Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Well this is the first step into retirement for me and the Admiral. We purchased a dock in SW Washington on the Lower Columbia River. This is special because these types of docks are never available (and the State is not allowing new construction) and we were in the right place at the right time. Once it became known the dock was available, there were a few folks that tried to undercut us and offer the owners more than we had agreed upon, but the owners are of good character and upheld there side of the deal.
This has been an 8-month ordeal for us. The main reason was that in the State of Washington if you have a dock, you do not own the land under the dock as this is owned by the state. You must lease this land from the state and there are all these different rules and regulations. The lease is for 12 years and is renewable so long as you follow the requirements, so in short we purchase the strip of land on the bank, and then have the privilege of having access to our dock. My lease covers a square 100' wide, by 85' into the water.
This important first step as we are also going to buy a larger (44-60ft) boat and want to have a nice place to put it in the winter. Summers will be spent in the Inside passage and Puget Sound.
So far I have been able to burn off the old dried up vegetation on the bank, re-wired the electrical box so i could have power on the dock and replaced the water line. This past weekend I stripped half of the main dock (40') inspected it and placed additional floatation (plastic barrels) under the logs. This week I will be pricing out pressure treated (PT) lumber.
I will build upon the frame that is already there. First I will place some 6 X 6 X 10 footers over the existing 4 X 8s that are there. I will pre-drill them and install big long lag bolts clear down into the log. Then I will place PT 4 X 4 over the 6 X 6s to create the deck framing. At the same time I will also build 4 X 4 housings for the log pilings, then screw down 2 X 8 X 10 footers for the deck. Instead of cleats here in the PNW they use 4 X 4 and run them down the entire length of the dock for tie downs. This is nice as you can tie up anywhere on the dock. Will keep the blog updated.
So join us on our adventure. Admiral has already caught a steelhead off the dock, see pic) I will be updated our blog and this thread just about every weekend. Feel free to ask questions and as always advice.
Here is the blog:
Alaskan Sea-Duction
This has been an 8-month ordeal for us. The main reason was that in the State of Washington if you have a dock, you do not own the land under the dock as this is owned by the state. You must lease this land from the state and there are all these different rules and regulations. The lease is for 12 years and is renewable so long as you follow the requirements, so in short we purchase the strip of land on the bank, and then have the privilege of having access to our dock. My lease covers a square 100' wide, by 85' into the water.
This important first step as we are also going to buy a larger (44-60ft) boat and want to have a nice place to put it in the winter. Summers will be spent in the Inside passage and Puget Sound.
So far I have been able to burn off the old dried up vegetation on the bank, re-wired the electrical box so i could have power on the dock and replaced the water line. This past weekend I stripped half of the main dock (40') inspected it and placed additional floatation (plastic barrels) under the logs. This week I will be pricing out pressure treated (PT) lumber.
I will build upon the frame that is already there. First I will place some 6 X 6 X 10 footers over the existing 4 X 8s that are there. I will pre-drill them and install big long lag bolts clear down into the log. Then I will place PT 4 X 4 over the 6 X 6s to create the deck framing. At the same time I will also build 4 X 4 housings for the log pilings, then screw down 2 X 8 X 10 footers for the deck. Instead of cleats here in the PNW they use 4 X 4 and run them down the entire length of the dock for tie downs. This is nice as you can tie up anywhere on the dock. Will keep the blog updated.
So join us on our adventure. Admiral has already caught a steelhead off the dock, see pic) I will be updated our blog and this thread just about every weekend. Feel free to ask questions and as always advice.
Here is the blog:
Alaskan Sea-Duction