HYC Page Eleven
Photos taken 1-29-04

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This device serves two purposes. In this case, it is repositioning a temporary piling. The piling has a steel plate secured into a slot with two heavy bolts. The bottom of the device has hydraulic jaws which grab it with about 1500 psi. It can be lifted and moved around. Once the piling (or bulkhead section) is in position, it vibrates and forces the piling down into the bottom.

These heavy timbers were removed from the North dock area. According to one of our members, they apparently were part of an old marine railway located on this site many years ago. After being buried in the mud for so long, they appeared to be quite sound.

These piling are all that remain of the North Dock. They are being left to provide a place to secure the new dock sections as they arrive.

The big one in the middle was about 12 inches square. It appeared to be hard as a rock!

This view from the North Dock area gives one a different perspective of the club area.

This is another view from the North Dock area. That's lots of open water there............
The ole Hampton Creek looks a lot bigger without a lot of docks in the way!

What the heck are these? If you said bulkhead sections, give yourself an A!

Here are the bulkhead sections as they look in place.

The Dredge was not working this afternoon. It had filled the mud barge to the point where any more would have it on the bottom, so it was taken away to be emptied.

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