I also built my dock posts using 8" dia PVC filed with concrete with base imbedded in a concrete. Top of each post had a 1/2" or 5/8" dia bolt placed in the concrete. Very stable.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/10/15 12:39 PM.
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