Finally....

[mx8]

...after 3+ years of permit gettin', stairbuilding, securing the boat with 4 anchors and two trees, the pier/ramp, float and pilings are in and we brought the boat home last week.I just have to finish up with bolting the cross braces on the pier and add railings on the ramp. Now the admiral says she`ll never see me in the house

 

[pdecat]

Congratulations with all those piles it should stand up well.
Tell her you will pop in for showers, dinner and XXXX until winter.

Speaking of winter does that area ice over????

 

[mx8]

Thanks, I`ll try and pop in the house on occasion. Ice will be a real concern, thats why all the double and triple piles, the upstream ones are greenheart, everything is driven in no less than 18 ft., we will know in the spring....

 

[mx8]

Here`s a winter shot...

 

[pdecat]

in tidal areas I have seen ice lift piles. Once the Bay shore LI marina looked like a game of pick up sticks.