Pretty Cool Dock Setup

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Originally posted by Radioactive

Looks nice, but I sure hope that is a hard bottom...

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+1 and level!
With the shore line bottom near us that thing would have to settled threw many feet of silt to get to anything hard enough to support it’s weight, never mind people walking on it
 
I also wonder what holds the platforms in place on rough days. It doesn't look like they were secured against flaoting off.

Nice concept, though.
 
I was thinking the same, " How would this work in our neck of the woods with a muddy sandy bottom""

If you read more on the website, they address this as well as many other factors (freezing, wind, waves, tidal flows, etc)
 
Won't work where I live either. What about some crazy boater throwing a bit wake. Bam, dock on the bank.
I could go to Sam's and get a few picnic tables and a couple hand fulls of ty-wraps and do the same.
We also have muddy, soft bottom. Would sink over time.
 
Might be ok for a jon-boat but my boat would pull it down first blow that came through.
 
I like my dock better. 3 old pontoon boat floats with everything above the deck removed. Weld some aluminum channel pieces on each end and bolt them together. Best and cheapest floating dock we could come up with.
 
I remember my way worked well too......My first house was on a lake in upstate NY. I waited until winter....when the lake was frozen......took my chainsaw.....cut holes in the ice to drive in the poles....built the entire dock system ontop of the ice ( real easy but cold ). Then in the spring.......I had my dock ready to go.
 
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Originally posted by stmbtwle

Might be ok for a jon-boat but my boat would pull it down first blow that came through.

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Thats what I was thinking. Not veery deep there either
 
very clever but what stops those deck panels from blowing away?
 
Bruce and others,
They address all the concerns you all have on there site. Seems to me (from what I read) each dock set up is tailored to specific locations and needs.
Bruce,
In answer to your question, they have a lock down set up for the panels if needed. I didn't read anything about the size of the boat you could tie to this set up, but like others here, cant see this dock being able to handle a 30' or larger boat where they have heavy wind or currents.

I think the beauty of this set up is it is designed to be used where you can't keep the dock in all year, not a permanent dock solution.

Bet this setup costs an arm and a leg!!!!
 
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Originally posted by Double D

I remember my way worked well too......My first house was on a lake in upstate NY. I waited until winter....when the lake was frozen......took my chainsaw.....cut holes in the ice to drive in the poles....built the entire dock system ontop of the ice ( real easy but cold ). Then in the spring.......I had my dock ready to go.

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Genius. It's thinking like that, that made America great.
 
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Originally posted by KiDa

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Originally posted by Double D

I remember my way worked well too......My first house was on a lake in upstate NY. I waited until winter....when the lake was frozen......took my chainsaw.....cut holes in the ice to drive in the poles....built the entire dock system ontop of the ice ( real easy but cold ). Then in the spring.......I had my dock ready to go.

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Genius. It's thinking like that, that made America great.

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That .....and UNIONS !
 
My dad has something very similar, on a small (and I do mean small) protected lake in New York. His does not have the quick connects, or the folding legs, but everything else looks the same. He does have to take it out every fall, but at 76 he cans till do it by himself. His sections are bolted together.

He only keeps a small row boat with an electric motor, and a canoe on it. I do not think anything bigger then a runabout would be safe on it. Even then I would want something tied to shore.

It is a great setup for what he needs.
 
I didnt see anything in the clip about where it all begins on land . I wonder why.

Rob
 
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