‘Prevention is key’: South Shore gears up for incoming nor’easter

People up and down the coast were making sure their property was ready to weather the incoming storm Boaters were busy in marinas getting everything tied down to the docks before Thursday s spring nor easter hits Extra lines on the boat you know and just hope for the best commented Lou Horvath who has two boats docked in Scituate I ll come down during the storm and check on it The harbormaster will be up there Sometimes they ll let you on the dock sometimes they won t Plymouth harbormaster Chad Hunter announced he expects a quiet minimal days despite the upcoming Memorial Day weekend We don t have a ton of recreational boats in at this time Hunter disclosed A lot of commercial boats and they take precautions during wind events Add extra lines check their bilges ensure nothing will blow off the deck Wind gusts could reach upwards of miles per hour the National Weather Organization mentioned the fast-moving storm could cause isolated flooding near the shore Hunter s message to boaters is simple Make sure they understand the likely dangers in going out and maybe they decide to leave it on the trailer as well he disclosed Prevention is key For Horvath this means keeping his boats right where they are Last time my boat was in the yard for a nor easter and a tree fell on it he explained I think it s safer in the water