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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 04/02/2006 : 07:46:32

Yesterday was our first 'real' day of preparidness.
We have not repaired all of the damage from Wilma's visit last year, and we had really minor damage comared to others as close as our neighbor. But it's time to get ready.
Yesterday we flashed up the generators (yep we have 2 now, the boat generator doubles as a home unit.) And we started to review our supplies.
It'll soon be time to fill the 40 Gallons of fuel canisters, refresh the spare battery supplies, and take food inventory. We keep extra water in the boat ready for that quick gettaway

We'll be buying extra gas for the boat grill, another backup, and a few new tarps to replace the ones we gave to neighbors and ones torn from extended use here. We're buying a chest freezer as a backup supply box, it'll be filled with proteins for a extended family (don't tell the chickens!)

We have to finish the fence of all fences (the poles are sunk almost 3 feet into the ground which is mostly coral rock, build the gates for the boat-n-trailer, and install a new front door. When all this is done, we are supposed to be rated at Level 'A' for insurance purposes.

Oh, and I want to do a few things to the boat too!

Paul

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PO C250WB 2005 Sail # 841.

Moved up to C34 Eximius

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 04/02/2006 : 10:17:51

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
 Yesterday was our first 'real' day of preparidness.
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I have not launched the boat yet this year as we have just had the wettest March on record in Sacramento (21 days of "measureable precipitation"). I was out at the lake two weeks ago, but found the batteries both dead due to the VHF radio having been left on and the solar panel not plugged in, so I didn't launch. I spent the day working on the boat instead, did a minor electrical repair and some cleaning. I need to do the exterior woodwork (will probably go Cetol), but that job will have to wait until the weather clears up. First launch for the year will probably be in three weeks, on April 22. The water level forecast for Folsom Lake looks pretty good; the wet March weather has dumped a lot of snow on the mountains above the lake, and we have a good chance for the lake level to reach "full pond" (466' elevation), around Memorial Day, then have a good season the rest of the year. A "bad" season at Folsom Lake is when sub-normal winter snowfall causes the lake to not fill up during the spring runoff, in which event the marina may have to close early. This was the case in 2004; slip renters all had to pull their boats by July 11, and the docks were high and dry on the mud two weeks after that. Slip renters got only 12 weeks use of their slips that year, April, May and June. There is no refund for premature marina closure due to low water, so the slip renters in effect paid $400 per month, and that's for slips that don't even have water and power - pretty expensive moorage, even SF Bay Area marinas don't charge that much!

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Response Posted - 04/02/2006 : 11:11:43

Up here in extreme NW Calif we are within striking distance of 200% normal rainfall... closing in on 60 inches. I've had my boat in the water all Winter and have taken it out... well, maybe 3 times since November.

Normally we get some nice breaks and have some of our best sailing weather in the winter as warm SW winds build in ahead of the weather systems. This year...no dice. Storm after storm and most all cold and nasty.

When there's a break in the weather I'll have to be pulling out for bottom maintenance.

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ct95949
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Response Posted - 04/02/2006 : 14:38:32

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ClamBeach
 Up here in extreme NW Calif we are within striking distance of 200% normal rainfall... closing in on 60 inches. I've had my boat in the water all Winter and have taken it out... well, maybe 3 times since November.
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I feel your pain.Between almost being flooded out of the marina on New Years Day and the endless series of storms we've had lately, this winter and now spring have been crap.The best sailing I've done this year was in Jamaica when I was able to fly a hull on a Hobie Wave

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Cloudveil
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Response Posted - 04/02/2006 : 16:12:44

No hurricane damage here, but lots of rain
& unusual snow. Uzumati is waiting for splash
off the trailer, after winter of exterior teak
cetol, topsides waxed, lines to cockpit with
XAS triples, 4-spring Garhauer mount, 4-part
outhaul, new lifesling, fabricated mast raise
A-frame system, 20W solar panel,etc. Don't
yet know where we will launch first - there is
no water up where we live (14 miles from Yosemite)
Larry C - I lived on Folsom Lake at Horseshoe Bar
for many years. I remember C25's rafted up on
weekend nights below my house. I also remember
dry Folsom in the late 70's, we could waks across
from our side to El Dorado side. Hope we ALL get
in the water & wind soon!!
John Wood
'89 C25WK 5973 Uzumati

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frogger
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Response Posted - 04/02/2006 : 21:21:52

I guess we've all got our problems. Our lake was dropped 12 feet for dam repair and roadwork across the top (Lake Murray, SC). Spring rains were anticipated to refill the lake;however, March was one of the driest ever and we're not expecting April or May to be above normal presipitation so we're still down a little over 10 feet. Fair winds, fair weather, and water!

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