This dock handler video of the perfect knot is still making rounds on the internet. The video seems to be from January 2013 but from time to time pops up on Reddit and other forums to the amazement of the watchers. It turns out, this video was taken at Frenchy’s in Clearwater Beach and the …
As we approach September 11th, I would like to post this unknown to many story of the largest boatlift ever. As the World Trade Center buildings burned and collapsed on September 11, 2001, a half million people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan by a civilian flotilla of ferries, tug boats and other vessels in what …
Waterfront properties are generally more expensive to buy and require a lot more maintenance than your usual vacation home, which means extra money on top of the buying price. That is being proved correct with the latest hurricane Dorian about to hit Florida. And while waterfront homes, especially coastal properties, were once considered a solid …
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September really is the perfect time to be in Boston: Warm summer days give way to chilly nights, so there’s plenty of sunshine by which to explore the city and plenty of fireplaces to cozy up to after dinner. These events, concerts, games and shows offer endless entertainment around town. The end of summer still …
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Paint isn’t “just paint.” There are multiple varieties, and many things factor into the decision about which paint to use. Some of those include the surface to be painted, whether it’s indoors or outdoors, and the conditions at the site to be painted. For example, you wouldn’t paint the inside of a refrigeration unit with …
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The closer you get to water, the more air quality tends to improve. There are exceptions, of course, but generally this is the case. Waterfront lifestyles are simply more outdoorsy and that is usually better for the human body than staying indoors for long stretches of time. Waterfront communities often have walking trails and pedestrian-friendly options …
Irrespective of how true or terrible you are at managing boats, unfamiliarity, environmental factors like wind and cutting-edge, and unforeseen incidents including mechanical failure can make you feel out of place at times. Factoring in weather conditions, boat kind, number of engines, the type of dock, the course of technique to the dock, the lake’s …
Marine Construction Structures are put in place to properly secure your waterfront property and keep you as safe as possible. Investing in a Marine construction property is one something that should be a priority. The four most common marine construction structures are Retaining Walls, bulkheads, seawalls, revetments. Bulkheads are a type of vertical structures used …
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Several companies offer boat dock design software packages, with some that are easier to use than others and some that offer different styles and types of docks.
Seawalls also known as revetments are shore-parallel structures at the transition between the sandy beach and the mainland or dune. The height of a seawall often fills the total height difference between beach and surface level of the shore. In most cases adjacent at the crest of a seawall a horizontal stone covered part is …
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