ENGINEERING STUDY ON THE ECONOMICS OF BOAT FLOATS (LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO AREAS).

Abstract

It was concluded that the four basic types of boat floats, made of wood, steel pontoons with wood decks, concrete and fiberglass pontoons with wood decks, will have service lives approximating 18, 20, 25 and 30 years respectively. Initial costs of boat floats, standardized to 20 ft. x 60 ft. deck size, in order of magnitude are: wood - $14,402, fiberglass - $20,064, concrete - $20,279, steel - $22,077.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0631464

Entities

People

  • Basil W. Wilson
  • Donald H. Garbaccio
  • George Zwior

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concrete
  • Construction Materials
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Fiberglass
  • Materials

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Oceanography.