by Jean Lyon
Here’s a dock with plenty of pluses— it’s easy to build and will not wash away.
A floating dock is a necessity for any cottager who enjoys utilizing the river for cruising, fishing or just his own convenience. High water and debris will not unexpectedly remove or disturb this kind of dock, for it rises and falls with the water level and rides with the current. When a cottager wants his boat or boats to remain level, his live—bait box always in the water, a clean place to load or unload friends who are boating, a suitable place for families to sun bathe, or just a quiet place to sit and fish, his dock is there. On a lake or river, where there is little rise and fall over a period of time, a stationary dock can be satisfactory. However, on many other rivers the water level may vary considerably and the spring ice floes must be considered. A floating, well-anchored dock is the answer. The floating dock also solves the problem of the swiftly rising river fed by heavy rains far up the river basin. On some inland rivers dams are still raised and lowered to furnish power for miilraces for hydroelectric power or water power. What may be a placid inland river one day is sometimes a rushing torrent within a matter of hours. Heavy objects, even stationary docks, are sometimes swept downstream. A securely cabled, floating dock will rise with the river and fall as the water recedes, but will remain firmly anchored to the river bank.
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