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Are we allowed to post links to sites where we can get really good prices on boat doo-dads that we all use and need?
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View first unread post STAY SAFE FRIENDS!

Last post by Robin « Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:46 pm
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by Robin » Sat Aug 31, 2019 4:22 am

This one looks nasty, the unpreictabilty making it more so. So no heroics -boats can be replaced, limbs not so much. We (back in UK) had a few 65kt...

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View first unread post It's baaaaack!

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Attachment(s) by tex » Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:05 pm

The Red Tide has returned. I'd better get the boat ready.
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View first unread post Hurricane Michael?

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by RTB » Sun Oct 07, 2018 11:07 am

Heads up on the Gulf Coast! NHC calling it a hurricane in a few days.
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View first unread post Consequences of Florence

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by tex » Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:29 am

I was waiting to hear the bad news from a friend who kept his boat in New Bern, NC, and I got it on Thursday. His Insurance Surveyor called to report...

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View first unread post A Different View of Tropical Storms

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Attachment(s) by CaptForce » Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:52 pm

Nancie and I received a voice mail from Tex today asking about our concerns with the approach of Florence. Our "dirt" home is in North...

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View first unread post Lightning

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by SeaplaneDriver » Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:40 pm

Looks like I’m due for my first thunderstorm since moving on board tonight around 3 AM. Any advice for sleeping/living within feet of a big metal...

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View first unread post First cold snap of winter

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Attachment(s) by Jaxfishgyd » Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:51 pm

So the first cold temps for here in N. Fla is arriving tonight, lows around 40 here on the coast, 30 inland..... I DO NOT like any temp below 60. And...
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View first unread post Hurricane Irma

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Attachment(s) by Jaxfishgyd » Sat Sep 02, 2017 5:39 pm

Latest shows 40% chance it hits in the Virginia area, 30% misses completely and 20% she passes south of Fla....
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View first unread post Weather in FL

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Attachment(s) by tex » Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:27 pm

A couple of cruising friends came out of Pensacola during the approach of that Tropical depression a week or so ago. They had no issues heading east,...

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View first unread post Irma

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by scallywag » Sun Sep 03, 2017 2:10 pm

Where oh where is Irma going? Time to tie up the vessel for the storm. I think I will increase the height of my pilings to keep the vessel out of the...

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View first unread post A good decision

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by tex » Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:07 pm

One of my Forum friends flew over here to Florida to move his boat from Stuart to Ortona on the Okeechobee waterway due to concerns of these recent...

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View first unread post Coping with summer heat and sun

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Attachment(s) by tex » Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:40 pm

I've had 7 years in the Dominican Republic, and 9 years in Florida so far, and I still seem to have the blood of a polar bear. Dealing with the heat...

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View first unread post Winter of 2016-17

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by Jaxfishgyd » Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:26 am

We did have TWO cold days in January, then TWO cold days last week..... Today we have a mini nor easter passing thru so our highs are only going to...
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View first unread post Hurricane Matthew a major hurricane...

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Attachment(s) by Jaxfishgyd » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:08 pm

Hope it goes on the track they are saying.....
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View first unread post Tropical Storm Karl

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Attachment(s) by RTB » Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:28 pm

Just like Julia, Karl suddenly appears! I feel like I'm in a blender....my little boat is tired of being beaten up by heavy winds. No doubt, living...

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View first unread post "Proper" hurricane boat preparations ??

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View first unread post Depression 99L

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Attachment(s) by Jaxfishgyd » Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:04 pm

Our local TV weatherman is normally "right on" with his forecasts so I will pay attention when it comes to tropical storms...
This evening...
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View first unread post Too dang hot

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by tex » Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:25 pm

When it gets over 90 degrees daily, it's just too hot to get motivated in boat projects, too hot to cruise in the bay, just too dang hot. I'm still...

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View first unread post Great Weather

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Attachment(s) by scallywag » Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:31 am

One can surely tell when the weather is great. Participants working on or using their boats. Some even go on land vacations to visit those...

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View first unread post Tropical Low 5/25/16

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by scallywag » Wed May 25, 2016 7:53 pm

Is every one ready for the predicted low that will hit NE Florida or The Carolinas this weekend? I can not get a break. I was planning to move the...
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View first unread post Weather alert radios

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by Robin » Sat Apr 02, 2016 5:47 pm

WE have a Midland weather alert clock radio at home and it woke me at 5 am today with a warning of severe thunderstorms. Very useful but it got me...

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View first unread post Winds, Tornadoes wreck boats in Sarasota

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Attachment(s) by tex » Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:47 pm

I woke up about 3AM or so to our first tornado warning here on Longboat Key. I ducked down in the basement stairway till the warning expired, but...

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View first unread post Pacific vs. Atlantic STORMS

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by BCsenior » Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:41 pm

We're only interested in Pacific storms.
Are they anywhere near as bad as Atlantic storms?

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View first unread post 1 F Degree, and dropping, yet 30 F tomorrow?

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Attachment(s) by skipper68 » Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:35 am

The circulators are keeping the moving water from freezing around us. These temps are.. interesting! I cant see thru the water fog. YET, tomorrow...
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View first unread post NOAA hurricane prediction...

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by Jaxfishgyd » Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:44 pm

NOAA predicts calm 2015 hurricane season
2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook: 90% chance of a below-normal season
Author: By Jareen Imam CNN...
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