Now that you locked the poles in places. When the rollers “waves” from boats will lift the poles out of the sand bottom. Just add water in the barrels about 1/4 of the barrel it will stabilize the dock and still float nicely
Just a word of advice to lift a dock up get a ratchet strap and place one hook on the top of the pole and the other on the locking bolt and bam raise one end at a time till it’s even.
126lrt This style dock (in my opinion) , is best suited for an area where the tide is not a huge factor. In the event that the tide does rise or lower considerably , you can back the bolts off the poles and let the dock rise and fall with the water level. Dock will not have the stability (side to side or up and down ) in this case. Where I have my dock, there is little effect from the tide and I am able to keep my bolts tightened most of the summer. thanks for watching and commenting
Just be careful welding to galvanized steel. Make sure you have lots of ventilation! How wide is your dock? My solution to our old tippy docks is going to making them wider, longer, and heavier to get the center of gravity down, and with more cross bracing since our old docks twist. (the guy who built ours used nails, I will be using bolts and steel brackets).
@@capercamper I did a nice 16 x 16 floating dock using four 48” permafloats. Each one is rated for like 1200lbs. I used 2 x 8 for frame and stringers. It’s freaking solid
Would you not just put pipe clamps (jubilee clips, depending where you're from) around the uprights? You can get all stainless, you can position the screw part where it can hardly be seen. No drilling, welding, force on the upright, etc. etc. Just a thought.
+Martin D Hey Martin... that's a great idea , I have a friend with a similar wharf and I will try this on his when we put it out this summer. thank you... always like getting tips/advice from others cc
Hex bolts would be safer. Nothing like catching yourself on the bolts sticking out. I also think better brackets exist. I would have taken off the bracket and replaced it with a safer set up. But, hey whatever works
If the water level is going to change drastically because of heavy rain, we will loosen off the brackets to allow for the rising of the dock. As it settles back we will re-tighten
+Bruce Wayne I used a sledge hammer to drive the poles into the bed. I put them in approx 6-8 inches... not too far. There is not much tidal action where this dock is located. thanks for commenting cc
@@capercamper Just back off the bolts all the way so that the dock can ride up and down with the ice. Have done this for 10 years and never had a problem. And we have big-time ice...
The bottom is fairly soft which allows me to pound the poles into the bottom. Each section is connected, therefore making the dock seem as one large structure. It works great! cc
@@capercamper Not so. I have large floating docks (much too large to take out) and I just slack off the anchor chains on the far end, detach the ramp, float the main dock into the bay and tie-off to two trees. Have never had any damage to my barrels over 10 winters.
Gary Manter Hi Gary , thanks for stopping and watching. The local building supplies in my area carries Multinautic Dock Hardware , this is where I purchased mine. I have provided a website which will bring you to the leg holder you are asking about. I have tried posting the website but it doesn't seem to want to stay ... not sure why, if you do a search for Multinautic International and search the site for " Multi-anchoring leg holder 5" x 5" x 1/8" (10011)" you will find the holder you are asking about cc
... sorry for the late reply... with a dock like this you will need to be tightening and loosening the bolts with the tide . If you leave them loose, the sections should rise and fall with the tide but the dock will be wobbly
... well the reason people use floats is to allow the dock to rise if the tide is high and lower when it is out. If the difference between the ebb and flow is minimal then I would agree with you. If it is not then I would disagree. It depends in the location and the water ...thanks for watching and commenting
Now that you locked the poles in places. When the rollers “waves” from boats will lift the poles out of the sand bottom. Just add water in the barrels about 1/4 of the barrel it will stabilize the dock and still float nicely
Just a word of advice to lift a dock up get a ratchet strap and place one hook on the top of the pole and the other on the locking bolt and bam raise one end at a time till it’s even.
...definitely going to try this , thanks
Thanks very much for the post!!!
This will come in very handy in the not too distant future!
Great video! Al
TheOldkid888 thanks for stopping by and commenting Al
Thanks for posting CC! I will make sure to get these to stabilize my dock.
