Dang, another hurricane threat in South Florida! As I write this, the storm trackers are busily plotting their colorful "cone of death" charts, and warning us all to get ready for Ernesto. For most Floridians that means a trip to Home Depot, waiting in line at the gas station, and fighting with their unwieldy aluminum or plywood hurricane shutters. But for the boat owners, a hurricane threat means even more worries.

What should I do with the boat? How do I secure it? Should I leave it on a trailer, or keep it in the water at the Marina?

Fortunately, the great folks at BoatUS.com have posted several great articles that answer all of those questions and more. They maintain a great Hurricane Tracking information site, where I found this extremely informative PDF document on how to secure your vessel.

• The Boater's Guide to Preparing your Boat for a Hurricane

Comments:

	Posted by d2reid, Sep-6-2006 @ 09:49 PM CDT Some thoughts I have on preparing my trailered boat. I filled my boat with water once, it's an outboard so should have been ok. I forgot about the fuel tank, the oil tank. Had that stuff all in my bilge. I put the trailer on the 1 ton truck I pull the boat with and park the truck in front of my garage. I then use two mobile home anchors to tie the stern down. All this in my back yard away from trees that might fall on it. Dont foget to take the bimini and anything else that is "soft" off of the boat.
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