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 01-20-2006, 19:11 Post: 123111
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Well is this an aesthetic thing or do you what the least expensive? Cheapest - build a small pontoon raft, 4 plastic barrels and a small deck. Build a ramp for loading your equipment. Tie a nylon rope to the island and another to the shore. All you do is pull your line and move you to the island and pull the other line and park it back on the shore. If you want to get fancy you can build small dock at the shore and another on the island. You just mate the floating section to the dock and it becomes a fish feeding and fishing wharf.
Personally I think a big bridge to a tiny island looks pretty dumb.
Easiest and simple for one person to build the whole bridge would be the Jet float as they are modular and can easily be constructed.






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The original manufacturer was the Canadian military. I believe they sold the first molds to the molder and the rest is history. They are not that inexpensive but cheaper than a special metal bridge and near zero labor to install and up keep. I have not priced them in 15 years so can not even estimate.






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Beagle a 55 gallon drums bouyancy is equal to the water it displaces, therefore if it is full submerged it would be about 450 lb. You need 7 barrels to give you 3200 lb.






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Easier to find would be chicken house trusses. I purchased 5 for $1000. They span 45 feet. The top purloins would look like a trellis. You would need vertical structures from the truss to deck, rope, chains, metal or wood. I would think you could build it for a few thousand. You would need a light crane to set them. I rented one for $150 here.






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I linked both the UK and Canadian dealers on the other post. The link to the US dealers is below.






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