No problem Peter, good luck with your dock
cc
+Caper Camper The only problem is the dock will pull the pipes out when the tide goes up and the dock does not move with the tides so i dont get it
126lrt This style dock (in my opinion) , is best suited for an area where the tide is not a huge factor. In the event that the tide does rise or lower considerably , you can back the bolts off the poles and let the dock rise and fall with the water level. Dock will not have the stability (side to side or up and down ) in this case. Where I have my dock, there is little effect from the tide and I am able to keep my bolts tightened most of the summer.
thanks for watching and commenting
Just be careful welding to galvanized steel. Make sure you have lots of ventilation! How wide is your dock? My solution to our old tippy docks is going to making them wider, longer, and heavier to get the center of gravity down, and with more cross bracing since our old docks twist. (the guy who built ours used nails, I will be using bolts and steel brackets).
great advice, thank youcc
@@capercamper I did a nice 16 x 16 floating dock using four 48” permafloats. Each one is rated for like 1200lbs.
I used 2 x 8 for frame and stringers. It’s freaking solid
Would you not just put pipe clamps (jubilee clips, depending where you're from) around the uprights? You can get all stainless, you can position the screw part where it can hardly be seen. No drilling, welding, force on the upright, etc. etc. Just a thought.
+Martin D
Hey Martin... that's a great idea , I have a friend with a similar wharf and I will try this on his when we put it out this summer.
thank you... always like getting tips/advice from others
cc
Hex bolts would be safer. Nothing like catching yourself on the bolts sticking out.
I also think better brackets exist. I would have taken off the bracket and replaced it with a safer set up.
But, hey whatever works
Looks good, what do you do when the water level rises or falls?
If the water level is going to change drastically because of heavy rain, we will loosen off the brackets to allow for the rising of the dock. As it settles back we will re-tighten
Very nice.
How did you drive the pipe into the lake bed; and how far into the bed?
+Bruce Wayne
I used a sledge hammer to drive the poles into the bed. I put them in approx 6-8 inches... not too far. There is not much tidal action where this dock is located.
thanks for commenting
cc
Caper Camper Thanks.
You can also purchase auger ended pipes (home depot) that "screw into" the lake bottom similar to a beach umbrella.
I think you video indicated you had a link on your website to buy the bracket product, can you send me your website address?
My lake freezes over and the ice is powerful.
Any advice on what the ice won’t be able to bend ?
I would not leave this type of a dock in over the Winter, take it out or choose a different dock
@@capercamper Just back off the bolts all the way so that the dock can ride up and down with the ice. Have done this for 10 years and never had a problem. And we have big-time ice...
Those are nuts you welded on and those are bolts you threader into the nuts ;;;;;;;
How do the poles work? Are they spiked into the clay?
The bottom is fairly soft which allows me to pound the poles into the bottom. Each section is connected, therefore making the dock seem as one large structure. It works great!
cc
...пять минут рассказывать про один кронштейн,Great video!
Do you have sand augers on the end of you're pipe..?
No I didn’t use sand augers on the ends, I actually didn’t use anything on the bottom portion of the pipe
Do you remove the dock in the winter to prevent ice damage?
The Last Second Save yes ... we take it out to prevent damage from the ice, the ice would destroy the barrels
@@capercamper Not so. I have large floating docks (much too large to take out) and I just slack off the anchor chains on the far end, detach the ramp, float the main dock into the bay and tie-off to two trees. Have never had any damage to my barrels over 10 winters.
Great video! you reference that someone now sells the pipe hardware can you forward the link to that company
Thank You Gary
Gary Manter Hi Gary , thanks for stopping and watching. The local building supplies in my area carries Multinautic Dock Hardware , this is where I purchased mine. I have provided a website which will bring you to the leg holder you are asking about. I have tried posting the website but it doesn't seem to want to stay ... not sure why, if you do a search for Multinautic International and search the site for " Multi-anchoring leg holder 5" x 5" x 1/8" (10011)" you will find the holder you are asking about cc
When the tie goes up all the sections will go up? Thank you.
... sorry for the late reply... with a dock like this you will need to be tightening and loosening the bolts with the tide . If you leave them loose, the sections should rise and fall with the tide but the dock will be wobbly
If you do this you don’t need floats 🤔
... well the reason people use floats is to allow the dock to rise if the tide is high and lower when it is out. If the difference between the ebb and flow is minimal then I would agree with you. If it is not then I would disagree. It depends in the location and the water ...thanks for watching and commenting