Any one in dock building business? Or even just familiar with them......?
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Any one in dock building business? Or even just familiar with them......?
need a little advice on floating dock sizes. The good news is I'm about to close on a piece of property that over the next year or two I will be building a summer home on the water. The town I'm building in will only allow 120' sq/ft of floating dock. I've been told 6' x 20'..... Friends who also own on the water in the same town are telling me as long as I don't go over 120' sq/ft. ... Another words I might be allowed 5' x 24' or even 4' x 30'......... Are those to narrow ? I just feel 20' is to short for my boat that is 35', and I plan to go bigger one day in the future. The good part is I have 100 ft of bulkhead, so I guess I can always tie off that too. Any advice is appreciated.
PS: the boat will only be staying at my dock the days I'm there...... When I'm not there the boat will be out of water at a marina very close by..........
PS: the boat will only be staying at my dock the days I'm there...... When I'm not there the boat will be out of water at a marina very close by..........
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There may or may not be an OSO member that has a large floating plastic cube "dock"...
...that has numbers and an outboard motor mounted to it, registered as a work barge.
Water patrol asks for safety equipment? It's a dock.
County hikes their ass out to his island and asks for his dock permit? It's a boat.
...that has numbers and an outboard motor mounted to it, registered as a work barge.
Water patrol asks for safety equipment? It's a dock.
County hikes their ass out to his island and asks for his dock permit? It's a boat.
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something like this ?
http://www.menards.com/main/building...4422529331.htm
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There may or may not be an OSO member that has a large floating plastic cube "dock"...
...that has numbers and an outboard motor mounted to it, registered as a work barge.
Water patrol asks for safety equipment? It's a dock.
County hikes their ass out to his island and asks for his dock permit? It's a boat.
...that has numbers and an outboard motor mounted to it, registered as a work barge.
Water patrol asks for safety equipment? It's a dock.
County hikes their ass out to his island and asks for his dock permit? It's a boat.
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Good luck with your project. I'm sure it will all be worth it when complete..
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Bingo! I'm going thru this exact thing right now. 197' Dock length, pile driven, not floating, and it's been a nightmare. 19 months in so far, and still not completely approved. Zoning, Building Dept., Conservation Commission, and Dept of Environmental Protection, all signed off. Army Corps of Engineers are may last hurdle, and its been a struggle. Shellfish studies, Eel Grass studies, the impact of reductions in sunlight to the crabs, clams, and fish caused by the dock.. It's insane!!!!
Good luck with your project. I'm sure it will all be worth it when complete..
Good luck with your project. I'm sure it will all be worth it when complete..
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bingo! I'm going thru this exact thing right now. 197' dock length, pile driven, not floating, and it's been a nightmare. 19 months in so far, and still not completely approved. Zoning, building dept., conservation commission, and dept of environmental protection, all signed off. Army corps of engineers are may last hurdle, and its been a struggle. Shellfish studies, eel grass studies, the impact of reductions in sunlight to the crabs, clams, and fish caused by the dock.. It's insane!!!!
Good luck with your project. I'm sure it will all be worth it when complete..
Good luck with your project. I'm sure it will all be worth it when complete..