I was wondering what fasteners if any others have used to connect the perimeter boards end to end?

I was hoping I might be able to get some advice concerning when I should fill my rink. I'm definitely getting anxious about filling it and want to do it sooner than later. However, I do not want to mess this up seeing it is my first rink. Here is the forecast for my area for the next week and a half...

Thanks for the advice. I will be filling tomorrow night!

Almost finished!

Just waiting for the water to freeze.....

Here is my first bench per the plans on this site...Thanks Joe! In the background you can see my "Homeboni". Couple more days and my ice should be solid enough to test out my luck with maintaining my first rink! Looking forward to the solo time at night that I've heard so much about on thi...

Nice looking rink!

Northern Ct here, experiencing the same thing. My rink was not completely frozen yet...wonder if I'll have any issues with an inch of water on top of my 2 inch floating ice mass! Any thoughts?

First skate on out first rink....priceless!

Any ideas to patch slices and cuts in the liner along the edge of the ice? We have had some warm weather here in New England lately and I have a giant block of ice floating in water. As it rains, the water is leaking out of these cuts in the liner and causing some uneven ice.