Heavy winds?

winterh · 10-31-2015, 04:29 PM

Just came up for the night and was welcomed by the sight of my boat lift and canopy ripped to shreds. Lifted right out of water and thrown onto dock. Metal snapped and bent. Did I miss some severe weather in the last 2 weeks? Put the boat away last time I was up but maybe I should leave it on until lift comes out of water for added weight. I can't even imagine this happening without hurricane like winds.

KPW · 10-31-2015, 04:56 PM

The remnants of Patricia.

Merrymeeting · 10-31-2015, 05:19 PM

Yes, winds were howling on Wednesday and Thursday, with some very heavy squalls on Thursday.

We had some things thrown all over our lot.

Dad sold the C * C · 10-31-2015, 05:25 PM

Yeah, I arrived to find a few gullies washed out in the walkway. Apparently the pile of wood that I came up to move had push run off towards another path of water and the two of them moved a lot of gravel.

Kamper · 10-31-2015, 05:30 PM

Canvas would have been shredded anyway unless it went to the ground and had no space for the wind to get under it.

10-31-2015, 04:29 PM	#1
winterh Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 230 Thanks: 21 Thanked 119 Times in 54 Posts	Heavy winds? Just came up for the night and was welcomed by the sight of my boat lift and canopy ripped to shreds. Lifted right out of water and thrown onto dock. Metal snapped and bent. Did I miss some severe weather in the last 2 weeks? Put the boat away last time I was up but maybe I should leave it on until lift comes out of water for added weight. I can't even imagine this happening without hurricane like winds.

10-31-2015, 04:56 PM	#2
KPW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 378 Thanks: 710 Thanked 116 Times in 58 Posts	50+ The remnants of Patricia.

10-31-2015, 05:19 PM	#3
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	Yes, winds were howling on Wednesday and Thursday, with some very heavy squalls on Thursday. We had some things thrown all over our lot.

10-31-2015, 05:25 PM	#4
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	Yeah, I arrived to find a few gullies washed out in the walkway. Apparently the pile of wood that I came up to move had push run off towards another path of water and the two of them moved a lot of gravel.

10-31-2015, 05:30 PM	#5
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 67 Thanked 166 Times in 126 Posts	Canvas would have been shredded anyway unless it went to the ground and had no space for the wind to get under it.