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'''Boat docks''' are [[Facility|facilities]] that occur in villages, towns, cities and at places on the map where a road intersects with a [[Navigable River|semi-navigable or navigable]] river, when the [[6-mile Hex|hex]] includes a [[Hammer (symbol)|hammer]]. In structure, they're small wooden platforms built on wooden pilings, made to assist the loading and unloading of boats on rivers and lakes.  Docks range between 6 and 12 ft. in width and are anywhere between 8 and 30 ft. long.  When built on a river, the dock runs parallel along the shore line; on a lake, they usually extend perpendicular to the shore, into water that's no more than 12 ft. deepDocks service [[Boat (vessel)|boats]] with a low draughtFor proper loading and unloading, ships require a [[Quay|quay]].
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'''Boat docks''' are structures extending alongshore or out from a shore into a body of water, to which boats can be moored.  As [[Facility|facilities]], they occur as collections along the water adjacent to villages, towns and cities.  They also occur single at points where a [[Roads & Routes|road or route]] reaches but does not pass over a [[Navigable River|semi-navigable or navigable]] river, or intersects with a lake.  Boat docks only occur in [[6-mile Hex|hexes]] where a [[Hammer (symbol)|hammer symbol]] is present.
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Boat docks are small in size, ranging from 6 to 12 ft. wide and 8 to 20 ft. long.  When built on a river, they run parallel to the shore; upon a lake, they extend outward from the shore.  Boat docks do not occur in water deeper than 12 ft.  The primary benefit of a dock is for the loading and unloading of goods by [[Service Boats|service boats]], which may or may not also carry passengersBoat docks are not sufficiently secure or wide enough to load or unload ships greater than 5 tons in size, which require a [[Quay|quay]].  Depending upon the sort of route and [[Groups|hex type]], docks may also enable passage across a river where a [[Ferry|ferry]] does not exist.

Revision as of 00:30, 30 November 2022

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Boat docks are structures extending alongshore or out from a shore into a body of water, to which boats can be moored. As facilities, they occur as collections along the water adjacent to villages, towns and cities. They also occur single at points where a road or route reaches but does not pass over a semi-navigable or navigable river, or intersects with a lake. Boat docks only occur in hexes where a hammer symbol is present.

Boat docks are small in size, ranging from 6 to 12 ft. wide and 8 to 20 ft. long. When built on a river, they run parallel to the shore; upon a lake, they extend outward from the shore. Boat docks do not occur in water deeper than 12 ft. The primary benefit of a dock is for the loading and unloading of goods by service boats, which may or may not also carry passengers. Boat docks are not sufficiently secure or wide enough to load or unload ships greater than 5 tons in size, which require a quay. Depending upon the sort of route and hex type, docks may also enable passage across a river where a ferry does not exist.