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Old 11-26-2013, 10:05 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by jwnall View Post
Interesting. Guess floating vs fixed is another one of those things that has supporters on either side. I prefer fixed, primarily because I feel that the boat is a lot more secure in a bad storm, and of course the hurricane season here lasts six months. It does require more finesse with the dock lines, though, as well as harder to get on/off the boat at times.
Didn't BoatUS publish some data a while back that indicated that properly installed floating docks with high enough pilings were actually more likely to protect boats during a tidal surge?
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