Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Property Projects & Construction Keeping barrels under a floating dock.

O.K. Menards finally got in my underground rated 4x6's so I can build the "on-land" portion of my floating dock, then continue with the gangplank, then the floating portion of the dock.

With the wonderful winter that we had, I could not build the floating portion on top of the ice, so I have to build it on shore and drag it into the water. I plan on putting the barrels on top of PVC pipe that is laying on the ground, so the dragging part is a little bit easier (plastic on plactic).

But, for the guys that have built a floating dock before, what do you use to keep the barrels under the pier, if anything?

The floating portion will be in the shape of a "T", with the top of the "T" 12' wide by 8' tall, and the bottom of the "T" 4' wide by 16' long. I'm building it big enough so that it won't lift out of the water if a number of people stand on one corner, but the opposite of that is a barrel, if popped out, will be a royal PITA to put back under.....

The joists will be 2x10's, and the plan is to have 50% of the barrels in the water - keeping the wood close to but not in the water.

Dang, I didn't realize how expensive Stainless Steel screws are now! Deck will be 1x6's. I was going to go with 2x6's, but I got a deal on the decking and the 2x10's that I just couldn't pass up.