied its contents onto the head compartment floor. Yuck! I bought a bailing sponge at the nearby West Marine (which was probably demolished by the storm, as it was right across the street from the beach), to soak up the... stuff. It was a most unpleasant task, made even more nerve-wracking by the huge hurricane bearing down on us. Today, there was a little more that had leaked out, which I cleaned up before leaving.
I'll hopefully get back out there this weekend with my neighbor's truck to bring her back home. There's a good chance we'll end up sleeping on the boat for a while as the home repairs get underway.
--Mike
Oh, and a leaking potty (forgot to mention that before). When I went to haul the boat out prior to the storm, I discovered that the sanipotty had sprung a leak and emptied its contents onto the head compartment floor. Yuck! I bought a bailing sponge at the nearby West Marine (which was probably demolished by the storm, as it was right across the street from the beach), to soak up the... stuff. It was a most unpleasant task, made even more nerve-wracking by the huge hurricane bearing down on us. Today, there was a little more that had leaked out, which I cleaned up before leaving.
I'll hopefully get back out there this weekend with my neighbor's truck to bring her back home. There's a good chance we'll end up sleeping on the boat for a while as the home repairs get underway.
--Mike
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Any help yet?
Mike, are there any FEMA agents, or other agencies giving your neighborhood a hand yet?
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Re: Any help yet?
FEMA has visited, and the inspector said he put us down for an on-site travel trailer to live in while the work is being done, but I've got a feeling I'll be FINISHED with the house by the time it gets here!Richard O'Brien wrote:Mike, are there any FEMA agents, or other agencies giving your neighborhood a hand yet?
--Mike
