Diy Dock Sticks

My kind of project.

Diy dock sticks. I m a writer maker and educator who s on a mission to better the world through hands on engineering projects. Aug 4 2018 explore jeslenehan s board diy docking station followed by 2743 people on pinterest. Our new how to video with flw and major league fishing pro james worldwide watson. By lancemakes project plans more follow.

One gizmo that strikes me as simple and sensible is the docking stick. Your pier should sit about 3 4 in 7 6 10 2 cm above the highest level the water will reach. See more ideas about diy docking station and diy iphone stand. After noodling around with a prototype for a couple of hours i was able to make 4 docking stick knock offs hereinafter sticks in under 48 minutes and 10 00.

By lancemakes in living life hacks. After a summer s use i can report that the sticks work great. Measure from the bed beneath the water to the maximum water line then add on the depth that you plan to bury the pilings to get their total height. Instructional video telling you how to properly use your dockstix.

Measure the beams according to the height of your pier or dock. To assist in keeping the wood dry and to reduce the deck from warping. Holes spaced every 4 in. Screw in an eyebolt on each side of the deck.

Line up the pool noodle on the wall so that at least two of the slits sit over studs. And it looks oh so copy able. You can either make a few diy concrete anchors or use the eyebolts to attach the deck to. Install eyebolts for the anchor ropes.

More by the author. Lay down all 4 of your barrels between the supports that have eye hooks and tie down the barrels with rope. This attach point will be for an anchor to keep the deck in place. Tie a knot to the eye hook on the end string the rope across the barrel to the eye hook next to it on the other side lace it diagonally to the opposite eye hook across again and finally to the last eye hook.