![]() Save The Bay plans to enlarge the system by connecting with a fixed pier, to provide more public access to the water. The improvement has allowed great educational and outreach projects to proceed. With the calm water behind the attenuator, additional boats can now be left on the wooden docks, including the Johnson and Wales college sailboats. Working with SF Marina Systems, a Type 400 floating breakwater was deployed (by Reagan Construction), providing shelter for the docks. Their waterfront location and existing docks were exposed to a considerable fetch and waves, prohibiting the boarding of outreach vessels on rough days, and causing damage to the wooden docks. Save The Bay is a non-profit organization that is an advocate and educator for the Narragansett Bay. ![]() Maureen Fogarty, Senior Director of Operations | Save The Bay - Narragansett, Providence, Rhode Island Mason is one of the best partners Save The Bay has worked with." "Working with SF Marina System was a seamless process from design, to delivery and installation. Anchoring systems include chain and bottom anchors, pile mooring, and helical with elastic rode mooring systems.A thick reinforced concrete deck surface accommodates internal utilities, lighting, small cranes, mooring bollards and large capacity equipment.Floating breakwaters double as marina and industrial docking systems. ![]() The floating breakwater systems are based on SF Marina’s Industrial docking systems, enhanced with greater depth and mass to stop wave energy. They are low maintenance and accommodate large vessels and environmental forces, including impacts, high winds, waves and harsh winter ice. The heavy mass and thick walled concrete structures offers stability and longevity while attenuating waves to provide a calm protected harbor area. A complete line of heavy duty all concrete single-cast floating breakwater with EPS styrofoam core and protected steel reinforcement.
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