I needed a Dock...
Ok, I had two Yamaha Waverunners and no
place to put them. What to do... So I sat down and decided that I
would build a dock to hold them. What should I build? I sat down
with pencil and paper in hand came up with this. As it progressed it
came along rather nicely. I believe it should work for me rather
well.
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Original Concept Drawings
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| This was my original concept drawing for the dock.
It changed as I went along but all for the better. My original
angle was a bit too steep so I lowered the cross piece down a bit. I
also did not decided to use the re-rod to hold down the dock into
the water. Instead I created a "V" cinder block holder. |
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| This was my first revision. I changed the spacing a
bit and then added some real dock hardware from Bartswatersports. I
then hit Ace Hardware for the Galvanized carriage bolts. Instead
of using simple support pieces across the middle, I decided to make
them steps. The Waverunners are far enough apart that you can walk
between them. (At the locations labeled 4 each.) Here you can also
so see the "V" that I used to hold the bottom end down into the
water. |
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| This is where I figured out that I could put support
pieces across the long 2 x 10's and still have enough clearance for
the Waverunners to ride on top.
This added a lot of strength to the final product. |
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Lock Mechanism
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| Here is what I came up with for a locking mechanism.
I purchased the locks from Robert Sands at JetSkiMechanic.com. I
glued the Eye bolt into the 4x4 to help prevent it from being
unscrewed. |
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90 % pictures
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Finished Pictures
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| I put the stairs going up the middle, only because I
could. I'm not sure if they will prove useful or not but we will
see. I'm not sure if I will add another stair or not.... |
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Parts List
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| The Bow Lock Purchased through:
www.JetSkiMechanic.com |
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| The inside corner (used on the outside). Purchased
through:
www.bartswatersports.com |
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| An eye bolt with a chain attached. Make sure the Jet
Ski lock will fit through the chain. Purchased through:
Home Depot or Ace hardware. |
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| The bow Stop. Purchased through:
www.JetSkiMechanic.com
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| The Winch (X2) came from Cummings Tools but you can get it from any Marine Supply Store. |
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