Hey Gents, I tied my Swift Solo, on its open trailer to my deck pads on
the side yard( south exposure) , where there are no trees or any forseable
dangers, parked my van just east of it and hoped for the best. But Dennis
was
not to be fooled , even though we were a good seventy five miles to the east
from the eye , we still felt a consistent 60 knts and some 90 knts gusts.
At around 2 am my neighbor to the south lost his front porch , and the roof 20
X 20' proped up against their house, like a visor on a cap in a blow, all
night long. I kept a vigil because although there is a good 80'between the
houses it looked very dangerous and the SOLOCOCOLOCO was vulnerable, I knew
that as Dennis would make its way north and the winds would clock from E to S
and eventually W. Sure enough at 6 am the damn roof section , made out of
alum foam composite landed smack on the van denting the roof and side and
then
sliding right on the skiff, I was asleep at that time and my neighbor called
and alerted us , I went out there with a sawsall and cut the danm roof
section loose since it had wedged itself between the van and the skiff, I
managed
to cut it down the middle and and backed the van enough so it would lie down
on the ground , and then drove the van on top of it so it lie still . later
when the wind died down to about 30 knts I went back to inspect the damage,
expecting the worst, the van is dented and scratched , but the SOLOCOCOLOCO
doesn't even have a scratch only the cover has a bit of worn spot , but not
even a tear. That is one tough boat after all the beatings I have given it and
a hurricane to boot its still looks as beautifull as the day I finished her,
although I have noticed a bit of fading in the color of the dark strips
from the tropical sun . See you all soon . PEPE, SOLOCOCOLOCO USA 55
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