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Hurricane Warning. In an earlier time, an airplane drops a hurricane warning to a ship at sea. The falling object circled on the left is blown up on the right, inscribed with the words, "Hurricane Warning."
Photo courtesy NOAA.

• BoatUS Hurricane Resource Center
  BoatUS Web site on hurricane information and boat preparation. Great site similar to the Southwinds Web site with lots of resources and information.


• BoatUS Guide to Preparation of Boats and Marinas
  Useful information on preparing your boat, sail or power, at the dock, at a mooring/anchored, and on shore. Information on lines, anchors, chafing, sails, canvas, cleats, etc. Hurricane holes, water damage trailer boats, hauling boats, hurricane planes. And more.


• Manatee Sail and Power Squadron Hurricane page on protecting and preparing your boat.
  


• Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, FL) Hurricane Guide for Boaters.
  


• Boats.com Hurricane Prep page
  


• Boatsafe.com Hurricane Preparation page.
  


• D. H. Pascoe & Co. Marine Surveyors Information page.
  This is an interesting page with a surveyor's report on lessons learned from hurricane preparation.


• Hurricane Hoops
  Roller system for securing lines to pilings so that the line can roll up and down the piling with tide and storm surge. Strongly constructed for hurricane regions.


• Colligo Engineering
  Unique bridle plate mooring system for strongly securing boat to mooring with hurricane strength hardware.