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   Guest_ | Aug 21, 1999 08:29pm | #1

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   I recently went through this in Washington, and we have had a few disscussion here at Breaktime about docks. You might try searching the archives.

   The county has a specific permitting procedure for fresh water stuff here, and quite a lengthy permitting schedule. Something like 7 different agencys have to review the application. I got the distinct impression that this varies from state to state. Check with your building department. - jb

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   Guest_ | Aug 22, 1999 10:34pm | #2

   *The Dock Manual By Max Burns...www.Storey.comNear the stream,aj

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   Guest_ | Aug 23, 1999 07:59am | #3

   *After spending a considerable time researching this I now believe the best sources for advise are your neighbors. Depending on where you are you may have to do things a specific, regulated way. Or, you may be able to put something up that is accepted just because it is already there.The key though is to use materials and design that will do the job with your specific soil and water conditions. There seems to be an almost endless variety of designs and materials. So, look around to see what others have. Then either copy or adapt as you see fit. Then, IF REQUIRED, take your plans to the folks, if any, who must approve the dock.If in doubt; build.

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   Guest_ | Aug 27, 1999 06:42am | #5

   *I have a nice cove in which I didn't want to have a galvanized dock. We also wanted somewhat of a unique design to accomodate 2 covered slips, open slip for a sail boat and a picnic area. I checked with all the search engines. All builders were 100's or 1000's of miles away, but you can get some good ideas. I ended up designing and building it using CCA 3/4" ply and lumber. I purchased the floats, ramp and standoff's from a local steel dock builder and got a lot of good advice in the deal.Do not under estimate the difficulty of building a dock that is floating!! I tried to prefab as much as possible and take it to the lake and assemble the dock. We were fortunate to have a neighbor who allowed us to use his dock and pontoon boat as staging and we could drive right to the waters edge. There was no power, so a generator was needed, also all tools had to be hauled in and out each day. As we assembled the dock, it was very unstable to walk on until we began to get decking installed. Each evening we would come home and have to hang onto the kitchen counter to keep from falling over. I kept thinking that if this was a deck, it would have been a simple job, but with 15' of water off the end, it's not the same.Also, remember to buy cheap tape measures as you will make sacrifices to the lake gods!!Good Luck, BR

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   Harvest_Homes | Aug 27, 1999 06:42am | #4

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   I am looking for reference to boatdock and or pier construction design and procedures for residencial application.