the world leader in mooring systems shallow and deep water. it can be used in locations with no...
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WHAT IS SEAFLEX?
Seaflex is a reinforced elastic mooring solution
that expands and retracts with each tide and wave,
keeping the floating application stable and in
position day after day, year after year. The unique
construction of the system offers unsurpassed
dampening of forces which enables an increased
lifetime of the structures it is mooring. This
dampening effect is instrumental in reducing
peak loads during hurricanes, tsunami events and
stormy weather conditions with high waves. It
does this while being invisible from the surface,
creating some of the most modern, sleek, state of
the art marinas in the world.
With over 30 years of research and development
Seaflex is the most technologically advanced
mooring system in the world, anchoring thousands
of marinas, wave attenuators and buoys
worldwide.
CAN I USE SEAFLEX?
Seaflex is custom made for the site specific
forces present at each project location. Our
Seaflex engineers help design the best solution
for a variety of needs. Seaflex can be used in
both shallow and deep water. It can be used in
locations with no water level variation as well
as locations with large artificial variation such
as water reservoirs. You can use practically any
anchor to secure the Seaflex to the sea floor;
ranging anywhere from embedment options such
as Helix anchors to concrete blocks depending on
the bottom conditions.
Is it floating? Consider Seaflex!
Residential Dock - South Carolina Kroeger Marine
Seaplane terminal - Vancouver, BCLedcore
Keehi Marine Center - Hawaii Blue Water Marine & Helix
Grand Harbour - MaltaMarinetek Finland
THOUSANDS OF REFERENCES WORLDWIDE SINCE 1983
The world leader in mooring systems
One of the greatest benefits with Seaflex is the unique way it stabilizes the dock by always being under
tension. With static piles there will always be vertical movements. The nonexistent downward force allows the dock to smash up against the piles during bad weather, leading to damage on the piles, pile guides, docks, and boats. The only movement stopped by the piles is the horizontal movement which gets stopped rather abruptly when the dock hits the pile guide, causing wear and tear over time.
The initial cost of a mooring system varies depending on factors like water depth, layout and the surrounding forces. When installing in deep water, piles can be very costly, or not even an option due to depth. This is not a problem for Seaflex. Even at times where Seaflex initially might seem like the more costly mooring option, the cost over time will generally be lower than the cost of piles due to the Seaflex units low installation cost, its fast and easy inspections and low maintenance needs.
Sometimes the bottom conditions make it unfeasible to use piles, there might be a hard rock bottom requiring you to drill pile sockets or too soft soils requiring the piles to be battered down far. Other locations might have permit issues due to subway tunnels, electrical cables, pipes or even protected coral. Seaflex on the other hand can be paired up with any anchor regardless of bottom conditions and is generally easier to get a permit for.
Compared to the old waysCOMPARED TO PILES
Same boat different harbours
On the piled marina to the left the piles are all that you notice while the Seaflex moored marina on the right enables full view of the boats.
Piles are rarely aesthetically pleasing, especially at low tide when sea growth is visible. Seaflex works invisibly and silently day in and out allowing the creation of sleek modern marinas of the future.
COMPARED TO CHAIN
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Chain is difficult to inspect in full and is only as strong as its weakest link! Areas have been known to replace their chain yearly out of fear that the next storm might cause it to snap in two. Seaflex has minimal hardware that is easy to inspect and is constructed of only durable high quality materials like rubber, rope and marine grade stainless steel. We also offer a titanium hybrid option for areas known to be highly corrosive.
Applications moored with chain also move a lot during low tide when large portions of the chain are resting on the sea floor. This destroys bottom vegetation and creates dead spots. Seaflex stays off the sea floor at all times, which is why it is the only accepted mooring system in certain areas with protected corals, marine flora, or historic artifacts.
Winch and cable systems are very labor intensive and has no dampening for sudden high waves or wind gusts making snapped cable an issue during storms. Seaflex self-regulates, elongates and retracts with every movement to ensure that your application is stable and secure even during stormy weather.
COMPARED TO WINCH AND CABLE
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