"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 12/7/2006 3:38 PM, Chad wrote:
docks collapse under the snow

http://di-vo.net/diozarks/


Those sure are lightly built covered docks.

I am not sure I believe what I think I see. Are those floating docks?
They appear to be.
What happens under normal circumstances if a boat goes by and leaves a bit
of a wake?
Does the top bend and give?

Weird.

Eisboch
I vacation there and yes they are floating docks with most being concrete
floors with encapusilated foam for floatation and some marinas have break
water docks or are in a no wake cove but when a big 45 to 55 cruiser comes
along they will do a rocking and a bobbing

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I am not sure I believe what I think I see. Are those floating docks?
They appear to be.
What happens under normal circumstances if a boat goes by and leaves a
bit of a wake?
Does the top bend and give?

Weird.

Eisboch


I vacation there and yes they are floating docks with most being concrete
floors with encapusilated foam for floatation and some marinas have break
water docks or are in a no wake cove but when a big 45 to 55 cruiser comes
along they will do a rocking and a bobbing


Are the poles that support the roof attach to the docks? It's hard to tell
in the pictures, but it seems like they might. If so, that roof must do
some major flexing.

Eisboch

I am not sure I believe what I think I see. Are those floating docks?
They appear to be.
What happens under normal circumstances if a boat goes by and leaves a
bit of a wake?
Does the top bend and give?

Weird.

Eisboch


I vacation there and yes they are floating docks with most being concrete
floors with encapusilated foam for floatation and some marinas have break
water docks or are in a no wake cove but when a big 45 to 55 cruiser
comes along they will do a rocking and a bobbing


Are the poles that support the roof attach to the docks? It's hard to
tell in the pictures, but it seems like they might. If so, that roof must
do some major flexing.



Yes, the aluminum floating docks flex a bit. No, it is not a noticeable
amount to the naked eye. No, the "waves" on Lake of the Ozarks are not even
close to the size of ocean waves. The "lake" (dammed river) is barely a mile
wide, surrounded by Ozark hills, and has thousands of miles of shoreline,
mainly in protected coves.

--- Trivia: There are more miles of shoreline at Lake of the Ozarks than
ocean shoreline in the entire lower 48 states.

These docks are glorified aluminum carports on foam (or PVC air chamber)
floats. The large docks are commercial ventures, such as private clubs, who
charge about $100/mo or more for a place to leave your boat when you go back
to the city.

The private docks are usually more substantially built structures, sitting
next to multi-million $ lake homes. They invariably float, since the lake
level regularly fluctuates by up to 10' with the power company's need to
make power, (from the hydroelectric dam which forms the lake) or with any
recent precipitation or lack thereof.

Same deal on many of the lakes here in nc and sc. If the level
fluctuates much you have to have a floating dock. If you want it
covered then the floats have to carry up that load too. So the focus
is on making the roof as light as possible. We don't see that sort of
snow load though.

Stanley Barthfarkle wrote:
I am not sure I believe what I think I see. Are those floating docks?
They appear to be.
What happens under normal circumstances if a boat goes by and leaves a
bit of a wake?
Does the top bend and give?

Weird.

Eisboch


I vacation there and yes they are floating docks with most being concrete
floors with encapusilated foam for floatation and some marinas have break
water docks or are in a no wake cove but when a big 45 to 55 cruiser
comes along they will do a rocking and a bobbing


Are the poles that support the roof attach to the docks? It's hard to
tell in the pictures, but it seems like they might. If so, that roof must
do some major flexing.



Yes, the aluminum floating docks flex a bit. No, it is not a noticeable
amount to the naked eye. No, the "waves" on Lake of the Ozarks are not even
close to the size of ocean waves. The "lake" (dammed river) is barely a mile
wide, surrounded by Ozark hills, and has thousands of miles of shoreline,
mainly in protected coves.

--- Trivia: There are more miles of shoreline at Lake of the Ozarks than
ocean shoreline in the entire lower 48 states.

These docks are glorified aluminum carports on foam (or PVC air chamber)
floats. The large docks are commercial ventures, such as private clubs, who
charge about $100/mo or more for a place to leave your boat when you go back
to the city.

The private docks are usually more substantially built structures, sitting
next to multi-million $ lake homes. They invariably float, since the lake
level regularly fluctuates by up to 10' with the power company's need to
make power, (from the hydroelectric dam which forms the lake) or with any
recent precipitation or lack thereof.

jamesgangnc wrote:
Same deal on many of the lakes here in nc and sc. If the level
fluctuates much you have to have a floating dock. If you want it
covered then the floats have to carry up that load too. So the focus
is on making the roof as light as possible. We don't see that sort of
snow load though.

The lakes in Tenn that are part of the TVA get drained down every
winter, some as much as 20'. If you go to Lake Cumberland in KY, and go
to Grider Hill Marina in the late fall, you'll back down a ramp that's
a few hundred feet long. Even the fuel dock/marina store floats. On
Lake Center Hill, I was amazed that the dock I use when we go on our
fall fishing trip was submerged, the road TO that ramp was the summer
ramp!

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.


Bodean