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All the waterfront homes in NJ are required to raise there stilts. It makes sense that we learn from failures and improve in the future.

Ken I agree the chances are slim that we will see another perfect storm but I'm not a gambling man so I would bet on it! Two years ago I thought I would never see such a bad storm again and then came Sandy!
 
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In fairness, when areas are devastated, there usually are changes to the infrastructure during rebuilding. Ie: the levee system in NO's and building codes for homes. Obviously one can never predict what the next storms will bring and hopefully we will never see anything like this again but you should always learn from the past and do as much as possible to prevent the same thing from happening again.

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Usually it's the insurance companies that require the changes in the building codes. Otherwise they won't insure you. If the insurance companies told the marinas to raise the piling height or no insurance they would be raised during the rebuilding.
 
Right now only the wave dock. Barge is comming back to do all poles that were torn out or broke after it finishes the job it is on now.
 
Not all the homes are required to be raised down the shore. There is still a lot of back & forth between all of the agencies involved as to what to require. But for the most part, as of 6 weeks ago when I was there looking at houses, the only hones required to raise 6 or 8 feet (I don't remember which) are ones that sustained 50% or more damage to the entire house.
 
[/quote]Usually it's the insurance companies that require the changes in the building codes. Otherwise they won't insure you. If the insurance companies told the marinas to raise the piling height or no insurance they would be raised during the rebuilding.
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I'm shocked that the insurance companies would not require higher pilings if they were paying out for lost docks. Then again, maybe they are and folks aren't insuring them or maybe the insurance companies won't insure them under any circumstance. That s between them and the marina owners. I suppose I am in the minority as I have nothing against ANY of the local marinas and wish them all to be highly successful but I stand by my original statement of thinking its crazy not to go higher with pilings that docks floated off of. Even the hurricane of two years ago sent many docks right up to the top so we don't have to get another Sandy to lose many of them again.
 
Problem is from what I understand the docks are not covered by insurance. I know the home owners
on beach road were told to rebuild they had to raise house 8'. Atleast thats what I have been told and also it was the town who said that.
 
I'm hoping to stop by today and check on the progress they have made on my boat this week. I was told that the entire cover would be complete and the bow cushion cover and helm cover would all be done tomorrow however the cushions themselves would be ready next week. I have not had a chance to stop by since they started so I'm not sure how far along they are with the project. I hope I'm pleasantly surprised and that they are on schedule, it seems like a lot of work for one week! The shop had a bunch of people working on a bunch of jobs if they work together I'm sure they can get it done. I will post a few pictures when it's finished. The new front window should be great in all ez2cy I can't wait to see how it comes out.
 
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Problem is from what I understand the docks are not covered by insurance.

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All the more reason to go higher with pilings that failed during last storm. Protect your investment. And of course boats tha are attached to them. The theory that boats are safer on land during major storms has been rocked. Overall, the boats that made out the best were in water tied to floating docks with high pilings.
 
My boat was at my house in Stony Point during the storm. My GPS says my yard is 400 feet above sea level. I'm safe. That's why I will always have a trailer boat. Another perc. I can take it with me when we go to florida for the winter.
 
If you have trouble at 400', we're all screwed!
 
Maybe I should bring my boat home for the next storm. Can someone lend me their pickup truck?
 
Originally posted by pocket change

My boat was at my house in Stony Point during the storm. My GPS says my yard is 400 feet above sea level. I'm safe.

Tell that to the guy in Boston or the guy who had the tree crash on his boat in his driveway. :)
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Originally posted by Anchor Management

Originally posted by pocket change

My boat was at my house in Stony Point during the storm. My GPS says my yard is 400 feet above sea level. I'm safe.

Tell that to the guy in Boston or the guy who had the tree crash on his boat in his driveway. :)

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You're a pessimist.
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No that's my job! I'm a pessimist in a big way, I'm a glass half empty kind a guy.
 
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Originally posted by Anchor Management

Originally posted by pocket change

My boat was at my house in Stony Point during the storm. My GPS says my yard is 400 feet above sea level. I'm safe.

Tell that to the guy in Boston or the guy who had the tree crash on his boat in his driveway. :)

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You can tell it to that other guy in Boston whose boat was shot full of holes by the police capturing one of the bombers.
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Maybe I should bring my boat home for the next storm. Can someone lend me their pickup truck?

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Dave that's what it is going to look like!!!

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Was out today in Haverstraw Bay fishing today. Got 1 18" striper. I didn't see any floating debris. Water is muddy. I was going to look at Bowline pond on my way back in but I decided to let you guys check it out with your dingy. Could be junk in the entrance and I didn't want to be the one to find it.
 
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