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Comment: The finished framework; the sand beach directly adjacent to the left.
Libertylaunch&dockday5 011small * Continuous, multiple slab pours are typically separated at the smooth dowel seams with expansionjoint. I conferred with a trusted friend and concrete contractor and he dismissed expansion joint as unnecessary for such a low-tech, underwater application. He did, though, insist on doweling the slabs together. Our striker board sits atop the first slab, awaiting the call to action. * 640 x 480 * (230KB)

Libertylaunch&dockday5 018small * The forms from the first concrete pour get re-used and installed for launch pour number 2. The same form with the holes is used again with another set of smooth dowels. This second set of dowels will tie into the third and last pour, a much smaller apron that slopes back down to grade at the end of the approach road. * 640 x 480 * (176KB)

Libertylaunch&dockday6 011small * We put the second launch pour on hold, trying to coordinate with Mother Nature and a series of rain-free days. No rest for the wicked. Let's start laying out the framing. The docks have been engineered to consider the lateral force of shifting ice as our strongest foe at the foundation. The killer stainless steel post bases, combined with treated 6 x 6 framing members, should provide the stout transition from the reinforced concrete piers to the dock it supports. A hole is drilled in the bottom on the vertical supports to receive the projecting anchor bolt. The end is boogered with additional preservative, flipped over, and lagged into place. 1/2

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Libertylaunch&dockday7 003small * We've moved over to the beach area to work. The framing method remains the same. The portable shelter has already paid for itself many times over. * 640 x 480 * (178KB)

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Libertylaunch&dockday7 015small * looking up from the nice drop-off; a good place to motor up with a...say...maybe a nice little pontoon boat? * 640 x 480 * (264KB)

Libertylaunch&dockday7 020small * Same pier framing, same beach, but now on the right side as we look toward the dam. Yep, got some water, but barely a puddle compared to the 13 or 14 million gallons we're gonna need for a full pool. * 640 x 480 * (177KB)

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Libertylaunch&dockday7 033small * We start installing the 2

Libertylaunch&dockday8 003small * Let the work begin on the big Magilla; the 14' x 16' covered deck at the end of the launch pier. The main supports are four 6

 
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