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Re: Seeking: the perfect kayak dock
By:Brad Farr
Date: 3/8/2003, 11:17 am
In Response To: Seeking: the perfect kayak dock (Ray Gerhart)

I need to build a dock on my property along the Ohio river this summer. There is no beach just a drop-off so a floating dock is a must. Some of the local Jet sleeze have hinged floating ramps on their docks that allow them to drive on, some have trailer rollers some just have 2x4's with carpet. When the rider gets off the PWC floats high & dry. I was thinking of somthing similar. If you put carpet on a deck or set of rails it would be like a floating beach. Add some grab rails on either side and you could scoot you and your boat in or out of the water whie sitting in the cockpit. The carpet would have to be somthing that could stay wet all the time. I think you can buy stuff specially made for boat trailers or ski jump ramps.

Brad

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: the perfect kayak dock
Ray Gerhart -- 3/7/2003, 12:50 pm
Re: thought of sunken dock
Rod Tait -- 3/8/2003, 8:56 pm
Re: sunken dock
Chip Sandresky -- 3/10/2003, 1:25 pm
Re: Seeking: the perfect kayak dock
Brad Farr -- 3/8/2003, 11:17 am
Re: Seeking: the perfect kayak dock *LINK*
Brad Farr -- 3/8/2003, 1:23 pm
Re: Seeking: the perfect kayak dock
Don -- 3/8/2003, 10:29 am
Re: Seeking: the perfect kayak dock
Steve Rasmussen -- 3/7/2003, 6:28 pm
Build or buy? *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 3/7/2003, 2:54 pm
Re: Seeking: the perfect kayak dock
Chip Sandresky -- 3/7/2003, 2:35 pm