WE are SINKING , HELP !

[Ketchn]

So I called and said ok , we have about 2 hours ,lets make it not sink if we can .
They had it held up with chain hoists when we got there , the old style back when docks often have big blocks of styrofoam under them as floatation , it will deteriorate after a long time . This old dock belonged to the military back in day ,she is in need of repair in several areas .
So periodically it sinks some and has been since I started to visit it about 8 months ago . The owner bought 100 blue plastic barrels and is trying to put them under the dock after removing the stro blocks "carefully" .
First few times it went poorly , to many barrels on the end off to the outside and it sits up like way to high , the pump they used had about aquarium gpm volume and it took most of the day to set 4 .
So H and I took a high volume pump we have as a spare from work over there and we got after it for a bit with the owner . The removal of the decking and styrofoam took a while and the way to set them was a 3 heads are better than one type of deal as well .
The first attempts taught us what would and for sure what wouldn't work . After a bit of thought and calculating and trial and error we had us a plan !
Once we got rolling with a barrel leash and the water in and water out program in full tilt it went rather quickly . The last of 4 we set that afternoon went in place and ready in under 15 minutes !
The owner asked if there was a way he could "rent" the pump , I said no sir , but you can use it and if you lose it , you owe me $1,200.00 US ......
he will be also replacing all the wood and it will be a chore for sure .
Here is the down side , the next door neighbor is at the same time tearing out a an old all wood dock sitting on telephone poles , so with that much disturbance in such a short time ......the ketchn of fish has dropped to about nada .......
Not much KABOOM there is now the word ....
We hit the dock the next day for grins to ketch a few and it was terrible slow and we almost got skunked , H lost a big one and ketched nada and I managed 3 small crappie and a bluegill ........
sometimes we all have to sacrifice a bit and as good as that spot is/was , it seems for a while it will be out of sorts in the ketchn dept. for a bit as it is under construction , Water that shallow won't lilely hold much with that much activity , hope we get it ready before the spawn , it rocked as good as it gets last spring , I guess only time will tell , stay tuned for .....
more episodes of "this old dock" to come .....

[DockShootinJack]

I little positive air pressure on those barrels and they should float forever

[Ketchn]

I little positive air pressure on those barrels and they should float forever

ever try to cut one ? they are about stupid tough puppies , he was worried the metal frame might rub a hole in them ....
told him not likely in your lifetime my friend ....

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Those things make great one man canoes too. Locally a couple of years ago there was someone trying to sell on like the image below on Craigslist for 400.00. LOL

[DockShootinJack]

ever try to cut one ? they are about stupid tough puppies , he was worried the metal frame might rub a hole in them ....
told him not likely in your lifetime my friend ....

Made chairs out of them for the Maintenance Shop at the last place I worked. They are tough

[DockShootinJack]

Those things make great one man canoes too. Locally a couple of years ago there was someone trying to sell on like the image below on Craigslist for 400.00. LOL

Seen a few houseboats built on top of them