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July 9th, 2017, 10:42 PM
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Has too much time on their hands
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July 9th, 2017 10:42 PM
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July 10th, 2017, 06:56 AM
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Nice Job, I think ( on our lake anyway ) when people where building docks 20-30 years ago maybe the biggest boat on the lake was a 50 hp motor, now you have the wake boats and such and they do a ton of damage to docks. we have had times when these boats have come by and actually bounced boats onto the dock so can only image what they are doing to the dock supports.. sounds like a nice bit of property, enjoy.
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July 10th, 2017, 07:21 AM
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Very nice piece of property, good job on the deck too
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July 10th, 2017, 10:29 AM
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Sweet setup. Let the fun begin.
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July 10th, 2017, 11:15 AM
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July 10th, 2017, 03:39 PM
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You have a beautiful spot there,Species. Do the bottom two sections detach for winter storage and how do you get them back up on shore without tearing up the pontoons? They look like they weigh a lot.
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July 10th, 2017, 04:41 PM
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Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
trimmer21
You have a beautiful spot there,Species. Do the bottom two sections detach for winter storage and how do you get them back up on shore without tearing up the pontoons? They look like they weigh a lot.
The ramp has four hinges (two at each end). The plan is to pull the the hinge pins at the low end and than with the pins still in place at the top (taking half of the weight) two guys lift the low end of the ramp above the lower dock section and slide the dock under the ramp. Than pull the upper pins and drop the ramp onto the dock. Floating dock with ramp on top (ramp get ratchet strapped to dock cleats) gets towed around the corner into a small protected bay for the winter. The pontoons can handle normal freeze/thaw cycles. As the ice freezes the pressure pops the pontoons up onto the top of the ice surface.
They say a man turns old when sorrow and regret take the place of hope and dreams
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July 10th, 2017, 05:17 PM
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looks awesome species!
Did you do the crib work your self? Was it difficult or pricey? will be needed to do the same a Type of work at our cottage that's why I'm asking...
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July 10th, 2017, 05:59 PM
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Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
kokes
looks awesome species!
Did you do the crib work your self? Was it difficult or pricey? will be needed to do the same a Type of work at our cottage that's why I'm asking...
I have a buddy that builds docks based out of Temagami that helped out. Was not that difficult - just a lot of work. Spent about 10K all in. I suspect if you just hired the whole works out you'd be looking at about 15K. It also helps that I have a my own boat launch on the property plus I have a 25 foot float trailer and a backhoe. We used the backhoe to get the dock and ramp off the trailer and than the launch and backhoe to get the the floating sections in the water with the concrete anchors on top of the dock and than towed the works into place.
Last edited by Species8472; July 10th, 2017 at 06:02 PM.
They say a man turns old when sorrow and regret take the place of hope and dreams
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July 11th, 2017, 09:21 AM
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That's great looking work! looks very sturdy - you should get many years of use out of it. Congrats on the new place - property looks really nice from the lake.
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