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1.8 metres x 2.4 metres (6’-0’’ x 8’-0’’)
General
Use cedar or treated fir lumber. All nails, bolts and hardware should
be hot dip galvanized after forming or else made from non-corroding
material.
Framing
Nail outside frame together, using 38 mm x 240 mm (2’’
x 10’’) lumber for the long sides and two 38 mm x 140
mm (2’’ x 6’’) lumber of each of the short sides.
On each short side nail lower piece flush with bottom of long side.
Nail upper piece so it extends 75 mm (3’’) above edge
of long side so it will be level with deck. Nail on top stringers
at approximately 600 mm (24’’) centres.
Billets
Place billets in a frame by one of the methods shown on page 3 of
the Plasti-Fab brochure “Buoyancy Systems: Selection, Application
and Specification
Decking
Nail on docking at right angles to stringers, leaving a space between
the boards.
Finish
Paint the raft with a good grade of marine paint, if desired.
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