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298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:05 pm

The biggest storm in 5 years is about to hit the west coast. HotRod isn't going to get much sleep Thursday night according to this forecast (http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/marina_sausalito).

alex8q4 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:53 pm

Could this be the untimely demise of the of the FH ?

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2014 8:08 pm

From NOAA. Richardson bay is going to get a good cleaning out from this one.

High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
226 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-101430-
/O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0002.141211T0600Z-141212T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMTR.HW.W.0001.141211T0600Z-141212T0600Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
226 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH BAY...INCREASING TO
THE SOUTH THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
FOR URBAN LOCATIONS. WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
GREATER THAN 80 MPH FOR HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES...FALLING POWER LINES CREATING
THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES...POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MONTEREY/HAZARDS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:02 am

pooh things could get interesting later this week..

MichaelB · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:26 pm

well. I just burned two hours at work catching up on this thread. I laughed. I gasped. I cried (from laughing). Anxiously awaiting the next installment of FH!!

JeffLW · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:31 pm

Is it still floating?

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 5:46 pm

JeffLW wrote:

Is it still floating?

Yep. Here is a pic of the Flyin Hawaiian after the big storm that many thought would finish it.

EvilZ · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:23 pm

It would appear that the boat(s) astern of the FH didn't fare quite as well...

ric · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:31 pm

I think as a live aboard barge, it was a total success.

TX H210SS · **Joined:** Thu May 27, 2010 9:10 am **Posts:** 1488

Glad to hear his boat is still afloat. I will add that It looks to be riding high and level. Pretty damn impressive after weathering that storm. Come on now....when does the crow eating party start?

With the 50 MPH winds he endured some big water and wind regardless where he weathered the storm.

MichaelB · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:06 pm

he certainly has silenced the naysayers. Don't see the motorcycle on the back any more, wonder if it was a casualty or he moved it.

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:05 pm

They said this was from January 11th. When HotRod asks his guest if they want to go for a spin, he literally means it!

JeffLW · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:22 am

Is that outboard powering it?
He definitely beat the odds so far. I still don't see that he has sailed it yet. Or taken it thru the Golden Gate and into the big water.

RotaryRacer · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:06 am

Yeah, that looks like a 50HP OMC (2 cylinder, 2 stroke).

Probably only good for "taking a spin"....

Jdpber · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:33 am

i bet that OB will not buck the tide. lol

well i will say that i am surprised it is floating.. but the si no testament to the watertight of the cabin, Hot rod could have 30 pots pans buckets everywhere...

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