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Hurricane preparedness

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Started Sep 5, 2011

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Aloha--For thirty years I berthed my sloop (and lived aboard for a time) in East Coast ports. Every year the hurricane threat roared up the coast and sent tremors up the spines of boat owners already paying huge insurance premiums--that is, those who could find a company to insure them.Now, I know in February we are getting cabin fever and the blood surges when we think of our boats, but we think of Spring outfitting, not hurricanes. However, this may be the best time to give some thought,…See More

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Hurricane preparedness

The hurricane season is well underway and the damage to boats is already in the millions.As an Atlantic coast sailor, live aboard and boat owner for forty years, I have a great deal of experience in annually dealing with these storms.I have reduced the price of my Hurricane Handbook for the duration and urge anyone along the Atlantic Coast to avail themselves of it at www.smashwords.com/books/view/40894 It is bad enough that your…See More

Nov 9, 2011

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Hurricane preparedness

The hurricane season is well under way and the damage to boats is already in the millions of dollars.As a sailor, boat owner and liveaboard on the Atlantic coast for forty years, I have much annual experience with these storms.I have reduced the price of my Hurricane Handbook for the duration and recommend it to all who own a sailboat. Go to www.smashwords.com/books/view/40894Reviews are welcome at that site and earn a refund of the…See More

Sep 5, 2011

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Gene Parola left a comment for Bill & Karen Just

"Aloha, I've started a Boating Books discussion string. If you go to the URL below you will find two boating books there. Until Monday you may download a free book: www.smashwords.com/books/view/41871 Enjoy. Gene Parola"

May 19, 2011

Gene Parola left a comment for Beulah G. Watkins

"Beulah-- Go to the URL below and download a free book to read. It is a collection of funny short stories set in some of the foreign countries where I have worked. It will be free until Monday, May 23. I hope you enjoy the…"

May 19, 2011

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Aloha-- For those interested, the Islands sustained only minor damage during the tsunami. On Oahu where IIive some boats were pulled from their moorings, some floating docks jumbled and a couple of boats sunk. Most real damage was on the South end of the Big Island of Hawaii where a house was swept away.I lost most of my collection of charts--mostly of the Mid Atlantic Coast and the Bahamas. I see a side bar offering Boating Books and a photo of a damaged boat.I'm the author of 'Hurricane…See More

Mar 27, 2011

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Gene Parola is now a member of Boat North East.com

Mar 26, 2011

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Name of Boat (please enter N/A if none): No more

Favorite Local Island: Molokai

Favorite Boatable Restaurant: La Mariana

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Marital Status: Married

About Me / Us (what you do for a living, about your family, other hobbies, boating experience, anything else you want to share, etc..): I"m retired and writing books--novels, short stories and boating tech books.
I live in Honolulu after spending a lot of time in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, etc (places I write about.) My wife is an author of an award winning Hawaiian Cook Book and she is just finishing a saga about her immigrant Chinese father who was a 'paniolo', a Hawaiian cowboy. I was a liveaboard on the Chesapeake Bay in a Bill Tripp Galaxie 32' for fifteen years. I need folks like you, boat smart, to review my Hurricane Handbook. I will offer a free download of my novel, 'The Devil to Pay" to anyone who will buy (you have to buy it in order to review it) and review the Handbook. Anyone interested please contact me at genep93@gmail.com Mahalo for your attention. GjP

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Hurricane preparedness

Aloha--

For thirty years I berthed my sloop (and lived aboard for a time) in East Coast ports. Every year the hurricane threat roared up the coast and sent tremors up the spines of boat owners already paying huge insurance premiums--that is, those who could find a company to insure them.

Now, I know in February we are getting cabin fever and the blood surges when we think of our boats, but we think of Spring outfitting, not hurricanes. However, this may be the best time to…

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Posted on February 21, 2012 at 6:44pm

Hurricane preparedness

The hurricane season is well underway and the damage to boats is already in the millions.

As an Atlantic coast sailor, live aboard and boat owner for forty years, I have a great deal of experience in annually dealing with these storms.

I have reduced the price of my Hurricane Handbook for the duration and urge anyone along the Atlantic Coast to avail themselves of it at www.smashwords.com/books/view/40894

It is…

Continue

Posted on September 5, 2011 at 2:24pm