Awesome....glad to know how far my help is getting.....thanx.

Thanks for watching,glad i could help.

No problem.....be sure to share your project......thanx fir viewing

Thanx my friend....i subscribed to your channel.

I do have a video,after trying a few different saws....table saw was the best,easiest,fastest,and most consistant way to fabricate the straps. I now use 3/4"x0.30 ths stainless banding straps for floating docks,but for a barrel boat....id still use the straps made from barrels. Both hold great,but the barrel straps look better at the cost of cutting up more barrels. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iMpod8ehldHKl30.htmlsi=Cl1kI7pTuD2IE35n

Thanx.....works well and is easy.

Well....each barrel can hold about 220lbs to get down to halfway submerged.....so with the weight of your platform,if 2 people stood on 1 corner id be affraid that corner will go under a be unstable. Id go minimium of 8-10 barrels. Its better to over build than under. 6 probably would get the job done.....but would be better. If you want to build to hold 600lbs....design for 1200lbs in my opinion.

@@nickpellegrin 8 it is! thanks for the response

@@MrScottgp No problem,i reply when i see comments.try to be as helpful as i can.....thats the purpose of my channel. I built a 8x16 with 10 barrels,guy wanted heavy duty to put a permanant 8x12x6 high scaffold ontop. He loves it,very stable with 2 people ontop. Over build is always the better option.

Actually my barrels are only 2mths old,had a non hazzardous,non toxic chemical in them.my seals are still new.so i just tighten them on factory seals. But if i had to seal them in the future,id use brake cleaner/or acetone on caps and bung threads.let dry,then marine 5200 on the threads before tightening. If it comes to it,ill make that video.

Thank you! I appreciate you!

No reason it shouldnt,all screws securing batrels are stainless,deck screws are epoxy coated,wood is treated......barreles are hdpe. I live on the gulf coast.....no issues after 1 year.

I have another vid on that,i install tr412 valve stems,inflate to 1.5-2 psi

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Cut strips of barrels,very easy using a table saw.

@@nickpellegrin That would mean one would cut a larger diameter barrel than the ones used in the float. If One wanted to use 55 gal barrels for the float, what would you suggest?

@@fredartus9571 No sir a 55 gal barre is recessed inside a frame,and im not wrapping completly around the barrel,just 2/3rds of the barrel.

All 2x6 treated