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welch-time · 05-15-2018, 10:09 PM

What about using the dock to lever the block back into position? Just lower the dock until the legs are still a few inches above the lake bottom, then attaching a cable to the far end and using the dock as a lever to pull it back into position. 1000 lbs doesn't sound like a lot of weight for a dock of any size and the force required to pivot the block is considerably less than that. If the dock moved it once without damage it should be able to move it back to the original position. Just a thought. How about some pics?
Good Luck.

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. ”
― Archimedes

05-15-2018, 10:09 PM	#18
welch-time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Welch Island Posts: 117 Thanks: 5 Thanked 66 Times in 31 Posts	What about using the dock to lever the block back into position? Just lower the dock until the legs are still a few inches above the lake bottom, then attaching a cable to the far end and using the dock as a lever to pull it back into position. 1000 lbs doesn't sound like a lot of weight for a dock of any size and the force required to pivot the block is considerably less than that. If the dock moved it once without damage it should be able to move it back to the original position. Just a thought. How about some pics? Good Luck. “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. ” ― Archimedes Last edited by welch-time; 05-15-2018 at 11:36 PM.