I am leaving today around 4 pm. Taking my boat. Wish I had a flat bottom but my bass boat will have to do. Does anyone have info on the roads getting into Houston. Is 45 okay to take? Please pray for the safety of everyone there. I have no idea what it will look like.

There is a number on one of these posts. Call Houston police and they will tell you where to go

713 881 3100

Tried that for 2 hours. No luck

The academy at 4627 E Sam Houston parkway near Pasadena is a command center for the Louisiana Cajun Navy. They are actively wanting surface drives, flatbottom, airboats if you can get to that location.

I was told the Cajun navy was good and did not need any help at this time. Mine is a bass boat and I wondering if they need that type of boat.

My buddy is headed that way with his 18 ft. duck boat and it has 8ft. power poles that will come in handy. Was told to meet at the Pasadena Academy with plenty of extra fuel and ropes. Prayers sent for him and whoever needs help.

I had a couple guys from our Club asking about this as well. Please post any info you get on this Coach. Good luck, God Bless and be careful!

Watching it on the news right now, they're saying nowhere near enough boats to help out, thousands if not 10's of thousands stranded... Be careful Coach...

Thanks will post if possible

God bless man, keep us updated.

Seriously keep us updated though because I'd take off school with my boat if they could get use from a bass boat.

Thanks to all for helping us. Some situations are truly desperate. May God bless you and your families.

I say this as a firefighter who is in contact w/many firefighters that have been deployed there both paid and volunteers. I also say this very humbly because I know your heart on this: do not load up your bassboat and drive down to Houston without prior contact with an agency that's specifically wants your equipment. If you already know of a need for large fiberglass bassboats that I've not heard about: go for it and God bless but otherwise all I've heard of a need/want for is the above mentioned flat bottomed johnboats. Otherwise do not add to the confusion and masses. In other words do "become part of the problem". Good luck with whatever you do! "No greater love can a man have than to lay down his life(SERVE) others"

This is why I ask about a need for larger boats.

Right now I was told that they have everything covered but this Thursday and Friday will be a bigger need. I have been in contact with the cajun navy,

I used to live in Houston and have been talking to buddies down there almost constantly. From what they are telling me, a guy coming down with a bass boat would probably create way more problems than they would solve. The first challenge would be actually getting to the city. From there, you'd have to know where there was a need. Then you'd have to figure out how to get there with so many roads impassable. Then you'd have to launch your boat without also launching your truck. Then you'd have to figure out how to get to the person without dropping your lower unit on a fire hydrant or hood of someone's car.

The destruction to property here is absolutely enormous, but the risk to peoples lives is actually pretty low at the moment. I'm sure there are some folks in great need, but for the majority, all you'd really be saving them from is the boredom of being stuck on the second floor of their house. That could change as time goes on though. Will have to watch this one closely.

Ya getting to where a boat is needed is the issues. it's not like the highway just drops off into the only neighborhood needing rescue. It's the interior parts of the city that have multiple flooded roads miles before you get to it.

I'm in the middle of it.....Can maybe get to my storage, but with my 2wd truck probably can't get somewhere I can launch a midvee.....Have already seen on the news larger (deeper draft) boats like mine not working.....

Thanks for the info. You may have talked me out of doing something stupid with mine. It holds 63 gallons of fuel but I don't know the area well enough to navigate the many streets. I want to help, but not already in the middle of it, may be futile coming from DFW for me.

I saw a non flat bottom boat this morning that was stuck and it appeared they spent hours messing with it. It was right where everyone was launching. It wasn't any type of fishing boat.

There is still an extreme need for help. Metal boats or other very shallow drafting boats. Media and officials are down playing this - there are still a massive amount of people in need of rescue. If you're going download the Zello app and find one of the channels - Texas Search and Rescue, Spring Savers, Houston Harvey, etc. People in dire need of help - ain't getting any better. Spring and Cypress need help badly as well has NE Houston.

Also areas outside of Houston need help - hearing help needed in Cleveland and all out in that area.

Just did a recon in my truck and could only make it around in about a 5 sm radious or so....The house is now about 5 blocks from the evacuation area for Addicks Barker. Bear creek is about to come over Clay road any minute. Neighborhoods south of Clay already have about 2-3 ft of water and it will only get worse. May need my boat for us soon....

Air boats and small jet drives is the way to go in the Houston situation.

I saw a bass boat on the news rescuing people going down the street that had an outboard and a small airboat fan mounted above it. Looked like he was useing the outboard? Couldn't really tell. The camera man was on a bridge and had the camera panned way out. I have never seen a boat like that. Bad bad situation. Praying for the best possible outcome.

Saw someone launch a Party barge but had load it back up. Water too shallow

If I didn't sell my old Nitro a few weeks ago, I'd be there. It was already beat to hell and back.

If someone is going, that has a boat suitable for the situation, I would definitely like to volunteer to go along and help out.

My dad left today in our duck boat.

Any inside info appreciated when people get in there. Probably heading to San Antone Thursday to pick up my aluminum boat and heading out from there pending on needs and updates.

I had planned on heading out this morning after taking my daughter to her first day of school, but San Antonio news just said that I-10 is shut down in sealy, everyone is having to camp out on the highway, with nowhere to go.
The news anchor said that his friend was headed there with a boat, and while driving, got a call that there were plenty of boats doing rescues, so he should turn around.
I don't know what the truth is, but if 10 is shut down in sealy, I'm probably going to sit tight and help out in Cuero if the Guadalupe gets as high there as they are forecasting.

Unfortunately the places I think that need boats are difficult to get to if you don't have some sort of high profile vehicle or airboat. A Marsh buggy would be ideal and I'm surprised I haven't seen one being used yet. I know there's a place that rents them along i10 between Winnie and Beaumont.

Guys here are saying the people they know that were headed there got turned around when they got close. I don't have first hand knowledge of that but at a certain point it creates more danger when you get to many boat out.

Like I said yesterday.....I'm also in the middle of it and can't get anywhere I could be of use, except in my own neighborhood....still high and dry.....but on an island. All reports and TXdot website show you just can't get in or out of Houston on most major freeways/roads. I'm on the northwest side Cypress area and know for sure both 290 and I10 are impassible......

Keep me posted on 1-10 as I was debating on picking up my aluminum boat in San Antonio.

I'm sure 290 be bad as well. I'm comming from dallas....

Just so you are aware of what you might be getting into...

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/28/cajun-navy-orders-stand-taking-gunfire-houston-says-group/

Yep, yesterday morning, I was planning to go down and I called a friend who is a Houston firefighter to see if I could stay at his place. He told me he wouldn't come due to the amount of volunteers that had been robbed and shot at, funny the mainstream media isn't covering that.

Looks like each boat really needs 3 people as well. One up in front and one to watch the truck and trailer. Definitely not a one person deal. Not a solo deal as well. I rather join in with someone up here in dallas then go to San Antone. Willing to head out Thursday. If I can get someone to let me join in I can start organizing a care package with my company.

Happen to my friend yesterday. He came home early after deciding it wasn't worth getting killed at

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

Of course it isn't safe, but that doesn't mean we can sit here and do nothing. I'm heading to San Antonio Thursday with a group if anybody wants to go together pm me. We're going to assets with the evacuees in the shelters and with transferring supplies. Boats are needed but if you don't have one or you don't feel safe rescuing, there's loads of other help needed.