Sandy
 

As the power comes back on across the NE, just wanted all you guys to know we been thinkin' about you and the different world many of you awoke to this morning...we'll continue to think about you as you dig out of the mess Sandy left in her wake and return you lives to some normalcy...

I'm with reel, I'm seeing these images on the the news and all I can think about is the guys on this site and there familys. Be safe fellas!!

at least we have our hurricanes in the summer, when its warm. you guys stay safe and don't worry, the federal govt is on their way.

My prayers are with yall and your families.

Got lucky at the house a tree uprooted my fence but didn't hit the house. Lots of other homes were hit by trees. We are the only block in our area with power. My boat on the other hand is most likely a total loss. The marina flooded and it was washed off its blocks. Supposedly its laying on its side but I won't be able to get to it until the water recedes. I hope everyone else is safe.

I hope that everybody is ok and well. Objects can be replaced, people cannot.

Sorry to hear about that beautiful boat of yours...I remember being highly impressed w/her floating there on Tice's...but at the same time, more that happy to hear you and your family are safe, that your home is livable and you are seemingly in the minority of folks who have power...

Bummer, hope it isn't too bad.

Haven't heard from Destroyer...Hope is is OK in his new house....

rkc

Hey guys just checking in....Wilson family made out fine out where we are. We are about 25 miles due west of Manhattan, about 35-40 miles north of Willy. High winds, some BIG trees down and no power but other than that no damage to homes or anything like that. Big problem thats going to develop is no gas. The few gas stations that had power yesterday sold out in short order.

Got enough for another couple days with the generator after that will have to start siphoning out of the boat in the driveway if it comes to that.

Sorry to hear about you guys and your boats down by the water!

Anybody heard from Willy?

That is what I want to know.. Willy? Destroyer? - SITREP please.. Thoughts are with all, I know you got bigger fish to fry than keeping us updated but please chime in when can.

He probably does not have power. Cell service here in this area is bad at best due to the outages... A lot of cell towers are awaiting power. Just hope he made it through OK though. It was pretty bad here in Staten Island. A lot of friends lost their boats and at least 4 marinas have been totally destroyed. I personally have a boat but no marina left to dock it at. Not sure what the future holds for me.:rain:

Last post from him was Sunday night in the other "sandy" thread in off topics. Sounded like he thought he was going to be OK, but not sure about Senor Burt (MJ spelling which I like better)...

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...t=18364&page=2

rkc

Cam, glad your OK. In a few days things will return to quasi-normal, hang in there.

Slinger, Capt. Pete too, if you got a minute and see this give us a report.. Along with anyone else that might be eyes on the ground.

I talked to Willy Monday night around 5:30, he was fine no power since monday around 1 pm but generator was running but his well pump had died. no water but he had beer and liquor. Was worried about his boat as it was on blocks but the water was already close to the bottom of it in the boat yard. said the plug was in it as the insurance told him to do.

I talked to Willy last night, said about the same as what he told Skools, I tried to call him today, all I got was answering service

We are good here!! Wind was going and some rain, but not super bad. We were called on the reverse 911 system and told to get out, but I am on a high spot and had no worries!! Thank God I was right, nothing happened, last night was a different story, we had a Microburst that trashed the area worse then the Hurricane! Never lost power, they flicked a little and I thought they were going to go but they never did.
My son lost power for like 15 hours but its back on nw, he is a landscaper so he is going to be a busy guy!!
CB made out just fine!! But his daughter lives a little ways from hin and lost her power for a while but since got it back.

Glad all is ok with you guys!!

Finally got into the marina today. My boat was nowhere to be found Not a good feeling. Finally after searching for ten minutes I caught A glimpse of it. It and 3 other boats washed right to the edge of the yard next to the lagoon. A few more feet and it probably would have gone in and sank. Amazingly it took on no water. The lower unit is stuck in the mud but the hull looks to be ok. The clean up around toms river begins. Its going to be a long process. Still not much power around town and crazy lines for gas.

we rode out the storm without problem. We only lost power for about 2 hours on Sunday. My Dad however didn't do so good. He and my stepmother got out in time but the house was consumed by 4ft of seawater. My marina lost approx. 30 boats, they floated away. There was almost 3ft of water in my shop. There are a few more inlets between Manasquan and Barnegat. Lots of houses completely gone. Lots of looting on the island.

Ok in Annapolis, not so much in Brick, NJ
 

Here in Annapolis we were lucky. Very minor damage to the house and relatively brief power outages. I texted Parrot6909, who is in Brick, NJ to see how he was doing. The picture below is the former Reelapeelin that I bought from Parrot last month. The V21 rode out the storm on the trailer in my driveway with no damage. This picture is at the slip where Parrot used to keep the boat at the island he refers to below, about 4 blocks from his house. You can see it would not take much of a surge to wreak havoc on this area. I asked him how he faired the storm. Here's his reply:

"It's pretty bad, the boats that were around the island are strewn about the neighborhood and in houses. No power since Monday, gas stations are dry... our house made it, trees didn't. Really can't complain. Lots of rebuilding to do. Every house from 3 houses away from me on toward the water is a total loss. Fires, floods. Its horrible. But again, alive, have food, water and the house.

Look for pictures from Parrot when he gets power back.

Man I wish I could help in some way!!!! Pete one thing I can't stand is a thief!! I will come up and help with that problem. Im heading to chincoteague on the eastern shore of Virginia Friday. My girlfriends parents house is in ok condition the water tried to float his 20 ft Carolina Skiff away on the trailer and he said "hell no this storm aint taken my boat" and he ran out side and tied the boat off to a tree. He lost 90% of the pines in his yard. They got hit pretty dam hard also.

