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Oculus Spirit [98261]
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Too darn sore to drink. Dock building is for the young
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Jan 21, 2023, 9:33 PM
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whipper snappers. I'm far too old and fat for this. Luckily there were like 15 people working. It was a few shy of an Amish barn-raising, but close. Old dock was demolished. Old post dug up. Had a tractor/backhoe and a post driller, which helped. Dragged the old dock out with chains after removing the bolts, then the posts. Dug new post holes for 6x6 marine treated wood posts, 5 feet deep with concrete. Framed up the supports for the deck and added deck boards. Went through 8 drill batteries. We kept them on a rotation charging. Had two skill saws. Cut a pallet of treated boards in half, with 72-inch boards.
Meanwhile, the beer started working, so uncle-in-law got the tractor and piled up the old dock material in a huge pile, added an old floating dock they had in the woods, and lit a huge bonfire. Tossed in a few kindling stumps for good measure.
We went through over 1500 3-inch screws, and probably 400 10-inch screws.. Son of was a champ, and worked hard, which was good to see.
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I'm worn out just reading that.***
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Jan 21, 2023, 9:43 PM
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That's a good day's work, right there.***
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Jan 22, 2023, 5:41 AM
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Oculus Spirit [94383]
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I'm 70 and I can still do a good hard day's work.
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Jan 22, 2023, 5:52 AM
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It just takes me 8 days to do it now.
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All-TigerNet [12843]
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Re: Too darn sore to drink. Dock building is for the young
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Jan 22, 2023, 8:57 AM
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That is SERIOUSLY impressive. Any of y'all preppers? If so, the 15 of you gonna be around to repopulate the planet.
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How much beer is needed for a job that size?
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Jan 22, 2023, 10:20 AM
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You listed all the other measurable.
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Oculus Spirit [98261]
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I only had two. I can't work hard and drink. Each takes
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Jan 22, 2023, 11:00 AM
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serious effort and I'm no multi-tasker. But I would estimate most had a good 6-8 beers each on the day. Some pushed 12, others like me just a couple.
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So it’s not a movable dock?
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Jan 22, 2023, 11:24 AM
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Does the water level not vary a lot on the lake you are on? Sorry I haven’t updated my TNet spreadsheet and it doesn’t have the lake name for Tiggity.
If we couldn’t move ours out and in at Hartwell it would be a disaster. Put the boat back in last Thur w my Dad so we can start striper fishing again now that deer season and holidays over.
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Oculus Spirit [98261]
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Murray, and levels are normally +/- 5 feet or so. This
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Jan 22, 2023, 11:52 AM
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winter they drew it down 10+ feet to kill algae, so it's prime dock building season.
It's probably a 60-foot dock with a platform about 10x15 feet or so. Nothing floats (muskrats, etc) Water is about 12 feet or so deep off the end in the summer.
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All-In [46467]
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Whatcha.....
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Jan 22, 2023, 11:36 AM
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pay the son?
Straw in the drink. UR whalecum.
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110%er [9737]
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My cousin runs some dock building company
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Jan 22, 2023, 2:00 PM
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On Lake Murray I believe.
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