Dock repair ideas needed

[semper83]

Late last year a portion of our aging dock began to crumble into the lake. Long story short, the estimated cost to repair the dock and get it back to normal came out to be around $40,000... Looking for some alternate ideas that might be easier on the wallet. Wont be long for other portions of our dock to do the same.

 

[chords]

Not to many choices. My only guess is drop in some big boulders. What ever you choose the DNR DEQ is pretty strict with what you can and cant do to alter water front. I'm guessing you don't want a roll in dock or its to deep for one.

 

[whitedust]

Not to many choices. My only guess is drop in some big boulders. What ever you choose the DNR DEQ is pretty strict with what you can and cant do to alter water front. I'm guessing you don't want a roll in dock or its to deep for one.

X2 that looks more like a seawall than a dock. Pics don't show typical dock layout perpendicular to shoreline. I'm not sure what you want from pics but like cords said wheel in dock very strong and popular with Floe a leader with I think a 15 year warranty. Check out Floe website plenty of layouts to consider and tech support to help you.

 

[Tracker]

Late last year a portion of our aging dock began to crumble into the lake. Long story short, the estimated cost to repair the dock and get it back to normal came out to be around $40,000... Looking for some alternate ideas that might be easier on the wallet. Wont be long for other portions of our dock to do the same.

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we have something to this tune....with a roof over it.....holds 7 boats and 4 jetskis....and we added winches on roof to lift outta water...all of them....and it was less than half of 40...boats are like this...jetskis have that platform between the boat lift arms....2 of them on one winch system....we have 4 docks perpendicular to shore running out ward also for visitors or us to dock to for short spells...heres the only pic I have and you can just get a glimpse of it on left of beach...its 35 feet deep at end of diving board so deep not a problem....have them drive in the posts and you build the rest to save money...the little portable jetski lift on left is for during day so you don't have to work the lifts all the time...and it looks like you could also make I beach like we did and we run the jetskis up on beach too

 

[semper83]

Thanks everyone! I went ahead and added a better view of the full dock(Picture taken a few years ago when Lake Huron was really really low)

When the water levels were higher in the 60's-90's we built this to act as a break wall/dock combo, but since the lower water levels have hit Huron we have started to see parts of this dock fall into the lake...

Sounds like we should just convert the old permanent dock into more of a break wall vs. the dock/break wall we have had all these years. Going to start to look into what the DNR needs for this conversion along with some dredging. Feel free to post any more ideas.

~Aaron

 

[ezra]

was your 40k bid for the pound in steel or boulders cant see them letting u put modern treated lumber in any more and it would not last like the old creosote any way.
cant u buy the steel and buy a backhoe drive it in dredge and sell backhoe and be done for less than 18g and have a life time wall

 

[chords]

OK now I see. That land mass will last forever and is " grand fathered " in. You have easy access to reinforce with boulders. If you have a reason to preserve it - do it , cause once its gone the DNR will not renew or grant a permit.

I've never been to, but that looks like Les Cheneaux area

 

[chords]

Just a guess

 

[whitedust]

OK now I see. That land mass will last forever and is " grand fathered " in. You have easy access to reinforce with boulders. If you have a reason to preserve it - do it , cause once its gone the DNR will not renew or grant a permit.

I've never been to, but that looks like Les Cheneaux area

X2 boulder the heck out of it forget wood sea walls not the answer or bang for the $.

 

[semper83]

Drummond Island.

 

[maximumpsi]

If you decide to switch to a removable dock, I can tell you how one of my customers has his Solo Dock set up on Lapointe Island
Drummond Island, MI, on Potaggassinning Bay, Lake Huron. He anchors his dock with heavy duty pipe and sand augers. We also have a new dealer in the eastern UP -- Watson's Marine in Curtis MI, and the new owner lives on Drummond Island. If you have any questions, my number is 952-472-3953. Thanks. John