rusted Doughboy 16x32 - replacements?

[stevefed]

new here, looking for advice. Have a 15yr old steel walled semi in ground pool and just noticed a vertical buttress rusted out leaving the wall only supported in that spot by the surrounding deck. obviously not safe, and the top rails and caps are rusted as well; looking at a ton of $ on parts (if I can even find them) to bandaid this thing along...so looking at options. cheap and easy summer fix is a soft sided pool and add a my skimmer to use my existing super pump/sand filter/heater. possible? otherwise a new resin AG pool in the same space (way more work and time to install).
I guess what I am really asking is how practical/durable would an Intex be with my existing plumbing, and in Missouri can it be left up in winter? I know the Splash brand AG soft sided is rated for winters, but also more $ than a hard-walled pool in the same size. Intex set up would be $1200 or so with what I have on hand vs. $6500 for splash at the dealer, or $3500 or so for a resin pool online. looking to stay around the 16x32 size since the cedar deck and retaining wall is surrounding the pool.

 

[kimkats]

Any of those would work! Do a search in the white box at the top of this page for this kind and that kind and what kind of equipment you want to put on it. You will get lots of hits and ideas. THEN start your own thread sharing pictures and what you wan to do so we can guide you along the way!

Kim

 

[stevefed]

so here is a pic showing the top rail...the deck is solid and deck support has not moved at all and still pumb/vertical. The deck is ~4' 4x4 posts on a 3' concrete sonotube, 2x12 joists. seems the deck is taking the load of the wall and hasn't moved...I know there is a lot of weight on it but still seems solid. think this might make it through the summer with low impact dips to cool off, (no teen horseplay)?, and thinking of welding a 2x2 square tubing to the 3 "good" verticals and then onto the bent one for additional support. good idea or close it down? on a side note the age of the house has brought up all sorts of recent unexpected repair costs, so the pool is low priority at this point and just trying to make it through the summer...