OK, the floating dock is starting to come together and I am trying to noodle out the anchor foundation at the shore and could use your input. I have attached three sketches. The rendering is of the dock itself is for size reference, The first sketch shows the gangway and the hinge mechanism while the second sketch shows the poured concrete anchor/foundation with just the hinge plates penciled in for clarity.

Will this set up be sufficient? I will drive 4 "T" posts as deep as I can get them into the dam an cut them off about foot from the dam surface so that the concrete has something to grab a hold of. My dam has a lot of rock in it and I fear that digging in it and driving post in it will be a lesson in patience, not to mention dealing with the water too. I might even try to post hole dig down an extra foot in a couple places to make a resemblance of sono-tube piers beneath the rectangular chunk of concrete.

Any opinions?







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Dock Hinge RESIZE.jpg Dock Foundation RESIZE.jpg
Last edited by Quarter Acre; 03/13/18 10:53 AM.
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Noel