Constructing a dock on my one acre pond. Any suggestion on a good size? Don't really know how it will be used, except perhaps to have a few people fishing off of, or jumping in the water. Perhaps dock a canoe along one side...
Will be a platform dock that will connect back to the shore via "bridge" ramp. Just curious what size dock you would build...
Do you think that you'll ever have a fish feeder on it? Are you the type of person who may want to have a cage to grow out some small fish to put into the pond?
Is this a floating dock? (Can't really tell by the photos, but I think it is.)
Did you build it or did Wahoo Docks do the work?
I'd like to see if it is something doable for me to do in my pond. I have very steep edges off the back that go down to 12' depths, so the use of poles, etc. is out of the question - I think.
Jeff....that's not my dock. I have collected pictures of lots of docks so when I get ready to build I will be able to show someone "this is basically what i want". It does look like it is a floating dock. Here are some other pretty cool docks I've come across on-line. BTW...I am going to have a small dock...probably with no roof, some of these pics are just for ideas.
jsfatl...if you don't have handrails it's probably best to go with a slighty wider walkout plank. I am not going to have handrails so my walkout will need to be slightly wider than one with handrails.
jsfatl...if you don't have handrails it's probably best to go with a slighty wider walkout plank. I am not going to have handrails so my walkout will need to be slightly wider than one with handrails.
Also consider the depth of your pond where your dock is located in your decision process of deciding whether or not to use hand rails. If it is ten feet deep below your dock, I would suggest handrails. If it is just a foot or two, they wouldn't be necessary. But to each, their own.
Also consider the depth of your pond where your dock is located in your decision process of deciding whether or not to use hand rails. If it is ten feet deep below your dock, I would suggest handrails. If it is just a foot or two, they wouldn't be necessary. But to each, their own.
thanks...jludwig. my walk-out is going to be pretty shallow at least most of the time but after a salty margarita or two I might regret no handrails!
My two cents, a floating dock is nice to fish from as your always at the water surface to land fish. However, the smaller it is the more it will tilt with weight on it. If you plan to use barrels for flotation, try filling them part way up with water it will be way more stable.
the smaller it is the more it will tilt with weight on it.
That's interesting woodster....especially as my brother and I discuss floating vs. fixed for a small dock. We lean towards fixed, but see upsides to both kinds. Our water level seems to be pretty stable. Texas has had a terrible drought and our pond was never very low even last summer. It now is full and overflowing into the drain pipe. And we have a possible plan to supplement our pond with a type of "retention" pond/basin. Still not sure which type of dock we'll go with.
My nephew & I built a small floating dock (8 x 8) a couple of years ago with barrels. It is way too small. I'm a pretty big guy and I can stand on one edge and tilt it enough to think getting wet is very possible. With another person we are both going for a swim.
My plan is to build a fix dock about 21 feet long and then attach the floating dock to the end.
Zep, I'm delighted to hear that your pond is full. I'm hoping after the rain from the past couple of days that we are getting full. It will be the first time in 2.5 years.
My nephew & I built a small floating dock (8 x 8) a couple of years ago with barrels. It is way too small. I'm a pretty big guy and I can stand on one edge and tilt it enough to think getting wet is very possible. My plan is to build a fix dock about 21 feet long and then attach the floating dock to the end.
Bushwacker....that's good to know. I would not like having a lot of "bounce" or lean in a dock. I am starting to think for us "fixed" may be the way to go.
Originally Posted By: Bushwacker
Zep, I'm delighted to hear that your pond is full. I'm hoping after the rain from the past couple of days that we are getting full. It will be the first time in 2.5 years.
Good deal. The rain has been such a blessing. How low did your ponds get? Hope your's keep filling with more rain predicted next week!
Zep, back during the bad drought we basically went dry. Had about 12 to 18 inches of water in about 30 foot circle. Most but not all the fish died. Wish that I had killed out everything. When full we are just shy of 2 acres.
I am starting to believe that the pond has too much shallow area. About an acre is roughly 3 feet deep when full.
Sure wish that I had time during the drought to have put in a dock. How do you dig a hole when the dirt is covered in 3 feet of water?
Loretta, based on our experience you are probably right about a 12 x 12 is the minimum size. I also would want to drive some metal posts down at each corner to help stabilize the dock and hold it in place.