That place is going to look amazing when you guys are done.
I wonder if I will live long enough to see it completed, some how I dont think so :dizzy
thank you for posting this thread. I have followed it as well as spent sometime on the Canal website, very interesting stuff. ................... Keep up the good work and I hope to get to visit it one day.
Its my pleasure CM just glad folk like it. I am a big believer in the more it is talked about the more chance there is of just the right person ( multi millionaire maybe ) getting to hear about it.
I do hope if you get the chance to visit the UK that it might be a possible stop off point for a boat trip or stroll in the countryside. :beerchug
Today we have been building a quay / dock / landing stage area for the trip boats to stop at for folk to embark / disembark.
These are regurgatated plastic, panels that look rather like cast iron :cool2 about 2"x10"x80" long bolted to a piece of galvanised steel 3" angle iron to create panels 10 wide.
Each end panel has a 6ft threaded rod that goes back to a buried retaining pad. In front of the pad we have driven 3ft lengths of scaffold tube into the ground to help as an anchor.
First panel placed last weekend.
Swinging in another panel, note retaining bar which was subsequently removed during placement for safety reasons.
View along the excavation during tightening.
Out of time, so rough backfill to keep everything safe.
The intention is to compact a couple of layers of clay along the front to aid retention.