I'm with you I don't even know what to say/do looking at the aftermath of Sandy. At least you have the right to bare arms down there for the Looters!!!

we got our asses handed to us , I just got power back tonite ...both my brothers houses are a total loss my brother bill lost his 34 silverton ...floated away shrink wrap and all . I made it through ok just lost my big tree in the front yard.

Glad to hear from you, Pete!!...I saw a FB post from Michele so figured you guys were close to normal...sorry to hear about your dad's place...but he'll bounce back, I'm sure...Slinger...sounds like your brother took it harder than you...I just glad to hear you and yours OK though!!...

Anybody heard from Barnegat up there close to Parrot?...texted w/Parrot last night and heard pretty much what rb437 says...talked to Rob and he and his are good shape..gonna take some diggin' out for others...BRielly...any chance of getting your boat back, or do ya know yet?

All stay safe as you deal w/the new hazzards around up there...we're thinking about you...

Sounds like pretty trying times up there, Barnegat...but you made out pretty good!...and taking in your less fortunate neighbors...yer a good one, Buddy!!...Having and extra 60 or so gals of gas for the generators sitting in the boat...another good reason to have a boat!!...see how smart we are!!...
Y'all do well up there...

Good to hear on the reports of everyone ok. I am sad to hear about boats lost. Also make sure that YOU are the only one taking gas from your boat.

Glad that it seems most of the V-20 brethren faired ok even though immediate families seemed not so much.

It did occur to me this morning though that with all these breaches in the barrier islands what the heck is going to happen when we get a half way decent Nor'Easter this winter which you know is inevitable.

Hope there was no breach outside Tice's...would hate to lose any of that wonderful place...Just tried out the Barnegat Light Live cam...note says not operational at this time...

Willy just called...along the parkway close to Raritan, I BELIEVE he said, he described unimaginable devistation...Morgan Marina?...GONE...stacks of boats of all sizes PILED up against parkway bridge...I could hear the emotion in his voice describing the scene as he drove past all this...people walking around w/nowhere to go...He also voiced Rob's concern that if a typical NorEastern blows through w/out the barrier island and dune protection, it's gonna be BAD...

He just left the Bertram...he found it in a pile of other boats...sounded like the heavily constructed Bert got the best of some of the thinner hulls it came in contact with..but after all is said and done, he doesn't expect to recover his Senor Bert...his home and family are all OK and that's his greatest concern...but easy to tell his emotions ran thin as he decribed what he saw...now a part of the Hurricane Brotherhood...reaching from Galvatston, New Orleans, Charleston...and now the Jersey Shore...

Holy cow Reel!!!!that truelly is terrible about Willys bertram. I truelly feel for all you guys up there. Terrible,terrible terrible.

Do the marinas up there tether the boats on blocks to inground auger anchors? Or was there not enough time?

F*CK that is heart wrenching to say the very least. I don't know what else to say except I am glad everyone is safe and like the rest on here have said, all of my friends impacted by this massive storm are in our thoughts and prayers.

The surge lifted boardwalks and houses...beyond the capability of typical ropes normally used to tie off boats, I would think...Willy's Bert was on the hard up on blocks and tied off in hopes of at least preventing it from floating away...the ropes used were snapped like threads he said...

Fully understood what you wrote Reel, if that don't make your skin crawl. Glad Willy and family are OK. Barnegat and all the others as well. How about Bennett and Destroyer? Anybody got word on them yet?

Haven't heard from those two guys...hope they'll show up safe and sound here soon...

hurricanes are all different. some wet and no wind, some dry and high winds, wide path, narrow path, etc. a lot of the talk down here last week was "cat 1, i don't even bring the dogs in for those." but these events show us more to the story. this seems to be more along the "andrew" type of a storm.
i really feel for all of ya'll, but like others have said, family is important, possesions can be replaced.
now the fun part of dealing with fema & ins companies.

All I can say is it feels and looks like a war zone .... its heart wrenching.

In 1989 I was with a retail store chain w/stores in the coastal region of SC...it was my job to go there and assess and administrate repairs to our stores following Cat 4 Hurricane Hugo's devastation. Of course along the way, I saw first hand how widespread the high wind damage was and will forever be amazed at the depth and massive power of the ocean's surge as it swept inland...from Charleston to North Myrtle Beach, I thought the same thing Kenny mentioned above...war zone...As I drove inland the 200 or so miles, I continued to be in awe of Hugo's damage as I passed wide swaths of Midland forests leveled to the ground as though some giant had driven his monster truck across them like grass...sustained winds of 90 mph laid a huge oak across my uncle's house in Charlotte, NC, a 5 hour drive from the coast.

My oldest daughter was born that same year; she is 23 now and there is little sign of Hugo's rude visit to our area...the New Jersey coast will be back in much the same way from Sandy, although it is hard to imagine now as there is so much to be done, it's hard to choose a starting point...but stay focused, patient and determined...and thankful your loved ones survived...The NJ coast is too great a place to stay down long...

Last year's Irene did not live up to it's forecast...and I think that played into some level of complacency as Sandy approached...if we take nothing else from this, it must be that we need to take all threats by Mother Nature as though they have the potential to bring damage the size of Sandy...cuz they surely do.

I am sorry to hear all the bad news!! We got very lucky up here in Ma. They said today on the news if we were to get a 5 foot surge in the Boston area we be under water!

I hope are missing members ck in soon!! And I am sorry for your loss Willy, but glad you, and your family are fine!
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