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ny_nautique 
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 Topic: Floating Dock OptionsPosted: April-16-2014 at 3:22pm |
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Lets see what you have for a floating dock. We need to replace our aluminum roll-out dock at the lake.
I was thinking of building (3) 4x12 floating dock sections on barrels and have been looking at plans and pictures. But I also found these on eBay, made in Iowa. Anyone have any experience with it? I'm going to call them right now...  |
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ny_nautique
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Posted: April-16-2014 at 4:19pm |
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I just talked to the guy at "Big Docks" (http://big-docks.com) and it sounds like a really cool product. For $110 a section ($13.75/square foot), you can make it any shape or size by connecting the 2'x4' sections together. They include all of the connecting "pins" and the only thing left to supply is pipes to drive into the lake bed. They are just getting going and adding new products such as cleats and other items.
I'm not sure what our normal or suggested height above the waterline is, but these are 18" high and have a 2" draft, meaning the deck top will be about 16" above the water level. |
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Posted: April-16-2014 at 4:42pm |
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Sounds pricey. A 2 x 4 section is $880. A 20 x 4 foot dock would be $8,800. Having spent most of my life in the northeast, I know the whole pull the dock, put the dock back routine (ask me how much I miss that) and appreciate the interest in finding the easiest way to do it, and if money is no object, that's great, but it seems like a pretty pricy alternative. Most folks I knew up there went with home made wood sections (heavy but doable, especially if you have a way to float the sections into place) or the aluminum sections, which I don't know the price of but I bet its not $110 a foot.
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Posted: April-16-2014 at 4:53pm |
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Sorry, I had a typo. It is $110 for each 2'x4' section, or $13.75 a square foot. These prices include all connectors/edges, top surfaces, and hardware.
A 4'x20' dock would be $1100 and a 4'x32' dock would be $1760. Due to regulations, we need to avoid anything permanent, and I'm leaning towards 4x4 posts in concrete buckets and a concrete anchor system. |
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Posted: April-16-2014 at 4:54pm |
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The ebay ad says $110/section (2'x 4', so $13.75/sq ft), not $110/sq ft.
Wouldnt a 18" tall float with a 2" draft end up 16" above the water? Or is my calculator broken? 
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Posted: April-16-2014 at 5:17pm |
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550 a ten foot section is about typical for aluminum frame cedar deck around here, although you can pay considerably more for the fancy name stuff and with hardware options- so that stuff is certainly not too badly priced relative to that. We get big enough waves on my lake occasionally that floating dock would be very difficult to keep in one place... but I do like a nice moored swimming raft, if you get that stuff let us know how it works out.
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Posted: April-16-2014 at 9:08pm |
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That sounds better...the picture didnt appear that they were made out of gold.
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Posted: April-16-2014 at 9:54pm |
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Jeff,
Does your water level change drastically? I ask due to you wanting a floating dock. I have NEVER been on one that feels stable. |
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Posted: April-17-2014 at 12:14am |
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Pete - here's the aluminum dock as it was last June:
  It does flood usually in the spring and fluctuates a bit during the summer. Last year was excessive but it was worse in 2006. |
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Posted: April-17-2014 at 12:28pm |
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