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Interesting interview this morning with a women that was in a damaged, flooded home in Ft.Myers with her family

After she described the devastation she had seen they asked her why she hadn't evacuated.

She said they did, they left their home in Tampa 100 miles north where the storm was predicted to make landfall.

As far as the boats go, it's much like anything else.
The media is trying hard to show the destruction but if you look closely you'll see boats that are sitting just fine and unharmed.

Some go a short ways offshore and anchor, but ya gotta have enough anchor and enough anchor line to keep it from dragging.

The boat will turn and keep itself pointed into the wind if done properly.

Boats can be secured by 4 point ties, they have to be good pilings driven deep with this purpose in mind. You have to have enough line to allow for the rise and fall and most important is having strong enough cleats on a boat to tie to that won't tear loose.

Suitable cleats aren't standard features, most are custom done with large metal plates or reinforced fiberglass inside a hull to bolt through.

If you have a suitable boat you can run it out into a bay and ride it out powered up. It's not unheard of.