Coming along

Well I finally got the cross members set and the frame built on 40' of the 80' dock.  All I have to do is set the railing, so I can move and tie up the boat on the new dock.  Here in the PNW they prefer using these railings over cleats.  It is a 4 x 4 set on spacers (and chuck of 4 x 4) the entire length of the dock.  This way you can tie up the boat anywhere on the dock and not have to find cleats that may or may not fit.  I just didn't have the hardware, so I had to order it and should be here tomorrow.  Then I will move the boat down and start with the other 40'.

Truck load, then we have to haul it down to the dock a board at a time.

It has started

Frame set

Box around the first piling.  The gray squares ate a hard plastic and will protect the piling and the dock.  I also plan to put these squares on the piling itself and when the two plastic pieces rub each other they are very slick.

My helper.

Done for the day.  It is starting to look like a dock.

Beautiful sunsets on fisher slough

There is some famous Willow Grove sweet corn being grown out there.  can't wait.

Back at it again

My helper would determine which way to lay the board.  The grain needs to be cuped or an upside down "U"

 

Screwing 1 board at a time.

I made this spacer from 3 carpenter's pencils. It keeps the boards spacing consistent.

1/2 done.  The first 40 feet!

Relaxing

My granddaughter created a totem pole!!

Just waiting on hardware.

Swimming in the Columbia!  Kids are brave.

I can see I will have to get a ladder.

Hard weekend

This has been a hard weekend on the dock.  Between hauling 6 x 6s down to the dock, trying to get everything as square as possible (which ended up impossible) it went a little slower than I would have hoped.  I was thinking I would have the top deck on by today, but I had to build a piling box, reset a 6 x 6, so at dark today I had the first 4 top deck screwed down.  Kay didn't very may pics so I will update tomorrow.  Oh, and the river has claimed 2 hammers and a brand new sledge hammer.....sucks

Resetting a 6 x 6 driving in 16" lag bolts

My helper and grand daughter Shannon

A friend loaned me this huge 3/4" impact and it is loud, but with out it I would not be able to drive the 16" 5/8 lag bolts.  I have 124 of them to drive in when I get done with section of the dock.

Shannon has figured out how to fish with no help.

Finally the 6 x 6 base is done.

Close up

One of the 16" installed lag bolt

16" long, 5/8 lag bolt

Grooving to a Beatles song

Got the lumber!

Just think, all this has to be loaded in the truck, then unloaded and taken all the long way to the dock.  I took two 6 x 6 x 10 down today, man they are heavy.