QueenQuad

You might take the piece you have to a metal shop and see if they can make you one. Might be the easiest and quickest way to get it done. Good luck!

I need some serious help and input!!! We have an above ground 16' x 32' Dough-boy pool. The last 3 winters our winter covers (new each year) have ripped and dumped the contents into our pool, forcing us to drain the entire pool and do some serious cleaning from the sludge (leaves and dirt) that fell in it. This year the cover ripped in January, so we are sitting with a half exposed pool since there's really nothing we can do about it for another month when it warms up for pool season. The PROBLEM is the WIND!! We have put water on top of the pool cover, tight clamps on the south side of the pool where it catches the most wind, but this time the north end ripped end to end. Does anyone have any ideas to how we can better keep the wind from thrashing our winter cover all around?? It gets so bad it takes the water right off the top and virtually throws it at the house. I'm at my wits ends as to what to do for next winter, and would really like to have a plan in place before next fall gets here. We've had this pool since 2006 and hasn't been an issue til these last 3 winters and the wind we've had. PLEASE, if anyone has any ideas, please share them with me! Would be much appreciated.

Three years ago we purchased a used DoughBoy pool. We had to tear apart the old pool then we reinstalled it at our house (very helpful that way you know what goes where). We are big time DIYers (built our own house, addition, quonset shed, etc.) For us it saved us around $5,000 compared to getting a brand new pool. We did have to replace the liner, solar cover, winter cover and a few smaller items for setting the pool up, but in the end it was worth the savings. You definately need several buddies to help out! It is a lot of work, the hardest part for us was getting the liner done, but if you're comfortable tackling the job, go for it. Ditch the crappy Walmart pool idea. Not worth it. Real pumps and filters are a definate must!!

Personally, I would do it. We have a 16 x 32 foot DoughBoy pool and understand the frustration of leveled the ground for a pool. My 2 cents is that you mound the sand just slightly for when everything settles from the weight of the water. Good luck!

Ok-here is my two cents/comments on this: We purchased a USED Doughboy in April 2007. It is 16 x 32. So, near the same size as the one you are looking at. We replaced the liner because one, you get a new clean liner and two, you don't have to try to match up anything, and three, our local Doughboy dealer strongly recommended us replacing the liner. This pool was approximately 8-9 years old. We too had the responsibility of tearing it down and putting it back up. When tearing down the pool, beforehand take plenty of pictures to remind you of how everything should look and where it should go. Tearing it down was the "easy" part. When we went to take out the liner, it was so heavy from the sand under the bottom, there's no way we could have gotten it in one piece. We ended up cutting it in half just to pull it out of the way. Definately label things. It made it so much easier for us. We are do-it-yourselfers, so we did everything (with the help of our family) from tearing down to re-installing. We had NEVER installed a pool before, but as DIYers, we were ready and felt capable to take on the task. The only thing I really hated was putting in the new liner. It was quite heavy and awkward, but we got it in. The more bodies to help, the better. When we disassembled the pool, we couldn't seperate the metal liner/wall from the "bracket" that held the two pieces together. So we "rolled" the whole thing into one piece, making sure to NOT bend it. If you feel like you are up to taking on the task, I say go for it! It will save you money! GOOD LUCK! Happy pooling!!

Okay, here's my two cents! We bought a used Caldera Tahitian spa just last month from an ad on Craigslist. The spa is a 1999 model, but very well maintained. When moving it we had to go thru a gate opening of about 38", so we had to turn the spa on it's side. What we did was take a pallet jack, covered the part the tub would be on with towels (duct taped on), screwed in two short boards(to protect the side walls) to the side of the spa and then flipped the spa on the side with the boards onto the pallet jack. There were 5 of us, and it was so easy! Moved very easy, no problem at all. Then we got it to the trailer, layed it towards the trailer and slid it up on to the trailer. Very easy for us. Before all that we had to disassemble the attached gazebo and cover. So, we had quite the load, but we were able to travel home going 60 - 65 miles per hour (2 hour drive). Take plenty of tie downs and use them all! Don't be afraid to buy used, but look for a good model, be patient, and make sure it is hooked up and running! You want to make sure all the jets are working and that it maintains heat. You should be able to tell from looking at the spa whether they maintained it or not. Good luck!

I am no expert, but to me it sounds like you need to add some chlorine - not shock. Purchase some chlorine granules - better than the pucks - works faster too. Check on the container on how much to add - I would start w/ half a cup and go from there. Hope this helps!

Hi - Sorry, can't really help much, but want to say that a pool is a daily maintenance thing. You have to take proper care of it or face the nasty consequences later. But I do appreciate the laugh you gave me describing your problem (sorry!)

Hi - We have a Dough Boy 16x32 pool. Last year when we bought it (used), we had to replace the liner (just got a standard blue, cheapest, like it just fine). We installed it ourselves, but we are a do-it-yourself kind of family (house building, pool installing, you name it, we'll try it). If you are a do-it-yourselfer and have lots of friends/family to help, you might want to try it, but I know our pool liner was heavy and akward at times, and ours is small than yours. We received advice from the dealer that we purchased the liner from, on proper ways to install. Just opened the pool this morning and filling it now, everything still looks okay (we must have done an okay job since it survived the winter!) My advice, call around, get some install prices. See if it is cheap enough and will give you the peace of mind knowing someone w/ more experience installed it, otherwise, DIY along w/ some friends and family and celebrate w/ a BBQ afterwards.

We put up our pool (doughboy 16x32) Memorial Day weekend. For the first couple of weeks the ladder was fine - then about a week and a half ago, the section in the pool starting trying to float up, causing "tears" in the ladder. We took out the bolts so the ladder floats freely now. Any idea why it was fine and now it's not? Thanks, Brenda

Hi! In reply to your quest for a Taylor 2106 Bromine test kit - You might check out this site: http://www.thelifeguardstore.com , it looks like they may ship out of the US. Hope this helps!

Hi......Go to www.doughboy-pools.com and go to "service & support" to find instructions on installation. That is what we had to do when we purchased a 16 x 32 used pool last month. (We are still in the set-up period, as we have been waiting over 3 weeks for a new liner to come in.) You can probably contact your local doughboy dealer and get instructions as well. When I printed mine out I had to blow up the pages on screen and print out sections then tape them together. Otherwise the print was so small it was unreadable. Best of luck to you!

Hi.......we've bought a couple of the soft sided pools over the last 8 years and they are ok, but I agree, don't get the blow up ring ones. They don't last as many years, plus if you have animals (cats and dogs) you are asking for trouble. Last year our dog chewed the ring into pieces. This year we found a used (only 5 yrs old) Doughboy pool and though it is a lot of work putting it together ourselves, it will definately be worth it! No more putting up and tearing down pools!