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Pilings
One of Coming Unmoored’s regular readers, James, asked me over the weekend what all the long, red poles were in the pictures of my marina. I had no idea so I asked the marina manager, Brian.
Turns out they’re pilings. They are what hold everything in place. Without them, the entire ramp system and houses would simply drift downriver.
How they work is the pilings are buried deeply into the bed of the river and then collars are fitted around the pilings to hold everything into place. (See the second photo.)
So thank you, James. I learned something new about my home this morning.
One of Coming Unmoored’s regular readers, James, asked me over the weekend what all the long, red poles were in the pictures of my marina. I had no idea so I asked the marina manager, Brian.
Turns out they’re pilings. They are what hold everything in place. Without them, the entire ramp system and houses would simply drift downriver.
How they work is the pilings are buried deeply into the bed of the river and then collars are fitted around the pilings to hold everything into place. (See the second photo.)
So thank you, James. I learned something new about my home this morning.
That’s what I’d figured they were. I hope they aren’t that tall to account for THAT much change in the water level (though it’d make the ramp an easier trip if the water level got that high!)