Old Yeller Boater
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- May 17, 2010
- Messages
- 191
I'm building a floating dock for my lakefront lot. It is an 8x10 floater made of pressure treated wood. 2x10 sides and joists and 2x6 decking. I've calculated the weight of materials to be 1400 pounds (this is a conservative estimate, because weight is 1225 for the wood and other materials like bolts and brackets would add a bit more). Again on the conservative side, I've estimated the weight of 8 people on the floater each weighing 180 pounds. The two figures together is a total of 2880 pounds. (I'm rounding this up to 3200 for my calculations below to be conservative)
I've researched floats in a 24x48 size for weight capacity as follows:
12 inch tall - 450 pounds - quantity needed 8
16 inch tall - 600 pounds - quantity needed 6
20 inch tall - 750 pounds - quantity needed 5
24 inch tall - 850 pounds - quantity needed 4
I'm leaning toward getting 4 of the 24 inch floats and placing them on each corner. Does anyone have any experience/thoughts that I should configure it differently? As I'm not familiar with using floats and their capacity, I'm just guessing at what would be the right direction.
thanks!
I've researched floats in a 24x48 size for weight capacity as follows:
12 inch tall - 450 pounds - quantity needed 8
16 inch tall - 600 pounds - quantity needed 6
20 inch tall - 750 pounds - quantity needed 5
24 inch tall - 850 pounds - quantity needed 4
I'm leaning toward getting 4 of the 24 inch floats and placing them on each corner. Does anyone have any experience/thoughts that I should configure it differently? As I'm not familiar with using floats and their capacity, I'm just guessing at what would be the right direction.
thanks!