2018 September October Marina World

FLOATING STRUCTURES & FLOAT TECHNOLOGY
New-style ‘Barb’s’ at
Canadian marina
Customers seeking the “best fish and chips in town” at Barb’s Floating
Restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf, Inner Harbour, Victoria are now enjoying
a more streamlined dining experience. Owner Ian Poyntz approached local
British Columbia company International Marine Floatation Systems (IMFS) to
devise a brand new building design that would double his capacity and speed
up the ordering process.
Poyntz spent two years planning
and designing a new restaurant
kitchen that would be more efficient
and eliminate congestion and queues
at the till, and then he set a seven
month completion timeline. The floating
building had to be up and running
by March 2018 so as to be ready
for a grand opening in April. This
included custom designed commercial
kitchen equipment, such as two
walk-in freezers, stainless steel walls,
partitions and counters. The owner,
together with Pinnacle Construction,
managed the construction of the
building and, as the concrete float
was being manufactured in the IMFS
yard in Delta, the all-steel building
was being fabricated in Quebec. Two
days after the float was cast, the
building was
being erected on
its 31ft (9.4m) x
41ft (12.5m) x
6ft,7in (2m) high
floating concrete
foundation.
The complete
project, including
building, weighs
183 tons. There
are four ballast
tanks, one in
each corner,
that enabled trim
to be regulated
when all the
equipment and
supplies were installed. The twostorey
building, supplied by Bone
Structure, was shipped from Quebec
and assembled at the IMFS yard. The
completed foundation and building were
side launched into the river ready to be
towed to Victoria, a 30 hour trip by tug.
Because the floating building site was
moored on the inside of the marina,
a portion of the main walkway dock
had to be disassembled and utilities
temporarily cut so that the old floating
restaurant could be removed and the
new one installed.
Barb’s Floating Restaurant opened
its doors back in 1984 for the first
time. On 5 th April 2018 it welcomed
locals and tourists to enjoy the same
fresh seafood – in a brand new dining
environment.
IMANNA
certifies Ace
float drums
US company Den Hartog Industries
recently asked IMANNA Laboratory
to test its Ace Roto-Mold float
drums. IMANNA, established
in 1983, is a privately-owned,
independent testing facility that
provides certification testing for
marine products. It is recognised
as an approved laboratory for
testing to American Boat and
Yacht Council standards and as a
Standards Compliance Specialist by
the National Marine Manufacturers
Association (NMMA).
IMANNA tested and certified the
Ace drums to: ASTM D1998-06
Falling Dart Impact; 7-Day Hunt
Water Absorption; Encasement Wall
Thickness; and Calibrated Tank
Buoyancy.
Ace foam-filled drums offer durable
flotation for a variety of dock/pontoon
systems and are available in over
70 sizes. The plastic, one-piece
seamless exterior shell prevents
leakage and separation caused by
weak joints. The drum wall is made
of tough polyethylene with ultra violet
inhibitors to prevent damage from the
sun, debris, fuel, marine organisms,
salt and fresh water. A nominal wall
thickness of 0.150in (and a minimum
thickness of 0.125in) offers a stronger,
more durable float. The top of the
shell is flat with moulded-in mounting
slots for easy attachment to any dock
frame. The interior of the float drum
is filled with expanded polystyrene
foam. This is steam-pressured for a
tight fit to provide the highest reserve
buoyancy possible.
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