Docks
 

On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:33:23 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:30:46 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I was wondering about that. BTW, what kind of maintenance do you do
on the concrete dock pilings down there. I noticed about 6" of shell
growth on my sister's dock pilings in Punta Gorda.

A lot of people, including myself, are using plastic "pile wrap". The
local dock builders in SWFL know where to get it. It keeps the worms
out and reduces the amount of other growth.

Can't remember who, but there's a fellow here or on the cruising group
who sometimes posts videos of his sailboat rocking like crazy when
a big power cruiser speeds by. Think he's on a river. He's using
whips to tie off the boat.
Not sure this versadock system is suitable to his bottom, but it got
me to thinking that the versadock might attenuate wave action.
Some of the wake would likely wash over the leading edge of the dock,
and the rest might be "smoothed" considerably by the boat-laden dock.
I'd like to see how these docks handle wakes and waves.

--Vic

Docks
 

On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:58:27 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

Some of the wake would likely wash over the leading edge of the dock,
and the rest might be "smoothed" considerably by the boat-laden dock.
I'd like to see how these docks handle wakes and waves.

I think they'd get beat up pretty quickly by large waves, probably
resulting in failure of the attachment points. I've only seen them
in protected waters. Never underestimate the destructive power of
waves.