Author Topic: My next ice shack project! (Read 3397 times)

Snopro · « **on:** Mar 26, 2015, 05:46 PM »

Call me crazy, but i'm building a floating platform to set one of my wheel shacks on this summer! 8X24 ft and no motor. Haul it out with boat and anchor it for the weekend!

44 Degrees North · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 05:52 PM »

You have crossed your meds, better reevaluate

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woodchip · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 05:54 PM »

Are you going to use Poly or fiberglass pipe filled with foam . I thought I would pickup an old pontoon boat .But Aluminum freezes to water wet snow..

Snopro · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 05:57 PM »

Quote from: woodchip on Mar 26, 2015, 05:54 PM

Are you going to use Poly or fiberglass pipe filled with foam . I thought I would pickup an old pontoon boat .But Aluminum freezes to water wet snow..

Old pontoon boat has a light load limit, going to use blue plastic 55 gallon drums. Each one will float 400 pounds. Been studying this for awhile. Lots of info on the web.

Anomaly · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 05:57 PM »

Quote from: 44 Degrees North on Mar 26, 2015, 05:52 PM

You have crossed your meds, better reevaluate .

He may have upgraded his beer choice.

woodchip · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 05:58 PM »

I have also thought about a couple of poly floats on either side of a snowmobile so one could adjust the height of the mach. It could drive the pontoons on snow or water.

woodchip · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 06:01 PM »

Poly or fiber glass tubes filled with foam and fitted with tapped ends.

Anomaly · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 06:03 PM »

Quote from: Snopro on Mar 26, 2015, 05:57 PM

Old pontoon boat has a light load limit, going to use blue plastic 55 gallon drums. Each one will float 400 pounds. Been studying this for awhile. Lots of info on the web.

Will there be a dinghy on shore to row out in,or some other way I can get out to it?

Will there be a surrounding deck for casting from? Can we tow it down the lake for the night? Will there be refrigeration? Solar? Dish?

woodchip · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 07:24 PM »

Clamfarmer should be thinking of a float like that also put it on the flats at high tide and load it with your days diggings .Would beat carrying those clams in , Float them in to a dock.

whitefishlover · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 07:45 PM »

Quote from: Snopro on Mar 26, 2015, 05:57 PM

Old pontoon boat has a light load limit, going to use blue plastic 55 gallon drums. Each one will float 400 pounds. Been studying this for awhile. Lots of info on the web.

Not sure if you need them, but there is a guy in Lee that has a bunch of those blue barrels. Or at least he used to. I can find out easy enough, let me know if you need some and I will do some digging.........

. Ron · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 08:10 PM »

If you can do something like this I may come visit you.

By the way, Lynn says that you're not crazy...she thinks that you're a genius.

GasBlaster · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 08:30 PM »

Seamonkey84 · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 26, 2015, 09:14 PM »

I love that idea, holes in floor for jigging year round and putting the flasher to use. A deck for casting sounds great too! However, since it is an ice theme, you should also cut out some holes in the deck to set some traps... Fun with flags in July! Now just remember, two line limit when fishing open water lol. Of course if you do so, you have to yell "Flag!" across the lake to confuse the locals and excite some ice fishermen that are in their "off season".

rockhound57 · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 04:09 AM »

TMBWarriors · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 05:11 AM »

I Just watched a show on Nat Geo Wild about this idea.
They built one on Cranberry pond in NY .
It was awesome and you could play poker and jig at the same time.
They used the big black poly floats. The 1st section weighed about 7,000 lbs and then they attached the 2 sections together.

The window for the cabin was a door off a front loader washer, very cool.
Good luck !!!!!

Snopro · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 05:30 AM »

Quote from: TMBWarriors on Mar 27, 2015, 05:11 AM

I Just watched a show on Nat Geo Wild about this idea.
They built one on Cranberry pond in NY .
It was awesome and you could play poker and jig at the same time.
They used the big black poly floats. The 1st section weighed about 7,000 lbs and then they attached the 2 sections together.

The window for the cabin was a door off a front loader washer, very cool.
Good luck !!!!!

The floats they used cost big money!

TMBWarriors · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 05:41 AM »

Quote from: Snopro on Mar 27, 2015, 05:30 AM

The floats they used cost big money!

It was a great show !!!!
Did you watch it?

Snopro · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 05:42 AM »

Quote from: clamfarmer on Mar 26, 2015, 05:57 PM

He may have upgraded his beer choice.

I've seen that goat pee you drink, i will stick to the budlite!

Snopro · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 05:42 AM »

Quote from: TMBWarriors on Mar 27, 2015, 05:41 AM

It was a great show !!!!
Did you watch it?

Yes!

Anomaly · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 07:30 AM »

Quote from: Snopro on Mar 27, 2015, 05:42 AM

I've seen that goat pee you drink, i will stick to the budlite!

Too bad goats DON”T pee cold Belgian Ale! I’d be saving some BIG $$$!

woodchip · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 08:01 AM »

Just add a little Ginger ale it would be the same.

Scaler Marty · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 06:26 PM »

Sounds like a trip! Just leave your heater at home so your slippers make it back in one piece and not charred.

Hope your feeling well.

Anomaly · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 06:53 PM »

Quote from: Scaler Marty on Mar 27, 2015, 06:26 PM

Sounds like a trip! Just leave your heater at home so your slippers make it back in one piece and not charred.

Hope your feeling well.

He could lay some plush carpeting down and have no need of swippws to keep his wittle toes wawm! hehehehe

GasBlaster · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 28, 2015, 07:37 AM »

This sounds like something you could work with .

used pontoons

http://maine.craigslist.org/boa/4896142444.html

RealBigReel · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 28, 2015, 08:16 AM »

Quote from: GasBlaster on Mar 28, 2015, 07:37 AM

This sounds like something you could work with .

used pontoons

http://maine.craigslist.org/boa/4896142444.html

propulsion type :human

Snopro · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 28, 2015, 02:48 PM »

First piece of the puzzle made it home today, 25 - 55 gallon blue barrels

gunn308 · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 28, 2015, 04:00 PM »

SnoPro,
Your brain cramp is not as far out there as some people think. 30 yrs ago I built a 12'x32' barge and put a tri-level bachelor pad on it for a client that wanted to live aboard in a marina and this guy from last summer.
http://bangordailynews.com/slideshow/this-is-my-camp-carmel-man-moors-houseboat-at-bangor-waterfront/?ref=search
I think you have enough barrels for what you want to do.

Snopro · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 28, 2015, 05:20 PM »

Going to pick up pressure treated 2x12s tommorow and some stainless steel screws to hold it together! Got it all built in my evil mind!!!!!!

kevinmaine3 · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 29, 2015, 06:03 AM »

There is a cool little floating cottage in bucks harbor in Brooksville.. you could easily have 4 people in it for the weekend, nice front porch..I'll take a pic of it when it makes it out to its moron..

kguerrette · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 29, 2015, 06:57 AM »

have a lot of those up in the county.

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Author Topic: My next ice shack project! (Read 3397 times)