Here are some pictures of the condition of our pier and breakwater.
This is looking north from behind the south breakwater. Notice the missing waler board that attaches to the shoreguard. With this missing the shoreguard unravels and disappears.
Scott tiptoed down the waler to repair what he could to prevent more damage until a fix is in place. Notice the allthread bolt that is protruding from the batter post. He was able to drive this back in and put a nut on the end.
Scott and Ray(601) disassembled the large pier light and stored it behind the maintenance shed. We had two of these and the other is missing. These are high dollar fixtures. In the old days we removed and stored them when a storm was evident.
Scott and Ray try to figure the best way to take down the light. Eventually, they just pulled on it and down it came.
This area is just past the old "L". Notice the shoreguard here is all pulled apart and allowing sand to backfill into the channel. Even this morning I had my lower unit drag the bottom when passing through the channel. Another $100k dredging is not far away. More money and no telling what this repair will cost.
This is what is left of the old "L".
Here is what is left of the new "L".
This is the end of the south breakwater. This was assessed in January at $15k for repair. One company did some work on it, but could not complete the job. I have said many times this is not worth repairing. The shoreguard was never intended for use in water this deep. IMO we need to cut our losses and take this part down and use the salvaged material on a redesigned, more workable solution.
This is looking north from behind the south breakwater. Notice the missing waler board that attaches to the shoreguard. With this missing the shoreguard unravels and disappears.
Scott tiptoed down the waler to repair what he could to prevent more damage until a fix is in place. Notice the allthread bolt that is protruding from the batter post. He was able to drive this back in and put a nut on the end.
Scott and Ray(601) disassembled the large pier light and stored it behind the maintenance shed. We had two of these and the other is missing. These are high dollar fixtures. In the old days we removed and stored them when a storm was evident.
Scott and Ray try to figure the best way to take down the light. Eventually, they just pulled on it and down it came.
This area is just past the old "L". Notice the shoreguard here is all pulled apart and allowing sand to backfill into the channel. Even this morning I had my lower unit drag the bottom when passing through the channel. Another $100k dredging is not far away. More money and no telling what this repair will cost.
This is what is left of the old "L".
Here is what is left of the new "L".
This is the end of the south breakwater. This was assessed in January at $15k for repair. One company did some work on it, but could not complete the job. I have said many times this is not worth repairing. The shoreguard was never intended for use in water this deep. IMO we need to cut our losses and take this part down and use the salvaged material on a redesigned, more workable solution.
posted by Kontiki at 6:19 PM
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Another item for discussion at the Annual HOA meetings...
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