Buoy
Founding Member
The hurricane got me thinking...
If you had a boat out there prior to the hurricane hitting, obviously you would want to get it on the trailer and to higher ground - preferably indoors.
But, in the event you have to leave it outside, on the trailer, cover on...
Do you put the plug in?
My thinking is if the surge hit, the boat would float.
BUT....
If you were dealing with that amount of rain, even covered, the boat will fill like a bathtub (water would have a way of getting in, even with a cover).
I guess it's a 50/50 gamble.
A lot of things to consider...
Rain water filling the boat would be "fresh"
Seawater coming in from an open drain = salt
Rain water would weight the boat, and possibly sink it if it was worse case scenario (storm surge AND filling with rain water)
So, plug, or no plug??
Thoughts?
If you had a boat out there prior to the hurricane hitting, obviously you would want to get it on the trailer and to higher ground - preferably indoors.
But, in the event you have to leave it outside, on the trailer, cover on...
Do you put the plug in?
My thinking is if the surge hit, the boat would float.
BUT....
If you were dealing with that amount of rain, even covered, the boat will fill like a bathtub (water would have a way of getting in, even with a cover).
I guess it's a 50/50 gamble.
A lot of things to consider...
Rain water filling the boat would be "fresh"
Seawater coming in from an open drain = salt
Rain water would weight the boat, and possibly sink it if it was worse case scenario (storm surge AND filling with rain water)
So, plug, or no plug??
Thoughts?