TJ, actually we can swim much faster, the cold water restricts movements tremendously...
I initially had dockbuilders help me engineer the right size dock floats needed,cause it was a simple hip roof.. but when the dock was being built our clients wife came out and started asking some questions and chit chatting. so then 2 hrs later Bob comes out and asks what it would take to change from a hip roof over the boat slips to a double decker with a second story...keep in mind this is just hours before the roof starts to go up...
I look at Bob, pause for a second and say no problem...so at that point we was on our own in figuring out how to calibrate it all and make it work properly... you know throw some stairs over here, throw some posts over there, pitch upper deck to drain the water, find waterproof decking, adjust the floatation, and take back all the original roof materials, and get er done before winter...
one tip for big floating docks is you can calibrate the flotation evenly by strategically adding 80lb bags of sakrete here and there before putting on the deckboards...
and Brian, i can easily help you design a dock for your lake with a complete material list, just shoot me an email to
[email protected]. Also keep in mind that we would come to Texas in Dec, Jan, Feb, or early March to build docks or help you build a dock.....
