The problem was the ice. Some of the docks had 4-5 inches of ice on the
roof. Add to that a foot of snow, and it's a recipe for disaster. My
dock was sitting about a foot lower in the water than it usually does.
Luckily it didn't get damaged. Around the corner from me, at Village
Marina, they lost 3 twenty-four slip docks. It looked like a giant shoe
stepped on them.They have a total of 8 of these commercial docks. The
strange thing is, the three that went down were new, replaced 2 years
ago. All the older ones were fine. Another thing, some of the boat
owners might not have insurance coverage. You would think that the dock
owner would be responsible, but if it's not in the slip rental
agreement, well..... Also, your boat policy might not cover it unless
you have an ice and snow rider on it; act of God thing, ya know. Gotta
love insurance.There were a lot of big, high dollar boats at these
docks. 40-50 ft Carvers, 42ft Fountains, etc. Oh, as far as lake
levels, it never varies more than 2 feet in the summer, and in the
winter it's usually 5-6 ft down. I've been here 12 years and I've only
seen it 8 ft low once, and that was so they could work on the dam.


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