Dock Installation (Prep and Day 1)

The time has finally come to install our dock. Our new boat arrived on Easter, and all the parts for the dock have been sitting looking ominous in our basement since November of last year. Here are the parts in our unfinished rec room...





The day before yesterday, we carried everything down to the beach and laid it out in anticipation of better weather. There are some very heavy pieces!





Yesterday, a friend (who just happens to know something about docks) showed up to help us with installation. There were a few hiccups... They got the dock "stuck" and had to retrieve go back home for a wetsuit, but here are pictures of the dock and lift being assembled.

Hmmm.... Where should it go?



The lift starts to take shape...





Opps... It's stuck in the sand! Time to go and get a wetsuit.



Push!



Starting to build the dock to "set" the lift off of. One section...



Two sections...



But the third (on the far right), is too heavy for two guys to lift alone. We need to call in reinforcements.



So... we paused for the day and will start again this morning. We are hopeful it will be completed by this evening.

And here is a picture of why we need the darn dock and lift, recently arrived from Florida.