How To Make A Floating Dock Using Barrels
Cut the rope to length and screw the ends to the two support boards holding the barrel perpendicular to the dock.
How to make a floating dock using barrels. The 2 6 wood frame will keep the barrels from sliding side to side. If you go beyond 24 feet or three sections you may want to anchor the last section in place with two anchors and ropes at a 45 degree angle. It should be stable enough to stand on. Floating dock with barrels updated step 1.
Push your new dock completely out into the water. Lay out your 8 foot 2 4 m long 1 by 6 pieces and make sure they sit nicely with a little space between each board. Avoid having ends hanging over the edge. Make the top deck layer of your dock.
Secure corresponding male and female connectors with x 2 ss lag bolt sets using impact wrench or socket ratchet. The purpose of the rope is to keep the barrels snug under the dock in rough water. If using hinge sets to adjoin floating dock sections mark placement with a pencil prior to putting docks in the water to assure appropriate alignment of male and female connectors. Tie each empty barrel in place with a length of heavy duty rope.
Hammer the boards at both ends into the support layer. Its been working great and only has a few things i would change which i go over in the video. Now that you have the basic shape we need to add supports. Prepare to install the top deck.
This will help stabilize the floating dock in strong winds. This is our floating dock we have been using for 8 years now. Flip the deck over so the barrels are touching the ground and install the top deck. This is a video about building a pretty inexpensive 10x10 floating dock.