Intex 18 foot pool, support bars rust/hollowed out from rust near base now, adding supplemental replacement exterior support?

[theskyisthelimit99]

I had previously had some rust on the upper t part of the bar at the top of the pool, i've managed to get around most of that through repeated rustoleam year after year (on year 9 now believe it or not).. i'm trying to get 2-3 more years out of this if i can (cause otherwise i have to tear it down and replace it entirely i guess, or go from 18 to 24 foot ideally which means modifying the deck).

I noticed that 2 of the bars where they go in the ground have rusted out that half the material is gone, though if i give it a good shake i think its still stable. The deck adds support to the one side, these two are on the open back side.

I'm wondering if i could or even should, try pounding in some sort of (metal?) stake just in front of these two supports and maybe somehow tying them together, though my concern is disturbing the base area where the rusted part is, i think it may work?

Also thought, at least for the one support at ground level that has lost material, maybe there is some sort of spray that would harden i could fill that area with?
For the spots on the upper part of the bar (vertical) that have some serious rust and erosion, thinking maybe some sort of clamp with ties could be put around that area to add strength? ("hole clamps or bigger ones with something in between that can loop around it ")

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I did see one other post of someone that actually used wood (vertical) and a wood clamp at the top (replaced whole pole all the way around, but i dont want to get into that), i guess a similar thing could be done for one or two but the wood vertical post would have to be in the ground a good 2 or 3 feet maybe and some cement, that would add obvious support "behind" the existing vertical bar, i think. I may try this but avoid digging and somehow put a brace around the base of both the wood and existing metal pole so the cement can harden into a "Boot"


Anyone ever salvaged a few supports like this by adding something else? I think its fine for this season, but beyond that, i dont know how critical one or two supports would be and dont want to find out
Ill add photos later

EDIT: here are some photos
with these i've already put more rustoleum around the affected areas, here in the ground the back side is rusted out and broke away, just in front of that rock.

This is typical rust at one or two joints like this, its also up on the tbars on a few spots, but i've kept up with those and the joints more so, its in the ground on the others i have no idea the status except the two i can see like the one above. The other one in the ground you can see rust (not shown here) but nothing material wise broke away.

 

[Bperry]

I had previously had some rust on the upper t part of the bar at the top of the pool, i've managed to get around most of that through repeated rustoleam year after year (on year 9 now believe it or not).. i'm trying to get 2-3 more years out of this if i can (cause otherwise i have to tear it down and replace it entirely i guess, or go from 18 to 24 foot ideally which means modifying the deck).

I noticed that 2 of the bars where they go in the ground have rusted out that half the material is gone, though if i give it a good shake i think its still stable. The deck adds support to the one side, these two are on the open back side.

I'm wondering if i could or even should, try pounding in some sort of (metal?) stake just in front of these two supports and maybe somehow tying them together, though my concern is disturbing the base area where the rusted part is, i think it may work?

Also thought, at least for the one support at ground level that has lost material, maybe there is some sort of spray that would harden i could fill that area with?
For the spots on the upper part of the bar (vertical) that have some serious rust and erosion, thinking maybe some sort of clamp with ties could be put around that area to add strength? ("hole clamps or bigger ones with something in between that can loop around it ")

***
I did see one other post of someone that actually used wood (vertical) and a wood clamp at the top (replaced whole pole all the way around, but i dont want to get into that), i guess a similar thing could be done for one or two but the wood vertical post would have to be in the ground a good 2 or 3 feet maybe and some cement, that would add obvious support "behind" the existing vertical bar, i think. I may try this but avoid digging and somehow put a brace around the base of both the wood and existing metal pole so the cement can harden into a "Boot"


Anyone ever salvaged a few supports like this by adding something else? I think its fine for this season, but beyond that, i dont know how critical one or two supports would be and dont want to find out
Ill add photos later

Pictures would help, but beware of what happens when they break and make sure no one is in the pool when it does.

 

[theskyisthelimit99]

Pictures would help, but beware of what happens when they break and make sure no one is in the pool when it does.

Added a few photos.

Im still thinking ill do a wooden post next to the one shown in the one image. put quick crete around it and the existing one and use a metal strap to tie the two together. That should take care of the "known" worst one, maybe

 

[theskyisthelimit99]

My concern is digging around that one eroded post near the bottom, i may just try building a 2x4 frame around it and the wooden post and filling with cement or actually, no room for that, probably just adding cememt and water there, or using this filler:

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I think i read somewhere it might be possible to find a spare "post" and somehow change that without draining the pool? I guess if true, the issue could be on the T section with rust, it could end up way worse a situation.