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Ok. They built a marina. Is there something I missed? Is this your project? The modular design is pretty clever and it seems to have worked really well.
Ok. They built a marina. Is there something I missed? Is this your project? The modular design is pretty clever and it seems to have worked really well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Sep 13 2007, 09:17 PM) [snapback]512253[/snapback]</div> Ummm, yeah, me too. What was I looking for again?
One thing I find interesting is that this marina is either on a lake or near the equator where there is not much tide differential. The construction method would not work in salt water here at latitude 38. One thing I find interesting is that this marina is either on a lake or near the equator where there is not much tide differential. The construction method would not work in salt water here at latitude 38.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MarinJohn @ Sep 14 2007, 12:17 PM) [snapback]512538[/snapback]</div> Just as salty as anywhere else. The location is St. Petersburg, FL. Bayboro Harbor in Tampa Bay, FL. You can see the Pier in the background of one of the pics. Tides are normally two to three feet. Rick #4 2006
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(onerpm @ Sep 14 2007, 11:34 AM) [snapback]512550[/snapback]</div> The prius just fell off the edge, you can hardly see the tailights,,,oops their gone , the battery just went south. :lol: :lol: I get it now, they are not installing gasoline pumps but installing the new Hydrogen refueling ports :lol: :lol:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(onerpm @ Sep 14 2007, 11:34 AM) [snapback]512550[/snapback]</div> "What, you mean behind the rabbit?"
If you like the Prius, you like good engineering. There are a lot of small details available from the pictures that are very interesting. See if you picked up on the following: 1) This marina is being built lightning fast. In one picture you can see the raw pilings to finished structure. Most construction projects take months to years. This is happening in a few weeks. 2) The pilings are put in very coarsely. The cement caps are centered very precisely. One photo shows this mismatch. This interesting approach allows ALL the big pieces to be prefabricated. Note the precision needed for all the spans to fit perfectly. Note how little cement is needed to complete the job. 3) The pilings only go down to a certain depth or when limestone is hit. As a result some of the pilings need to be cut off prior to capping. Rodrick the Construction Supervision Seagull is standing on a piling that needs to be cut before capping. 4) All the debris is being carted off. This is a very, very clean job depite the ugly looking cranes and barges. There is a lot of seaweed in the water, but no construction debris. The only significant stuff to cart off is the top of the pilings. 5) This marina is built to last....at least through most hurricanes. My Prius is somewhere in the vicinity, but probably not in the picture. Good enough for FHOP. (PS In one of the pictures is a place to get hitched. Find that.)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MarinJohn @ Sep 14 2007, 12:17 PM) [snapback]512538[/snapback]</div> My boat is in salt water at latitude N 39° 56', and we don't need floating docks. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FL_Prius_Driver @ Sep 14 2007, 04:49 PM) [snapback]512684[/snapback]</div> Funny, but one of the first things I thought of looking at the photos was that I wouldn't want to have my boat in one of those slips during a storm. Wooden wharfs have a certain amount of give to them, and the wood pilings will absorb some of the energy when the boat starts getting bounced around. So I'm sure the marina would last through a hurricane, but I'm not sure how well the boats would fair, even in a milder storm. Not that they would necessarily be badly damaged, but the strain would eventually add up.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GeoDosch @ Sep 14 2007, 02:42 PM) [snapback]512752[/snapback]</div> Interesting! I have only been on floating docks at northern latitudes. How do you disembark on low tide when the dock is 6-8 feet above water line? In storms when the wind pushes a wall of water into the marina does the tide just ride over the docks?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MarinJohn @ Sep 15 2007, 01:23 PM) [snapback]513048[/snapback]</div> The tidal swing is normally only about 1'. Of course, there are occasionally unusually high or low tides, especially when an astronomical extreme combines with a storm surge or blow-out tide. On very rare occasions the boardwalk will be under water, but that doesn't happen often.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FL_Prius_Driver @ Sep 15 2007, 05:59 PM) [snapback]513198[/snapback]</div> Good. Hard to tell from the pictures, here it's usually a green color. I'll sign off on the project now.
