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As some of you saw last week I posted some pics of the dock reconstruction project I'm working on with my father up at our summer house in Maine (check the locked thread if you missed them).
I just got back today from another few days of work, and the fruits of our labor are ripe enough to eat.
Me, just before laying down the second set of planks on the pier with the pneumatic nail-gun.
The high tide brought us good luck as we managed to dislodge the gangway from the shore and maneuver it in front of the pier. Unfortunately, the gangway floats on its side due to an imbalance in floatation.
We needed the gangway to be upright in order to attach it to the float and pier. Luckily I would soon fabricate a solution to that problem.
The freed gangway sitting on the shore at low tide next to the completed diagonal brace system of the end of the pier. The pier is weighed down with rocks to keep the next storm from carrying it off.
I'm no engineer, but this little innovation was a stroke of genious. The gangway, on its own, floated on its side, so at low tide we fashioned some pontoons out of the old float drums and a couple of 2x6's. Now a makeshift tri-maran, the gangway now floated right-side up and could be attached the float.
Using the jack we lifted the gangway into position and bolted it to the float. Now all we had to do was attach the other end of the ganway to the pier.
To connect the gangway to the pier, we again needed the heavy-duty jack to lift it into position (even at high tide it was about 4 feet below where it needed to be). We nailed the jack to the pier and secured it with ropes.
This was by far the most difficult, and dangerous phase of the operation. At one time one of the ropes failed and the jack came down on my head. If it hit any harder it could have been a concussion.
Thank Christ it worked. We managed to lift the gangway up high enough to slide in a couple bolts and complete the trinity.
The most important part of the job is complete. We now have a functioning dock. What's left is to install railings, another float drum at the back of the float, and clean up the scrap wood on the shore.
A look from the pier down the gangway to the float. It's been a few months since I've enjoyed the convenience of this perspective. Now our summer of boating, fishing, and lazing in the sun can now begin proper.
I just got back today from another few days of work, and the fruits of our labor are ripe enough to eat.
Me, just before laying down the second set of planks on the pier with the pneumatic nail-gun.
The high tide brought us good luck as we managed to dislodge the gangway from the shore and maneuver it in front of the pier. Unfortunately, the gangway floats on its side due to an imbalance in floatation.
We needed the gangway to be upright in order to attach it to the float and pier. Luckily I would soon fabricate a solution to that problem.
The freed gangway sitting on the shore at low tide next to the completed diagonal brace system of the end of the pier. The pier is weighed down with rocks to keep the next storm from carrying it off.
I'm no engineer, but this little innovation was a stroke of genious. The gangway, on its own, floated on its side, so at low tide we fashioned some pontoons out of the old float drums and a couple of 2x6's. Now a makeshift tri-maran, the gangway now floated right-side up and could be attached the float.
Using the jack we lifted the gangway into position and bolted it to the float. Now all we had to do was attach the other end of the ganway to the pier.
To connect the gangway to the pier, we again needed the heavy-duty jack to lift it into position (even at high tide it was about 4 feet below where it needed to be). We nailed the jack to the pier and secured it with ropes.
This was by far the most difficult, and dangerous phase of the operation. At one time one of the ropes failed and the jack came down on my head. If it hit any harder it could have been a concussion.
Thank Christ it worked. We managed to lift the gangway up high enough to slide in a couple bolts and complete the trinity.
The most important part of the job is complete. We now have a functioning dock. What's left is to install railings, another float drum at the back of the float, and clean up the scrap wood on the shore.
A look from the pier down the gangway to the float. It's been a few months since I've enjoyed the convenience of this perspective. Now our summer of boating, fishing, and lazing in the sun can now begin proper.
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