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12-19-2016, 10:16 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
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New dock cart
I just started building a new dock cart , actually it's a modified garden cart but we are going to use it at the dock . I was bored and wanted a simple woodworking project so I bought a Garden Cart plan book and modified it some to fit our needs. We have dock carts available but some people don't return them I got tired of trying to run one down every time.I know I could've bought a plastic cheaper one but this one has been fun to build. I still need to paint it and do little more modifying. It rolls like a dream with those 26" cart tires . We have a new slip with some extra deck space and we'll keep it there . We're gonna name it "This is not your cart"
Every Mother Earth luvin ,organic urban yuppie needs one of these .
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12-19-2016, 10:30 AM
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The Jan/Feb issue of Woodenboat Magazine has gone you one better. They show how to make your dinghy do double duty as a wheelbarrow. A wheel is partially buried withing the bow flotation compartment (our under the bow thwart, at least), with its lower arc protruding low enough to roll on the ground, and the gunwale strakes are carried aft of the transom far enough to serve as handles. What could be more nautical?
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12-19-2016, 10:34 AM
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Nice!!! Time to load that thing up with beer and ice
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12-19-2016, 10:39 AM
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7 days. That's how long it's going to be before some well intentioned boater borrows it and forgets to return it.
Ted
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12-19-2016, 10:42 AM
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"Nice!!! Time to load that thing up with beer and ice"
Don't forget a drain if you close the end up! Maybe even put a fold out platform from the cargo area that will double as a portable cot. Add a tent top and have an all weather multi function domestic two wheeled conveyance. Go into production and sell to the government. I think you are on to something!
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12-19-2016, 01:34 PM
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I feel your pain, Marty. It seemed that everytime I needed one, it wasn't available. Now I keep a $50 folding canvas wagon from Costco in my trunk. Sure, it takes up some space, but it's always there when I need it. Yours is much larger. Nice job!
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12-19-2016, 04:37 PM
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It looks fine and should do the job. The disadvantage of course is you still have to walk to your slip to get it and back to the car to load it. Same when you leave the marina, you have to walk it back to your slip.
We have the same problem with inconsiderate boaters at our marina. They don't bring the carts back.
I suggest storing it upside down to keep the rain out and locking it to your dock.
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12-19-2016, 10:44 PM
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City: Miami Florida
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Nice job! Only one suggestion, switch to solid tires. I've got one of the fancy folding ones and the damn tires are flat every time I want to use it.
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Retired from Hopkins-Carter Marine Supply
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12-19-2016, 11:58 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
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Surely your berth neighbors will enjoy the cart in your absence! ... If I moved from the marina-supplied cart, I'd get one that's collapsible so as to return to car when not in immediate personal use.
(Much prefer cement over wooden docks.)
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12-23-2016, 04:47 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
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Almost done . Still have to add some aluminum to the edges and corners .
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12-23-2016, 04:53 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
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One more pic
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12-23-2016, 04:55 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
Surely your berth neighbors will enjoy the cart in your absence! ... If I moved from the marina-supplied cart, I'd get one that's collapsible so as to return to car when not in immediate personal use.
(Much prefer cement over wooden docks.)
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They'll have to pick the lock
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12-23-2016, 04:55 PM
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Nix the aluminum.
I even like the color.
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North Western Washington State USA
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12-23-2016, 04:57 PM
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City: Hotel, CA
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She's a beauty
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12-23-2016, 05:05 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
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It may not ever make it to the dock if Joy decides she needs it at the house . I used one sheet of 5x5 Baltic birch plywood.The wheels are set back far enough for the cart to be stored on the end . The plans are from the Whizbang Garden Cart Book .
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12-23-2016, 05:54 PM
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Greetings,
Mr PM. How about a racing stripe and flames?
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12-23-2016, 10:26 PM
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City: Miami Florida
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Marty, looking at that thing of beauty, someone might think you know something about wood working. Nice!
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Parks Masterson
Retired from Hopkins-Carter Marine Supply
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12-23-2016, 10:29 PM
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City: Miami Florida
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Marty, what are the vertical pieces that come higher than the box used for?
I like the way you finished the ends.
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Parks Masterson
Retired from Hopkins-Carter Marine Supply
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12-23-2016, 11:07 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
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I'd regret owning a cart that pretty. If I parked that thing next to my boat, it'd make my boat look even worse!
It's bad enough that I have to stoop to using artist's renderings to make my boat look good. I'll be damned before I'll park a piece of woodworking artistry next to my float! Gimme a dumpy looking marina cart any day!
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12-24-2016, 01:20 AM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
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Al, you exaggerate the negative appearance of your boat. It looks good to me!
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