Well bought two more floats last night and hopefully get this project rolling this weekend. What do you guys recommend? Build the frame and floats in garage and carry it on then. Then attach decking on in water or build the whole thing right by the shore? Seems like the thing would weigh a ton!
Depending on the size. The 16X16 part you see above was built right on shore with no barrels under her. Then lifted and set on fence posts so I could roll it into the pond. Once 50/50 I pushed down with my loader from shore so the boys could put the first row of barrels under the framing. Lifted the loader slow so the barrels would catch into their spots. I then chained the end that is still on shore to the loader right in the center. Lifted way up so the framing was floating on the first row of barrels and off the ground then drove to the edge of the pond. Lowering the dock with each row of barrels till all the barrels were in. Then decked the dock last.
The gang way we built in the shop and four of us just carried it out. Bolted on the dock hardware then decked the dock after she was floating.
Cheers Don.
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