Moby Stick: A Dilemma

Loony Singer · 05-07-2008, 08:26 PM

So we went up to our Lake place for a couple of days, just to get some chores done and enjoy the nice weather. I ambled down to the dock to check things out, and what should I spy...but a very large piece of flotsam poking out from under the dock. I took a closer look, and it was one end of a VERY sizeable and waterlogged tree trunk. I'd estimate this thing to be about 2-1/2 feet in diameter, and 15-18 feet long. It's not really wedged in there...but only one end floats, and the other is on the bottom.

Which brings up the issue. What the heck do we do with this thing? It must weigh hundreds of pounds. We thought about kinda pushing it away and letting nature remove it (just kidding!!). We thought about trying to manuever the thing to the shallow water (not too hard), then hauling up on shore (very hard!) to dry out, then disposing of it. We wondered whether we could get anyone working for the town of Moultonborough to care and help out.

We're not crazy about any of these ideas so far. Anyone else have a problem like this, and/or know of a creative solution? All suggestions welcomed!

Airwaves · 05-07-2008, 09:15 PM

Is it is such a position that you could attach a chain to it, pull it up onto the shore using your tow vehicle, let it dry out for a while then tackle it with a chainsaw?

ApS · 05-08-2008, 04:27 AM

We had a similar situation 7 years ago.

We did the "easy" thing and towed it to the shallows—then secured it to shore at high water. There, it had the unexpected benefit of making a small sandy beach in just one season! After several seasons, the beach is nearly 30-feet long. If I had it to do again, I'd drag it over where the wakes are hammering the shoreline—where the breakwater would go. (The breakwater DES won't allow me to build).

The photograph below shows our Moby Stick with a plant growing in it (from a seed) 30-feet from shore. Nature can be relentless in the pursuit of life!

05-07-2008, 08:26 PM	#1
Loony Singer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 110 Thanks: 34 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Moby Stick: A Dilemma So we went up to our Lake place for a couple of days, just to get some chores done and enjoy the nice weather. I ambled down to the dock to check things out, and what should I spy...but a very large piece of flotsam poking out from under the dock. I took a closer look, and it was one end of a VERY sizeable and waterlogged tree trunk. I'd estimate this thing to be about 2-1/2 feet in diameter, and 15-18 feet long. It's not really wedged in there...but only one end floats, and the other is on the bottom. Which brings up the issue. What the heck do we do with this thing? It must weigh hundreds of pounds. We thought about kinda pushing it away and letting nature remove it (just kidding!!). We thought about trying to manuever the thing to the shallow water (not too hard), then hauling up on shore (very hard!) to dry out, then disposing of it. We wondered whether we could get anyone working for the town of Moultonborough to care and help out. We're not crazy about any of these ideas so far. Anyone else have a problem like this, and/or know of a creative solution? All suggestions welcomed!

05-08-2008, 04:27 AM	#3
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,973 Thanks: 2,248 Thanked 783 Times in 559 Posts	Moby Lemon, to Lemonade We had a similar situation 7 years ago. We did the "easy" thing and towed it to the shallows—then secured it to shore at high water. There, it had the unexpected benefit of making a small sandy beach in just one season! After several seasons, the beach is nearly 30-feet long. If I had it to do again, I'd drag it over where the wakes are hammering the shoreline—where the breakwater would go. (The breakwater DES won't allow me to build). The photograph below shows our Moby Stick with a plant growing in it (from a seed) 30-feet from shore. Nature can be relentless in the pursuit of life! Attached Images __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

05-07-2008, 09:15 PM	#2
Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	Is it is such a position that you could attach a chain to it, pull it up onto the shore using your tow vehicle, let it dry out for a while then tackle it with a chainsaw?