#@*^ That's Cold!

May 2022 dock launch. Had to move 2 of the 400 lb concrete anchors after the ice moved them 50+feet out of position. Than had to swim out to, dive down to and flip one of them over using a pry bar in the 5C recently ice covered frigid water. Swam out wearing wearing nothing but a pair of heavy work boots to help keep my feet on bottom while prying. My mid 50s body is getting a little old for that chit. Thank the gods for whiskey.


First step was to reposition the 400 lb submerged anchors:


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The 2000 lb paddle board. Paddled the two pieces about 1/4 mile from the winter shelter spot to the summer dock location:


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Arrived


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Hoisting the ramp


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The homemade crane


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All done


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Now that the dock is out the spring bear hunt is on deck

Edit to add a pic of what my forearms look like (pic taken this afternoon - Tuesday the 10th) after concrete wrestling on the bottom of the lake in 7 feet of frigid water:

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I like the homemade cantilever hoist, it even pins together. Pretty slick!

Species, thats just crazy. 5c is shrink-a-dink temp. I’m a scuba diver and wouldn’t dive at those temps even with a 7mil wetsuit:party:

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Originally Posted by Markster

Species, thats just crazy. 5c is shrink-a-dink temp. I’m a scuba diver and wouldn’t dive at those temps even with a 7mil wetsuit:party:

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Yeah was actually a hard mental exercise to keep from hyper ventilating. Got out to the anchor and wasn't sure i could do it - but persisted and managed - total time in the water was probably less than 3 minutes. Sat in the 23C sun naked for about 20 minutes afterwards to recover.

Wow. I had a quick bath in my lake on the weekend just south of Sudbury and thought I was hardcore

Holy crap species that's cold, but sure does look nice and quite the view you have there

Job well done.
I feel your pain!
We have a huge property on two lakes which is non stop work!

#@*^ That's Cold!.............That's putting it mildly!

Man oh man, that's a b*t*@h of a job! I would have happily sat on the shore drinking your whiskey shouting words of encouragement?

Nice job, that's a good reason to have friends that own cottages :)

You must have Irish in you! What I'd like to know is if your wife used 11" fencing pliers or channel locks to pull your scrotum and testicles back out of your body? You should sell one of those 15k skidoos and buy a 60 foot aluminum cant dock for the main cribbed section. Simple to retract before winter hits.

If that isn’t a test of toughness, I don’t know what is!