Thread: Lake Cumberland marina damage

There was also some marinas on green river lake that collapsed

For what they charge to slip boats at any marinas, you'd think they would be able to find some way to build them better or get the snow off before they collapse. I would imagine the boat owners have to sign a waiver so the dock operators are not liable in any way. Only way it will change is when people vote with their feet.

Originally Posted by mrdux

For what they charge to slip boats at any marinas, you'd think they would be able to find some way to build them better or get the snow off before they collapse. I would imagine the boat owners have to sign a waiver so the dock operators are not liable in any way. Only way it will change is when people vote with their feet.

True, but you have to consider that the Cumberland Lake marinas are just now getting back on their feet, business-wise, after the many years of low water due to the work at the dam. Several marinas went out of business, many had to "move" their whole operation from their previous locations or end up on dry land. Business dried up quite a bit, during those years, as people thought the lake "went dry" ... when in reality it was just a 50,000 acre lake had been drawn down to a 30,000 acre lake.

Can you imagine what the consequences would be on KY/Barkley ... if they lost 2/5 of their depth, and it stayed that way for 6 or 7 years ??


I'm just surprised this sort of thing didn't happen last March, when we had the two day long storm that dropped 17-25" of snow (depending on your location). Unless the Cumberland/Green River area didn't receive as much snow as the Lexington area did

... cp

Can you imagine what the consequences would be on KY/Barkley ... if they lost 2/5 of their depth, and it stayed that way for 6 or 7 years ??

I'd be a rich man just from recovering the crankbaits I have lost over the last 10 years.

I feel for business people who are affected by such a situation like the drawdown. It would be like some politician doing away with the 2nd Amendment. My taxidermy business wouldn't survive on fish alone.

Having seen the way they built the roofs on the slips with the trusses so far apart and so few of pearlings every 6 foot, it is no wonder that they could not hold all that weight with no pitch on the roofs.

Originally Posted by dave the wave

Having seen the way they built the roofs on the slips with the trusses so far apart and so few of pearlings every 6 foot, it is no wonder that they could not hold all that weight with no pitch on the roofs.

I think a lot of them didn't actually collapse (crumble), but the flotation under the docks just couldn't hold the weight ... and they "sunk", pushing the roof down on top of the big boats and pulling many of the "low to the water" type boats (Bass/Crappie boats) underwater because of them being tied off to the mooring slips. At least, some of the pictures I've seen seem to indicate that

I think that area of the state got in on some ICE before all the snow piled on top of it ... making it heavier than what you'd think it was with just snow. And you're right ... low pitch or flat roofs are not gonna do well with heavy snow stacking up on them.

I just hope they've all got good insurance, and can rebuild "better" docks !!

... cp