alexscott Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Glad to hear everyone's OK. Hopefully the Bay River is short enough that flooding from upstream should be minimal & storm surge from the east is essentially over and you have seen the worst of the flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thank you for the update Alan. I've been thinking of you all, and I am glad to hear you are all safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Anderson Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thank Patrick for the photos. Hoping you will be OK over the next several days as flood waters work their way out. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOnCudjoe Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 I'm glad to hear the mess is not too bad. It doesn't look like the surge left much mud. I hope you get power soon. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meester Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thanks very much for the update. New Bern has been on the news a lot, but I've been anxious for news about B&B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Votaw Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Good report, Alan. Wish I was close enough to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted September 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Graham made it out to the shop today. He reported both shops looked "good". I put in quotes because he was talking to me and I knew what he meant in relation to previous flooding. I felt that we did some good prep for this one and took nearly 2 days prepping the shop for innundation at least as bad as Irene. Thanks so much to my parents Paul and Dawn who came down to help. We literally could not have gotten the shop ready without them. Today we've been obeying the curfew and cleaning up our yard with one trip out to bring some extra stuff to a local shelter that is set up at Taylor's school. One pic of a branch that speared the edge of our roof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennneee Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Glad all is “well”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknriver Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Glad to hear all ok, and hopefully shop/boats not badly damaged. Had about 4' + some wave action in our yard & 6' crawlspace east of Washington, no power till yesterday, and cable/inet today. Bottom of the #12 day mark was only about 18" from the surface. Water still very high. No structural damage but big mess like everyone. RickZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 I am also glad to hear all are OK and hope your preparations were all successful. Another report from Washington: my CS20 kit parts and sub-assemblies were all raised above the 34 inches of water I had in my garage and shop. If I had my hull done it could have self-adjusted like the dinghy and canoes. Other tools and equipment came through fine from their elevated positions, but here is a tip: if you have a cabinet that will tip over and float around, don't make the top out of particleboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frowley Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Alan and all - thank you so much for the update. We're really relieved to hear things went as well as they did. We watched the storm on Windy and radar make land fall and were glad it veered south, but it still looked like it could be pretty bad for you and the shop. Great job doing such good prep! All the best from Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmosSwogger Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 That's a sizable limb that speared your house. After watching videos of boats sunken, dismasted, or adrift I can appreciate B and B's small and light designs; it's easier to get your boats inside and out of the way of storms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marshall Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Looks like the water level got up to about 8' above MWL. I just got some pics from Taylor that show a mess under our house (expected) but no disaster. I think Alan and family did a great job of prep at the shop, still a huge mess to clean up, but he reports that the losses don't look substantial. Alan and Taylor, and Graham and Carla are back putting their world aright. Bobbie and I fared well in Chapel Hill, but I'm not sure when we'll get back out to start cleanup at this point. Travel is difficult with so many roads closed. Alan and Taylor snuck out between the surge subsiding and the rivers rising. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Thank goodness! Everything seemed so dire on TV. That “spear” could have been very nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 I have been praying for all the folks there and have been worried about Carla and Graham. This is good news as I had feared the worst. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted September 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 We just got power back on at my house. Graham also reported having power yesterday. We have been very impressed with the work of the linemen and women who have restored power lines very quickly. We had a pole down and wires in the road when we first tried to get to the shop and the next day it was up and replaced with a new pole. I was expecting it to be down for a least a few days. To clarify, still no power at the shop itself but maybe soon...we hope. We started power washing out the shop yesterday. I expect it will take us at least a couple of weeks to be back up to "normal". Nick, glad your parts were prepared for a flood. Sorry about the garage I know how much work it is to clean out. We also have quite a few particle board shelf units at our shop which were good at the time (free) but now have to be rebuilt properly. I HATE particle board for anything that has to last more than a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Great news, Alan. You'll be cleaned up just in time to muddy it all up again when we all descend on you for the messabout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyster Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Has anyone heard from Tom lathrop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dunsworth Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 I also was thinking of Tom, I stayed at his dock on the creek once. Don't remember the lay of the land for sure, but ten feet of surge wouldn't be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 I talked to Tom on the phone the other day. They went inland for the storm. He was heading home and the most pressing issue on his mind was cleaning out rotting food from the fridge. His house is high and well built but his shop goes under water. He has a scheme that lifts all of his machines above flood water but I am sure that like us, there will be a layer of mud and lots of flotsum to clean up and there always seems to some stuff that is missed during preparation. How did you fare Oyster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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