The Galv-A-Dock Side Sway Stabilizer is recommended in areas where the water is at least six feet deep, with no L Segments or boathouses on the dock. Additional side sway stabilizers are added when large wide body cruisers are moored in a slip exposed to the west, north or northwest winds. The 30-degree stabilizer semi-vertical pipe is driven into the lake bottom, unless the ground is too soft. In that case, a second bracket is added at ground level to a vertical pipe. These must be at least 8’ apart and locked to the semi-vertical pipe for an adequate angle.