The grid serves as a temporary dry dock. Place the boat over the grid at high tide
at low tide the boat is high and dry for repairs or maintenance.

May 2004 - Material for Grid

040527_02.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Cu. yd. of concrete aggregate delivered by Marine Link

040527_03.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Five sacks concrete, rebar

July 2004 - Building the grid

040702_04.jpg Stuart Island, BC - 0000 Hauling the concrete mixer to Edna Bay	040703_23.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Mixer ready to go down the beach steps	040703_24.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Whew! We made it
040703_25.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Mixer positioned for pouring	040703_26.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Mixer positioned for pouring	040703_29.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Five sacks cement and a cubic yard of aggregate
040703_30.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Peter helping homogenize the mix We lowered aggregate and cement in buckets	040703_31.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Mixer hoisted out of the tide's way	040704_35.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Two more forms built- pier block to weigh them down when the tide comes in
040705_01.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 The forms floated up and dumped the pier block. It wasn't enough weight.	040705_02.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Another view	040705_03.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 The crane used to hoist the mixer out of the tide's way
040705_04.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Peter with a bucket of aggregate	040705_05.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 We rigged a chute for getting aggregate to the mixer - easier than lowering it in the bucket	040705_06.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Funnel into the chute
040705_07.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Looking down the chute	040705_08.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Chuting aggregate to the mixer	040705_09.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Mixing - the camera lady about to get sprayed
040705_12.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Finishing the surface	040705_13.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Grid poured	040705_14.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Mixer being winched up the steps
040706_03.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Grid beams from the wharf	040709_01.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 Mixer on its way back to Sea Lion Rock Lodge	040713_02.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 7/13/04: Forms removed and side bracing installed
040713_06.jpg Edna Bay, BC - 0000 7/13/04, 2:40PM: Middle wall awash at 10.5' tide. Note 2X6 surface boards installed.