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plastic barrels and floating docks
On 19 Apr 2007 07:48:53 -0700, mark wrote:
I am going to build some floating docks but before I re-invent the wheel I would like to get some opinions. They will be 16' long by 3' wide and at either end I would put a plastic barrel under it, inside the frame. The frame would be 2X8 rough sawn Juniper and the decking would be 1 1/4" X 3 . First of all would this be stable or want to roll, should I put a 3rd barrel in the center? If the barrels were in a framework but free moving could they act as rollers to help when pulling the docks out of the water. The beach is very gradual. I am doing this on the cheap so I am not buying any floating dock hardware, brackets, plastic floats etc...Any other ideas would be appreciated. Thanks Take a look at http://www.tiedown.com/amarinedls.html for some pointers on dock design? I have no experience of the designs or products, but they may assist. -- Richard Nb "Pound Eater" Parkend G+S "Governments are like Nappies, they should be changed often." (For the same reason) |