The 6th Pile is lifted into place ready for drilling
A
shot taken from the current boathouse showing 6th pile being lifted
into place
A photo of a model of what the new boathouse will
look like from the sea
A shot taken from existing boathouse showing 8th
pile being lifted into place
Latest
pic showing 9 main piles and 4 of the rustier ones that will form
crane platform
View
from above showing piles for crane platform going in
A
shot showing how many piles are in place so far. The rusty piles
are for the platform that the crane will go on and will be removed
when the boathouse is finished
A barge bringing more piles ready to be drilled
View of all the piles. Strange 'doughnut' like rings on piles are
for crane to go on which will built rest of station
One of the 'doughnuts' in more detail
Another shot of one of the 'doughnuts' with the Taylor Steel Fabrication
logo on it
The steel platform pieces that will hold the crane are lifted off
the drill rig
A better shot showing where the platform pieces will go. They will
be fixed onto the top of the rusty piles
The first piece forming the platform is lifted into place
The first platform piece is fixed into place
A second piece for the crane platform is lifted off the drilling
rig
The 2nd crane platform piece is lifted into place
More equipment and parts arrive via an M2 amphibious vehicle. This
vehicle picks the parts up from the end of South Beach
Workers welding steel together to form crane
platform. This and next 5 photos taken by Michael Jones of Taylorandsons
The orange cylinder in centre of picture is the sleeve that holds
the piles in place whilst they are drilled
A birdseye view of the piles taken from the basket hanging below
the crane on the drilling rig
Another bridseye view this time looking at the deck of the rig where
the steel to form the crane platform is waiting to be assembled
Workers on the deck of the drilling rig welding together pieces of
the crane platform
One of the struts that support the legs of the crane platform is
lifted off the drilling rig
A view of the crane platform taking shape from Castle Hill
The third piece for the crane platform is lifted into place. This
piece weighs a massive 13 tons!!!
A secong rig arrives. This one will put the crane onto the crane
platform
A closer view of the second rig showing the crane which is able to
move about the deck
