How Tough is an Ariel? We'll see After Hurricane IKE

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Well gang,

Here we go again. Charisma is all tied up at Marina Del Sol on the west side of Galveston Bay. Looks like Spiderman shot webs all over her. She survived Rita, then Dolly, Eduardo. But now it looks like IKE is gonna make a direct hit with up to 100 mph winds and a tidal surge on the west side of the bay of up to 18 feet. The docks can rise up about 15 feet to the tops of the piers at the marina. Its a small man made marina surrounded with houses that are on raised ground (about 15-20 feet above sea level.) I'm about 3 miles from the Johnson Space Center. It doesn't look good based on the pictures coming in from Galveston. Ike will put lots of water in motion into the bay where it is fairly shallow and very susceptible to surge.

We'll get a good picture of how tough these Ariel hulls are---- past hurricane reports showed that although significantly damaged, they can take quite a beating without sinking. I'll read up on "fiber glass and you" as I'll probably need to re-read the "how to" stuff. That is if I am successful in finding the boat when the storm is over! Could be a roof ornament before all is said and done!