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DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/21/21 01:36 AM
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PVC—I used 1.5” schedule 40. Quantity of ten in five foot length. 2” outside deck screws (100) Fender washers (100) Rubber garden hose 50ft light duty Dock fender floats D rings/anchors/cleats Rope I’ll add some more garden hose cross supports (ran out of screws and washers—used 100 so far) Portable, removable, weighs about 30lbs ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/01/full-30144-81941-b1663549_3cfa_4aad_95bc_e0da5e93f8b5.jpeg)
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Re: DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/24/21 02:10 PM
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Works better than imagined Designed so back third sinks so you could just drive up onto the ramp. I’ll actually add a little more floatation all the way to the very back 1/4 just to have the perfect amount of front and middle bouyancy. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/01/full-30144-82470-deceda48_600a_49c1_b81f_9cdf51caf892.jpeg)
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Re: DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/24/21 03:32 PM
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is that your backyard
good idea
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Re: DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/24/21 04:08 PM
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Ha, no, I need to sweep some leaves out of the garage.
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Re: DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/24/21 04:53 PM
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Re: DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/24/21 05:32 PM
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Re: DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/24/21 11:49 PM
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Re: DIY floating dock ramp for kayaks and other craft under 300lbs or so
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01/25/21 12:06 AM
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I priced out something commercially available, and cheap ones start at $999. I knew I could make something serviceable for under $150 easy. That’s $850 more dollars available for beers and fishing gear.
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