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Old 06-29-2018, 10:21 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by TiltonBB View Post
HUH? How will that help with the ice situation? A breakwater cannot protect a dock from the ice damage, especially in the spring.

A breakwater is great for keeping the waves from bouncing your boat off the dock during the summer but not much help in the winter
I, and my neighbors, all have breakwaters that were specifically designed and built to protect from ice damage. All built in the early sixties, facing the broads. Little maintenance, infrequent damage from ice and we don't use bubblers.
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