Floating a Porsche in the Flood

[scannon]

http://jalopnik.com/5799388/how-i-saved-my-porsche-from-a-flood-by-floating-it

[Croc]

I live on the intersection of the Hudson River and the old Morris Canal/Liberty Harbor. My building was originally a warehouse for the canal. In significant storms coinciding with high tide my garage floods. Unfortunately the access road is lower than the garage so I usually find out too late (thank you weather forecasters) that I have trouble and cannot drive the seven out to safely. The last two storms I have ended up jacking up the seven onto 3-4 cinder blocks each wheel to keep it up out of the water and this has worked very well. I have two long pole rally jacks that I keep in the garage for this purpose along with a supply of cinder blocks. The regular daily driver usually gets driven out along the flooded access road simply because it sits much higher than the seven. While I have never had to go through a hurricane here I know that my plan in that event is just to get the car out as I was told the last hurricane in 1992 flooded the garage 3/4's of the way to the roof.

 

Luckily I have not had to use an inflatable raft to save my cars but I can understand the owners motivation. Very ingenious.

Edited May 7, 2011 by Croc

[snookwheel]

We are in a flood zone too. In 1993 the infamous 'No Name Storm' ( http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/SW.3.html ) hit the West Central coast of Fl. and filled up three cars of ours to the steering wheel with salt water.... 911 Sc, Saab 900S and a VW GTI. Not a good morning.

 

Now, if anything looks close to bad, the cars go to high ground!! I have used the Croc solution for raising washer and dryer, lawn mowers etc. It works well.

 

Scott

[GBOLT]

I thought crocs like salt water......