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Originally Posted by NoBozo
Was there a particular reason Why the dock was built as a Cantilever design..? Is the water at the end of the dock VERY deep..or was it done that way for Permitting reasons. Can you describe the construction..How is the inboard end anchored..? Are the major structural members (Not the decking) made of Wood, Aluminum, or Steel..?  NB |
NoBozo...I don't know the reason that the dock was built with a cantilever design. I've only owned the place since mid last Sept. For Rattlesnake the water in front of our property is surprisingly shallow (we have a 45' breakwater and the water at the end is only 4.5' deep). I've only been in the water once since we bought the place (I dropped a 9/16" socket in the lake while installing dock cleats last fall and had to retrieve it)...but while in the water I noticed that there are three very large (approx 16" in diameter) sections of tree trunk projecting 4' out from the breakwater. Two 40' long 4" x 8"s run perpendicular on top of them with a 2" x 8" running parallel to them in the center. The dock decking is made up of 4' long 2" x 8" pressure treated dimension lumber on top of the 3 rows of "joists". I do not know for sure how the 3 sections of tree are anchored in place.....I assume that they are imbedded in the breakwater (?). There are five verticle 4" x 6" x 6' posts that are lag bolted to the outside of the 4" x 8" rim joist. None of the posts touch the lake bottom and thus are not very sturdy (and actually move quite freely side-to-side). I intend to replace these posts this summer and secure the new ones with carriage bolts (versus lag bolts). Am I allowed to embed the new posts in the lake bottom...or is that prohibited for some reason?? BTW.....this photo was taken on 5/12/2012....and you can see that already the lake isn't that far below the dock!