Floating Breakwaters

Overview

With Great Lakes Ship­yard cus­tom designed and fab­ri­cat­ed float­ing break­wa­ters, you are ensur­ing that boats and docks in the mari­na basin will be pro­tect­ed from heavy weather.

If you can dream it, we can build it. Togeth­er, we bring your vision to life by fol­low­ing a com­pre­hen­sive process that ensures your float­ing break­wa­ter project is cus­tomized to fit your needs and is built to exceed your expectations.

Case Studies

PERRY’S LANDING MARINA
ERIE, PA

Challenge

After years of use, the old break­wa­ter at Perry’s Land­ing Mari­na was start­ing to rust and sink.

Custom Solution

Fab­ri­cate five (5) new 40’ long x 5’ wide x 8’ deep sec­tions bolt­ed togeth­er to cre­ate a 200’ long float­ing break­wa­ter bal­last­ed to the 4’-6” waterline.

Before & After

WHISKEY ISLAND MARINA CLEVELAND, OH

Challenge

The old break­wa­ter at the Whiskey Island Mari­na broke free, washed ashore and was dam­aged dur­ing Hur­ri­cane Sandy.

Custom Solution

Fab­ri­cate two (2) 150’ long x 9’-6” diam­e­ter steel cylin­dri­cal mod­ules and bolt togeth­er to cre­ate a 300’ long float­ing break­wa­ter bal­last­ed to the 6’-6” waterline.

Before & After