Decking A Suction Pile (Anchor)

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Step by step decking of suction pile.

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Right now the winch operator is sucking up his underwear and praying for a soft landing.

[john]

Wow, great pics!

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<strong>Guest:</strong>

Cool boat! So how do you release the suction on the pilings? How deep are they into the mud and what are they intended to hold?

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OK here is an animation of the process.

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Step 2 deployment

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Step 3 Deployment

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Step 4 Deployment

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Step 5

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To release the suction on the Pile you open the 2 butterfly valves on the top of the pile.

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Step 6

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Almost done

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Hook up the rig wire to the pile

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Finally one anchor is connected and there is a minimum of 12-16 per rig more in some cases