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Originally Posted by cstreit
My question is - if you put the boat on land - how much more hurricane proof is it?
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WHERE MATTERS a lot
caines lose power over land quickly most times
and as the wind drops the damage goes down
distance over land is the best defense
ANDREW hit at 150+ in south dade
but a short trip to Naples across the everglades
saw him exit at 80mph
I owned a wharram 31 ft cat that ANDREW FLIPPED ON AN ISLAND
a buddy salvaged it and put a modern rig of an f-27 tri [older al stick the f-27 replaced with carbon mast] racers are nuts but good for cheap stuff as they upgrade
and once out of the coastal storm surge area
where most of the bigger marinas are
a cat on concrete tied down well
without the mast up
should be safe
you do want the other boats tied down also
to prevent them hitting your boat
that is why lake O while a ditch run to get to
is a good summer storage place
plus is costs are less both to haul out and space rent there