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Docks: The Bubblers Worked

By stephen | Published: March 29, 2011

from Denys Jones, VC Marine Every year we store everything away, winterizing as best we can, so that we hopefully have minimum damage from our savage winter storms. One of the biggest problems we experience in our NYC basin is ice, which can split rocks and bend steel.  When ice accumulates, and is pushed by [...]

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Dock Bubblers Installed and Working

By stephen | Published: December 30, 2010

from Don Williams The Dock Committee braved cold temperatures to install ten bubblers to try to keep the docks from freezing this winter. We also raised the metal safety ladders, cleared all docks of hoses left out, and raised the main dock bridge. The docks are now officially closed for the season! [ I spoke [...]

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Docks update

By stephen | Published: September 26, 2010

by Don Williams, Dock Committee Chair A special “thank you” to all the members of the illustrious Dock Committee for volunteering their time, energy, problem-solving ingenuity and hard work this season to help keep our docks safe, looking their best, and quiet. We accomplished a fair amount this year and will be continuing to improve [...]

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Docks: Did you know?

By stephen | Published: August 16, 2010

by Don Williams, Dock Committee Chair Did you know? That you should keep your spring lines taught and your bow and stern lines a little loose and you should use a “snubber” to soften the load on your boat bollards/cleats (and our docks.) That it is okay to add a step to your dock provided you [...]

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