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06-03-2014, 09:12 AM | #1 |
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Any advice for cleaning leaves from shallow waterfront?
Our waterfront was neglected for many years and there are loads of leaves and sticks built up. It's a beautiful sandy bottom under there, and I'd like to clean it up for swimming. I have a landscape rake and that works OK for making piles, but getting the leaves out of the water is a challenge.
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06-03-2014, 09:47 AM | #2 |
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A potato rake and some discretion. Someone is bound to take your picture removing debris from the lake bed.
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06-03-2014, 10:00 AM | #3 |
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we rake them into piles then lift them onto an old inflatable raft
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06-03-2014, 10:35 AM | #4 |
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My solution is much easier... let the kids play in the water... If you don't have any, borrow some from the neighbors.... they stir everything, up and eventually the currents take it away.....
I also use the jet ski and mill around in the swimming area to stir things up....
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I was gonna say ... the neighbors probably won't appreciate it, but nothing beats running the boat to stir it up ! . Actually LIforrealxin, be careful of that as the debris gets sucked into the impellar
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06-03-2014, 11:59 AM | #6 |
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I agree-boats and people works. Ours doesn't get used a lot and we have a lot of leaves every spring. One year I hit a small rock with my prop (the two people that were supposed to be watching for that, didn't watch . After that I stopped using the boat.
I thought the rule was you could remove leaves with a hand rake. You just can't use machinery. Is that wrong? |
06-03-2014, 12:03 PM | #7 |
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The rule is you can do it with a rake as long as no one complains!
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Do a little each time you are there. If you make a huge change at once in the appearance you may get unwanted attention.
Potato rake and a trash can with holes in the bottom to let out water and sand work best. Be discreet. |
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06-03-2014, 02:06 PM | #9 |
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Home made water rake
I use a 2 ft wide heavy duty landscaping rake and attach chicken wire mesh to the back. I cut a 2 ft X 1ft rectangle out of the mesh. The mesh runs along the base of the tines of the rake and 12 inches up the pole of the rake. I drag the rake until I have enough leaves and then I follow through with the rake until the tines are pointing up thus catching the leaves in the mesh. I flip the rake over onto the dock and knock the leaves out.
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06-03-2014, 02:56 PM | #10 |
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Brookfieldkingswood, I just noticed that you have belonged to the forum for some time, but you are fairly new to posting. It's great and we're glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.
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Rule
There is no rule that I am aware of that prohibits the removal of leaves from the lake. I use to do it but finally the leaves won.
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