My boat is being a boat . . .

[tpenfield]

It seems that all of the renovations near the water (ocean) are now requiring the house be raised 1 story. I've seem 2 already around my harbor.

 

[nola mike]

About raising up water front houses after Sandy that became a big business here on Long Island especially on the South Shore many communities there are only 5-10 feet above sea level. You see it in the City of Long Beach & all over Fire Island.

Yeah, lemme tell you about new orleans...5-10 ft *above* sea level? That's cute @Lou C

 

[nola mike]

It seems that all of the renovations near the water (ocean) are now requiring the house be raised 1 story. I've seem 2 already around my harbor.

Makes sense. I always wonder why they don't just build the first floor expecting it to flood. Separate electric, no fiberglass insulation, no drywall, no carpeting, no built in appliances, etc.

 

[Lou C]

Isn’t New Orleans technically below sea level? I live about 300 ft from the water but am about 80 ft above sea level. North Shore of LI is very hilly South Shore is very flat…

 

[nola mike]

Isn’t New Orleans technically below sea level? I live about 300 ft from the water but am about 80 ft above sea level. North Shore of LI is very hilly South Shore is very flat…

Yeah, that was the point. Tongue in cheek would have been nice if we were 10 feet above sea level

 

[Lou C]

the flood maps of the South Shore of LI were actually scary to look at.
after Sandy even though the winds weren't a true hurricane down on the South Shore the Ocean met the Bay, nearly covering the City of Long Beach. The parking lots of the local beaches on Lido Boulevard were filled with garbage from wrecked houses for months, the streets were full of sand from the beach. There were boats everywhere, and one even ended up on the Long Island RR tracks going to Long Beach.
The NYC Subways and tunnels flooded that has NEVER happened before, ever.
When I was down on the Fire Island bike path a few weeks ago, I noticed that most of the houses looked new or re-done, that's why, they were all under water.
We are kinda lucky in that we rarely get storms like that, the waters up here just aren't warm enough.

 

[tpenfield]

Makes sense. I always wonder why they don't just build the first floor expecting it to flood. Separate electric, no fiberglass insulation, no drywall, no carpeting, no built in appliances, etc.

When my family built our house (Falmouth, MA . . . 1992 ) near the water, it was required that the first floor living space be a certain height above mean high tide. I cannot remember the exact height, but no utilities could be below that height. So, we have a 'crawl space of about 5 ft high that is merely storage.

Now it seems like the height is even higher, so you are seeing houses on stilts.

 

[nola mike]

We are kinda lucky in that we rarely get storms like that, the waters up here just aren't warm enough.

...yet

 

[tpenfield]

I was attempting to get an old Dell i3 Inspiron (model 7359) working as my Diacom laptop, but that effort proved fruitless. So, I had another laptop in better condition and more powerful - Dell Inspiron 15R i5 8 GB . . .

Just needed to track a power adapter down for it and it came to life. I installed the Diacom 3.3 version and applied umpteen Windows updates. All set.
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I need to configure the hardshell case for it and the Diacom cable, power cord, etc. Then I should be all set for the next compass warning or what ever the SmartCraft's fault Du Jour happens to be.

The 'Diacom Laptop' now has its own hard shell case for keeping it on the boat. This is a substantial upgrade from the cardboard box I used last year, which I think contributed to the prior laptop's demise.
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[tpenfield]

2023 Boating Season is in the books. . .

The boat managed to behave itself fairly well for the rest of the season, but we did not ask too much of it after having the cooling system woes.


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Next up is the big 'W' and planning for upgrades over the winter.

Projects on the list are:

• LiFePO battery upgrade
• TV installation
• Camper Canvas for overnights
• Maybe an extended swim platform (custom design)

Big Maintenance items are:

• Outdrive cone clutch maintenance
• Ceramic Coating on topsides & hull

 

[tpenfield]

For the big 'W' . . I pumped out 46 gallons of gas from the fuel tank and have mixed up 8 gallons of the fogging mix to go back in the tank for fogging while I winterize the engines.

 

[flashback]

Sounds like you have a busy winter.. ceramic coating is new to me, how does it compare to a good wax?

 

[froggy1150]

Another go at the vacuum bag swim deck? Can you modify the formula buck

 

[tpenfield]

My hopes are that the ceramic does a better job than regular waxing.

If I do the swim deck, it won't be as elaborate as the Formula and would be more of a '2-step' (female mold, finished part) process, rather than the '3-step' (plug, female mold, finished part) that I used before.

 

[aspeck]

We like the ceramic coating on our fire apparatus!

 

[flashback]

We like the ceramic coating on our fire apparatus!

That's certainly a good endorsement! You guys like shiny things. What brand would you suggest?

 

[aspeck]

I don't know the brand ... we paid a service to come and do it for us. We no longer wash the rigs, only hose them off and wipe them down. If there are any marks we call the service and they come and do their thing. It cost somewhere around $1000 for our brand new ladder truck at the time. The service comes in every year to check it out and do whatever they do for the tune of $150 per year. Guaranteed for 15 years. That is a lot less wax and soap and a whole lot less man hours ... and it always looks sharp. I wasn't for the investment originally, but they have won me over.

 

[flashback]

Thanks for the tip. We have a small volunteer FD and I'm friends with them.(they like my beer cans). I'll give them a holler. Maybe I can slip my boat in in-between the ladder and and the pump..or just wait and see what Ted comes up with!