Ice Out Dock lost

[Barney Bear]

We opened our cottage on East Bear Island to begin our 50th season at this treasured location. The only damage we found was one 6x6 post on our dock was broken off. We look forward to sharing our place with family and friends. 🐻

[IslandRadio]

Hmm.. so what actually happened with the repair / replacement? I don't think we saw a final outcome. Hopefully all worked out for the better

Regards, Steve

[Doobs41378]

Originally Posted by IslandRadio

Hmm.. so what actually happened with the repair / replacement? I don't think we saw a final outcome. Hopefully all worked out for the better

Regards, Steve

This was only 2 weeks ago. I would be surprised if it was fixed yet.

[fatlazyless]

You know the walmart.com has these $14 waders .....that's right.....just fourteen dollars for light weight waders with built in suspenders that really get it done. They go up to one's arm pits, and you wear old sneakers over the stocking feet.....good enuf for doing the dock.

Is there such a thing as waders that never spring a leak.....probably not?

[chaseisland]

Hey Bearly There, I feel your pain! What really made my day was when I paid the fee to DES for the repair. $850. As I always said about NH, live FEE or die.

[tis]

OH no, Chase! So sorry!!

[chaseisland]

Ice, wind, and fecal matter happens. This is the first problem in 20 years. Hopefully the next will be in another 20.

[tis]

Originally Posted by chaseisland

Ice, wind, and fecal matter happens. This is the first problem in 20 years. Hopefully the next will be in another 20.

I hope so!!

[Descant]

$850 is about what I paid my contractor for a permit year before last. Did you pay DES $850 or did you pay a contractor $850 to get the permit for you? I think repair permits are good for five years and, if I'm right, you can renew it for another five years, reduced or no fee. Hope you don't need to renew, but I'd consider it if the cost is low, as opposed to starting all over again.

[RUGMAN]

Watermark had told me it was $1500.00 for permit. to replace my crib dock

[chaseisland]

Originally Posted by Descant

$850 is about what I paid my contractor for a permit year before last. Did you pay DES $850 or did you pay a contractor $850 to get the permit for you? I think repair permits are good for five years and, if I'm right, you can renew it for another five years, reduced or no fee. Hope you don't need to renew, but I'd consider it if the cost is low, as opposed to starting all over again.

I let the contractor file the application. When I see an application I foget how to spell my name. It's all coming out of the same pocket. The inuance company took a leave of absence when we asked about coverage. We'll see them when the bill is due

[ApS]

This winter's ice raised one of my tie-off pilings. In a prior year, that same piling had broken off at the waterline. Now that it's useful again, I don't think I'll try to "fix" it. But one piling under the dock's end was also raised.

The opposite ("low") piling was pushed towards shore, lost the two shims pictured below, so the dock's end has taken "a list to port". Ten years ago, I had bolted heavy chain to keep ice from moving the piling; otherwise, the end of the dock would have fallen off the piling. While I can "live with it" I've seen an electrical demolition hammer being used. (It's kind of a mini pile-driver, but powered by electricity).

Barges on Winnipesaukee drive pilings using the same principle of pressurized vibrations. An Internet search of other forums didn't even raise the possibility of using a demolition hammer in this manner.

Sure, it would take more time to drive the "high" piling back down, but I've got all day, so why not buy or rent a demolition hammer for this purpose?

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