Some Boaters Prep for Sandy, Other Hold Off
Some Danvers boaters took their boat out of the water on Friday, others were waiting for Saturday and other are going to keep their boat in the water.
Some Danvers boaters pulled their boat from the water on Friday, while others were waiting for the weekend or were hoping the sheltered confines on Danvers' rivers will help them weather Hurricane Sandy. Bill Reid of Danvers said he had planned to take the boat out about now, but the approaching storm was added motivation. "The storm is somewhat of a coincidence," he said as he waited to put his 21 foot center console boat on its trailer on Friday at Pope's Landing with his wife Nicole and son Jackson, 9. While the marinas in Danvers are much more protected than other areas along the North Shore coast, Nicole Reid said she was still surprised at how many boats were still in a slip, tied to a float or on a mooring at around dinnertime on …
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