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Floating Dock :oops??? #212556 04/12/10 08:53 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 149 southeast,ohio B bowjo OP Lunker
OP bowjo Lunker B Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 149 southeast,ohio	I decided to build a small floating dock.My plan was to have the option of removing the barrels when I got some brackets and pipes drove in and the dock resting on them.I built the dock 8'x6' with 3 barrels in the center.One on each end and one in the middle.I got the deck built and barrels installed tonight.My son and I decided to launch it.I got on it and kicked off shore.Well.. it was a little more unstable than I ever thought it could be.It kicked sideways and I ran uphill then it went the other way.I did this 3 or 4 times untill it got wet and I slipped in the water.I believe 50 to 60 degrees is a little colder than I prefer for swimming ...I expected it to be a little tipsy,but not this bad.I am going to get some pipes and brackets made tomorrow.I hope to lift it up on the pipes and get rid of the barrels all together. ........Joe

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? bowjo #212592 04/13/10 06:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Sounds like something I would have done. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? Dave Davidson1 #212602 04/13/10 08:35 AM
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Bullhead Lunker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 814 Cornhusker state	At least the captain went down with the ship, as it should be.

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? Bullhead #212607 04/13/10 08:57 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 908 Likes: 8 St. Mary Parish, Louisiana D Dudley Landry Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Dudley Landry Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker D Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 908 Likes: 8 St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Sure wish I could have witnessed that scene, Bowjo. Rapid fire bad to worse. It'll get even better when wasps build their nests under the decking.

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? Dudley Landry #212638 04/13/10 11:38 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 149 southeast,ohio B bowjo OP Lunker
OP bowjo Lunker B Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 149 southeast,ohio	My son must have had a suspicion that something may happen.He begged me to to let him video my first launch.I told him no and threatened to wup him if he did...Now he is mad at me,because he thinks he could surely have won some money with this show!!!!....Joe

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? Dave Davidson1 #212643 04/13/10 11:54 AM
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Todd3138 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,505 Likes: 3 North Central WV	Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Sounds like something I would have done. Or Cecil! Todd La Neve Click Here to Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine 1.5 & .5 ac ponds - LMB, BG, RES, YP, GC, HSB

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? Todd3138 #212650 04/13/10 12:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan J JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker
JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	I would have liked to see that on video $\:D$

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? JKB #212688 04/13/10 03:34 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,365 Eunice, Louisiana B bobad Lunker
bobad Lunker B Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,365 Eunice, Louisiana	Quote: I built the dock 8'x6' with 3 barrels in the center Better the barrels are on the 4 corners of the deck, and the center empty. Much more stable that way. Sometimes I get a wild hair and cast off for a ride on my floating deck. I pole it around with a 9 foot pole, and find myself bending way over. I guess I need a 12 footer, but straight skinny trees are hard to find. $\:\)$ Shrimp

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? bobad #212693 04/13/10 03:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,748 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,748 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA	Dudley wrote: "It'll get even better when wasps build their nests under the decking." Always finding the positives. Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? Sunil #212707 04/13/10 04:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,135 big moose ny A adirondack pond Ambassador Lunker
adirondack pond Ambassador Lunker A Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,135 big moose ny	bowjo, why did you test the dock out first? THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE CHILDREN FOR!

Re: Floating Dock :oops??? adirondack pond #212766 04/13/10 10:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 908 Likes: 8 St. Mary Parish, Louisiana D Dudley Landry Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Dudley Landry Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker D Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 908 Likes: 8 St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Hee hee. First-hand knowledge, Sunil!

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