Swamp Raft - Revision history

Bbregman at 16:50, 11 June 2018

2018-06-11T16:50:57Z

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2017-07-31T21:13:10Z

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2017-07-31T21:13:03Z

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2017-07-31T21:12:54Z

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2017-07-31T21:12:44Z

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Bbregman at 23:21, 26 July 2017

2017-07-26T23:21:49Z

Bbregman: /* Basic platform */

2017-07-26T23:21:04Z

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2017-07-26T21:35:59Z

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 We fit 8-10 people comfortably and tied to the end of an island of 5 sailboats. We used the raft for island docking, general hanging out, and sleeping. We even moved between islands at one point.
-Swamp Raft was a 3 person project: we had 1 person handling logistics and materials, 1 (experienced) person driving the onsite construction, and 1 person directing the art. Additional people chipped in to help with construction. The whole build took about 4-5 hours on Thursday, working at medium speed and building entirely onsite.
+Swamp Raft was a 3 person project: we had 1 person handling logistics and materials, 1 (experienced) person driving the onsite construction, and 1 person directing the art. Additional people chipped in to help with construction. The whole build took about 4-5 hours on Thursday, working at medium speed and building entirely onsite (in the water!).
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 * (lots of 3” screws and washers, impact driver, ropes and cable ties)
-These materials cover two 12'x8' sub-platforms, which we connected together in series to build the larger platform.
+These materials cover two 12'x8' sub-platforms, which we connected together in series to build the larger platform. We also added cleats onto the edges for docking and towing.
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-For shade/art, we used a 10’ long x 8’ wide x 7’ tall carport frame drilled into the raft with four footpads. We had outdoor rug on the floor, ghillie netting along the walls, thatched bamboo on the roof, and a chandelier hung from the roof with yarn, flowers, and electric lights. We also added cleats onto the edges for docking and towing.
+For shade/art, we used a 10’ long x 8’ wide x 7’ tall carport frame drilled into the raft with four footpads. We had outdoor rug on the floor, ghillie netting along the walls, thatched bamboo on the roof, and a chandelier hung from the roof with yarn, flowers, and electric lights.
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 Once at Ephemerisle, we tied our bundle of dock floats to a sailboat and built onsite in the water. We built two 12’x8’ platforms and connected them in series to make a single 12’x16’ platform.
-# Basic frame: Started by screwing the edges of three of the dock floats into the 12’ wood beam, leaving gaps between each float to cover the full length of the beam. Then screwed the second 12’ wood beam onto the other side of the dock floats. 4” side goes vertically so you can get good grip from the screw.
+# Floats: Started by screwing the edges of three of the dock floats into the 12’ wood beam, leaving gaps between each float to cover the full length of the beam. Then screwed the second 12’ wood beam onto the other side of the dock floats. 4” side goes vertically so you can get good grip from the screw.
-# Plywood layer: Attach plywood, then 8' wood beam underneath, then plywood, then 8’ wood beam, then plywood across the surface of the dock floats. 4” side on wood beam goes horizontally so you can connect adjoining pieces of plywood. Perfect fit may allow additional screws from the outside 12’ beam into the internal 8’ beams.
+# Plywood: Attach plywood, then 8' wood beam underneath, then plywood, then 8’ wood beam, then plywood across the surface of the dock floats. 4” side on wood beam goes horizontally so you can connect adjoining pieces of plywood. Perfect fit may allow additional screws from the outside 12’ beam into the internal 8’ beams.
 # Double the platform: Screw another 12’ wood beam onto one side of the first 12’x8’ platform, then build the same thing again.

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 * Experienced no structural issues. We fit up to 10 people comfortably and also towed the raft to visit different islands.
 * We divided project ownership across (1) logistics/materials, (2) onsite building, and (3) art and shade. We benefited from having dock floats owned and transported ahead of time.
-* We had 3 people committed to support the project. Transporting materials and building onsite typically required 2 people at a time.
+* We had 3 people committed to support the project, and helpful hands coming in and out during construction. Transporting materials and building onsite typically required 2 people at a time.
 * Shade is awesome during the day and open air is awesome at night. One improvement I would splurge on next time is an easy way to roll up and down our ceiling and even some of the walls.
 * We used the raft for: sleeping, eating, storage, docking visitors to the larger island, general hanging out.

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 Added a cleat onto the side of the platform. Would have brought more cleats had we known how highly used these would be for docking and towing!
-Our raft was mainly used for sitting/lying down, so we left an open roof and made the floor super comfy. We were able to fit ~8 people at a time comfortably, with corridors of space outside the shade walls for coolers/bags/etc and for climbing on and off.
+Our raft was mainly used for sitting/lying down, so we left a mostly open roof and made the floor super comfy. We were able to fit 8-10 people at a time comfortably, with corridors of space outside the shade walls for coolers/bags/etc and for climbing on and off.
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