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Old 03-05-2008, 05:33 PM
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Default Homemade artificial reef

Would shopping carts or washing machines make good grouper reef structure?
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Old 03-05-2008, 06:12 PM
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Brian, I've used washers and dryers and would love to get my hands on old shopping carts but I haven't found any and don't want to steal them. As I travel everything I see may have some reef material value. Toilets, sinks, bathtubs, grills, cinder blocks you get the idea. As for taking stuff out I go before daylight so people and the man don't see you.

As for the "man" and once being the "man" he has to see you putting it in the water for it to be litter. If asked what your doing with that stuff in your boat answer "I'm going to the ramp here's my life jackets and registration sir".

The larger stuff I cut holes and the lids off.
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Old 03-05-2008, 06:47 PM
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Default Re: Homemade artificial reef

Having a lot of experience with artifical reefs
(10 years Volusia County Port Authority)
As well as doing my own habitats.
55 gallon drums do OK but they only last
at best 4 years. Likewise with washers, dryers etc.
Check with your local sign company, alot of times
they have big old signs and usually give them to you.
As Matt said the "Man" has gotten real strict
on this sort of thing..
No matter what you deposit just keep adding each time you go. Within 24 hrs life is already there..

Good Luck, Ken

PS: We can go into details at Long Point.
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Old 03-05-2008, 11:33 PM
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Yeah, I hear you FL boys do real good with tires too.

Washers and dryers???

This is what we use....








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Old 03-06-2008, 12:24 AM
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Yeah, OK Finny!!
Looks like you did a fine job with the SS Minnow
If you want to see what the big dog's do...
Check these out..
From Culvert pipes, A6 Intruders, 650ft Mindanao and the 160 ft Rio Yuna, tugs, barges you name it..









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BTW: How is the cement shoe Jimmy Hoffa reef doing these days????

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Old 03-06-2008, 12:29 AM
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Don't forget the Rolls Royce on the Palm Beach Reef!
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Old 03-06-2008, 01:08 AM
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Looks like you did a fine job with the SS Minnow
If you want to see what the big dog's do...
Check these out..
From Culvert pipes, A6 Intruders, 650ft Mindanao and the 160 ft Rio Yuna, tugs, barges you name it..

Thats cool Ken. But we've already got most of that minus the Intruders. Though Intruders would be cool.

But.... You guys don't have a Spruance Class Destroyer.

AND WE DO! [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 03-06-2008, 08:37 AM
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One of the local clubs bought/salvaged and old barge and started the permitting process to turn it into a reef. They hit a snag, the coast guard deemed the vessel unseaworthy, and wouldn't issue a permit. Mind you, the plan was to sink it, but they wouldn't issue a permit, because it wasn't seaworthy enough to sink .
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Old 03-06-2008, 09:13 AM
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That is a concern as the Coastie's do not want it
to sink in the wrong place and become a hazard
to navigation. There are ways to secure the barge
to be able to pass inspection.

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Old 03-06-2008, 10:04 AM
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Coastie's do not want it
to sink in the wrong place and become a hazard
to navigation.
Thats exactly true.

I'm dealing with one barge thats gonna need 7 2" pumps to keep it afloat.
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