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  Daniel McGrath December 4, 2011 at 6:19am

  Todd - I use 2x10's and go 3 high on the deep end on which we had about 20" of ice last year.  The stakes supporting the boards are 36" long perforated steel angles spaced 3 feet apart on the deep side.  They held fine last year but after a couple of thaws the weight of the water started to bend a couple of them.  I was afraid that one more thaw/freeze cycle would be the end of them so when it thawed on 2/12 and the forecast had temps above 32 degrees for a week I decided that was the end of the season.  I've attached a photo that shows the set-up this year where you can see the stakes on the left (the deep end).  I have a bunch of other photos on my page that might help.

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  Dan

  

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