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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:52 pm
by meetVA
Dang it squeeze! Now I have a song stuck in my head...
On the boardwalk....da da da da daaaadaa...
Muir is a great example of the generosity of members of the climbing community. Thanks y'all!
Would it work to place a few longer boards flat under the boardwalk, perpendicular to it? Acting under the snowshoe idea?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:59 pm
by dhoyne
meetVA wrote:Would it work to place a few longer boards flat under the boardwalk, perpendicular to it? Acting under the snowshoe idea?
Longer than the 8-10 feet they already are?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:01 pm
by dhoyne
Hehe, reminds me of this:
FATHER: Listen, lad. I've built this kingdom up from nothing.
When I started here, all there was was swamp. The king said I was
daft to build a castle in a swamp, but I built it all the same,
just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second
one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third one. That
burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth
one stayed up. An' that's what your gonna get, lad -- the strongest
castle in these islands.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:07 pm
by squeezindlemmon
I think she said perpendicular, hoyne.... shouldn't that work?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:56 pm
by cassio598
The more surface area the supports have under the walk, the less it will sink (like lying on a bed of nails vs. stepping on one). And beware of using vertical posts, lest we get a bluegrass version of Venice, Italy.
All that said, thanks a lot for the work guys. Though the stream and swamp crossing provided some serious hilarity, it'll be nice to not have to deal with it.