Well, I guess iv'e kind of backed myself into a corner. I'm building a little shade for my dock, and i wanted to cantilever the shade over my pond about 5 feet. I think I'll use some bamboo fencing for the shade once i get the beams up.Which brings me to the problem. Those beams are heavy
,especially with the 2/4 joists attached. I just couldn't picture myself crawling out onto those beams to attach the 2/4's. I have a comealong, but there is not enough room,if i attach it to the top of the post,to winch it up high enough. I can get my son-in-law to help me, but I'm concerned that even with that help, we could'nt lift it up. I wonder if there is some kind of simple pulley system i could use in conjuction with my comealong to do this?
