Permanent Dock Blog

Eelpoutguy wrote:

It’s a beautiful thing when everything goes according to plan.

Looks great EPG! That ramp doesn’t look like it’s Corona’s & #7 compliant though…

That looks fantastic, EPG!

Heck of a project EPG…looks great! Dumb question: what was the need to create open water? I’m sure that I’m missing something obvious here.

aaaahhhh,the fruits of your labor !! very nicely done sir !!
I can see it now,cruising the lake with strobes and flags lighting the way back home.
pull up to the dock,mix a toddy or sixteen,loud tunes,break out the sun screen at midnight to prevent plasma burn from the lights.
now all you need is an autodock feature on the toon for when the wind is howling.

dont forget to take the top down before going under the bridge !!

moustachesteve wrote:

Heck of a project EPG…looks great! Dumb question: what was the need to create open water? I’m sure that I’m missing something obvious here.

Now there a guy that’s after my own “Crown” royal that is.

Iowaboy1 wrote:

aaaahhhh,the fruits of your labor !! very nicely done sir !!
I can see it now,cruising the lake with strobes and flags lighting the way back home.
pull up to the dock,mix a toddy or sixteen,loud tunes,break out the sun screen at midnight to prevent plasma burn from the lights.
now all you need is an autodock feature on the toon for when the wind is howling.

don’t forget to take the top down before going under the bridge !!

On as side note as an, OH S–T inspecter, may be a toe board on the internal 45 degree corner to keep the chairs from becoming adjusted a bit too close to the edge of the deck to their backside, realy, just a thought!

just a thought EPG,if Denny O ever shows up there with his boat and huge and I mean giant big screen graphs,you will be screwed for ever catching a walleye there,,,,,
you see,the ones he has now will not only light up the entire lake and find everyone of them there past and present,it will catch them,clean and cook them for you.

I aint kidding neither,I wired the helm unit tonight for him,we had to use welder cable to power it !!!!
pretty sad when the battery that powers it has its own 6KV generator to power the battery charger !!

Fantastic!!! I’ve enjoyed watching your progress and am impressed by the final product.

Well done!

I tip my hat to you sir,that looks fantastic.Great job EP.

Nice. And I bet it felt good to get the boat in the water at a more normal time this year. It’s been great seeing all of the boats on the roads these past couple of weeks. I love checking them out.

That’s a Big dock! Good job epg.
P.S. Almost spelled it wrong.

Iowaboy1 wrote:

just a thought EPG,if Denny O ever shows up there with his boat and huge and I mean giant big screen graphs,you will be screwed for ever catching a walleye there,,,,,
you see,the ones he has now will not only light up the entire lake and find everyone of them there past and present,it will catch them,clean and cook them for you.

I aint kidding neither,I wired the helm unit tonight for him,we had to use welder cable to power it !!!!
pretty sad when the battery that powers it has its own 6KV generator to power the battery charger !!

getting pretty deep here!!!!!!

I am not kidding glenn !! why those new graphs Denny has are so powerful they came with not only their own radiation shield,they came with a 3D printer that will print an edible walleye right in your own driveway so you can see what one looks like in the lake without having to spend a dime on gas to go somewhere !!
when you are done learning how to use it you can hold the walleye close to the screen and it will cook it for you!!

yep,full of bs the last couple of days and I wrote this up for you seeing as how you liked my bear story last year,that and I like egging EPG on to keep him stirred up about catching walleyes.

maybe I need a grph like that since I such at catching eyes too. But I don’t think my Lund 1600 stinger could handle weld cables.

Just make sure the ends are shielded really well and don’t let them touch the boat!

Denny O wrote:

Just make sure the ends are shielded really well and don’t let them touch the boat!

so are those cables for 220 or 440?????????????

glenn57 wrote:

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Just make sure the ends are shielded really well and don’t let them touch the boat!

so are those cables for 220 or 440?????????????

Well, Yes they are!

glenn57 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Denny O wrote:</div>
Just make sure the ends are shielded really well and don’t let them touch the boat!

so are those cables for 220 or 440?????????????

3 phase?

mxskeeter wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>glenn57 wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Denny O wrote:</div>
Just make sure the ends are shielded really well and don’t let them touch the boat!

so are those cables for 220 or 440?????????????

3 phase?

Hummm,, could be

Great job on the dock.

My only critique is the scaffold plank might be a bit narrow after a cooler full on the pontoon on a hot afternoon.

Update –
3rd winter and all is well.
The 2 closest posts to the shore heaved aprox +/- 1″. Not bad. I will bring out the jackhammer this spring and drive them back to level.
All in all It has turned out to be a good build. The posts look to be in very good shape as with the rest of the structure.
I will not be running the water mover this year. As it turns out and after a few conversations with different spokespeople with the DNR the hoops needed to jump through are not worth it.
So I will be crossing my fingers to see if the structure will make it. I’m thinking we will be ok.

Nothing better then not having to move a dock in and out.
I would build it again in a heartbeat.

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Great work!

Question, how long do you “expect” it to last? I like this idea. Not going to happen this year with lumbar prices thou…

Thanks for the update. I cannot blame you for doing this with your incline making it really hard to deal with a roll in dock. Although I suppose you could just drive a post in the hill with a mounted winch and move it in and out that way.

Must also be nice to have a solid feel as you walk in and out. So many of these new aluminum docks move pretty well with each stop and you can kind of get dizzy walking.

Any regrets over not making it any bigger so that more boats could tie up? Although that would’ve meant more work to do it, too.

queenswake wrote:

Thanks for the update. I cannot blame you for doing this with your incline making it really hard to deal with a roll in dock. Although I suppose you could just drive a post in the hill with a mounted winch and move it in and out that way.

Must also be nice to have a solid feel as you walk in and out. So many of these new aluminum docks move pretty well with each stop and you can kind of get dizzy walking.

Any regrets over not making it any bigger so that more boats could tie up? Although that would’ve meant more work to do it, too.

you realize how many coronas and limes it took to build what he got???🤪🤪

Good question, I haven’t put much thought into longevity but 15 years would be good.
As far as aluminum vs wood, our dogs would not walk onto the aluminum we originally had because of the sound and movement. Now they hang out with us all the time.
Yup, quite a few Mas Cervesa’s were drank during and after construction.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

…our dogs would not walk onto the aluminum we originally had…

I wish that were the case for us. Our dog won’t leave us alone on the dock. He’s been known to knock people in.

Mother nature won this round.
It happened in the past 24 hours.
I won’t be up til midweek to assess damage. From the camera it looks totaled. I’m hoping to salvage this season and rebuild this winter with a bigger better design.
Mother nature 1
EPG 0

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A very wealthy & stubborn neighbor had his dock destroyed by ice flow. So, he had a barge come in with a crane & pounded in telephone pole sized timbers, 2×12 supports, 2×6 decking… Was turned to toothpicks the very next winter.

Wonder if those several days of gale force winds combined with degrading ice caused it? Seemed like the wind was ferocious for days.

gimruis wrote:

Wonder if those several days of gale force winds combined with degrading ice caused it? Seemed like the wind was ferocious for days.

I’m thinking the wind was the deal breaker.

I’m rethinking my diagonal braseing. I need to engineer a stronger triangle. Also upgrade from 4×6 to 6×6 with 6×6 diagonal internal bracing or steel face installed bracing.

I’m going to need a few Coronas to figure this out.