I'm happy for you Joe...Could have been much worse.

Great news about your boat Joe. I would ask you to check on my house but I dont think they will let you anywhere near Normandy Beach

Not sure I would call it great news yet...still have to get in there to check the bottom, if the running gear is shot and interior flooded it will most likely be totaled by insurance. Plus with salt water sitting in the engine beds and up the motors for days they will be shot too. I hope to get down there today, the canal tide gauge is down another two feet so hopefully the water is receding.

Sorry to hear good luck

I was able to get down, wasn't any traffic but figuring out what roads were open up here and then down there was tough...thank god for GPS...saw some neighborhoods didn't know existed. It could have been a lot worse, so far from what we can tell there is home hull damage where she came down on the travel lift, soem rub rail ripped off, lift rail broken off, bent rudder, not sure about the shafts, props and struts yet as well as some scratches and rub marks. The big question is how bad the stringers and bulkheads are. The way she sits right now twisted from bow to stern is over 2' of twist! If you keep the bow level starboard portion of the stern is twisted down and to the right by that much.

The marina has a crane coming in Monday and they will start picking up and re-blocking boats to untangle them and figure out what all the damage is. Most of the docks are gone, some pilings missing, almost all the power towers on the docks are gone and our freezer is upside down...that should smell really good in another couple of days. There are a couple of boats that can not be located and two that didn't start out in the marina.

When I get Internet back I will post a bunch of pictures. What they are showing on the news is one thing but until you drive through some of these towns if you don't live in the area it is just unimaginable.

Joe
Where is this marina at and what is the name of it.

Thanks
We're at Lanoka Harbor marina

Ray

Forsberg's in Point Pleasant. Arnold's and Comstock's which are right next to us were just as bad if not worse. There was a brand new Jupiter that ended up 3 maybe 4 blocks down the road from the dealership where it was blocked.

Hey Joe .I hope you make out ok..Brick got battered up pretty good..My neighbor on Fairview has a 35` cruiser half in his pool and yard..good luck and let us know.

Thanks, going to try and make another run down with supplies, groceries, ice and gas for family and friends...hardest thing to find is gas sine the refineries here are pretty much all wiped out. Some gas coming in from out of state and the Gov. and President OK'd gas without additives and less clean burning fuel to be trucked in so hopefully some gas relief is coming.