Waterfront Project Updates — The Homes at Perry Cabin

The Homes at Perry Cabin are in the midst of a major revitalization of its waterfront with the replacement of the three piers and two bulkheads. These investments will see our community through the next 35 years of life on the water! Expected completion will be Memorial Day. Thus far the warm dry weather has been kind to our timeline.

The nearly complete Western Bulkhead. This is the rip rap section used where shoreline grasses were not present

Part of the Western Bulkhead, this section is near the marsh formed by one of our swales. The beachlike area will be planted with new marsh grass to preserve this wetland.

Backhoe Art: Over the past month, these rocks have been meticulously positioned by heavy equipment and sometimes by hand.

This early phase picture shows the protective logging mats before the heavy equipment arrived.

This part of the Western Bulkhead fronted existing shoreline grasses. To preserve this area, the existing wood bulkhead was replaced in kind. This is an early photo. This section is now complete and awaits reseeding of the lawn in this area.

Coincident with the bulkhead activity above, a great deal of work on C Pier has taken place. Most of the demolition, less mooring pilings is complete. Shown here, are the new pilings and supporting structure. Decking will follow and then the placement of new mooring piles and finger piers.

Some of Bailey Marine Construction’s heavy equipment. At any given time there are three backhoes and a treaded earth mover at work. Daily deliveries of rock, sand, and dirt have taken place throughout most of October and November.

The new Western Bulkhead as seen from the Inn at Perry Cabin during low tide.

December 9th Update: In the few weeks since the images above were posted, substantial progress has been made. The Western Bulkhead is finished! C Dock has been planked. The old decking and stucture for A and B docks has been removed and new pilings and basic supports installed. Aquatic plants have been placed behind the bulkhead in the new “lagoon” behind the marsh between A and B docks. Decking for A and B docks will begin next week.

The finished Western Bulkhead complete with overseeding and straw. The lagoon wetlands is the staked area to the rear of the picture.

Completed decking on C dock. Pilings will be leveled and capped toward the end of the project.

A dock in the midst of demolition. The black area on the old pilings shows how deep the original pilings were placed. The new ones will be installed even deeper.

The Bailey crew uses equipment to extract an old piling.

A closer view of the bulkhead lagoon between A and B docks. Plantings of aquatic vegetation are within the staked area. The stakes and stringed barriers keep the geese out. At mid to high tide this area will be partially submerged. Once the grasses have taken root, it will eventually look like the rest of the marsh. By design it will further limit runoff of sediment into the cove.

As the project nears late January, there is ice in the cove but finger piers are starting to appear on C Dock!

A close up of one of the new finger piers. For added stability, the new finger piers feature support pilings underneath.

One of the new pilings with its copper cap.

Work on the Eastern Bulkhead is underway with the new retaining pilings now installed.

February 28th Update: Despite a run of cold, rainy weather, work has continued with the substantial completion of decking and mooring piling sets. Recently, the focus has shifted to electrical and plumbing work. Optimism exists that the project is well ahead of schedule against the original projected Memorial Day completion.