NEWS AND EVENTS

Water is an often unpredictable force of nature. When you live, work, or play where the water level fluctuates significantly, you’re even more familiar with the ways that water can change. Water movements can wear down some materials, make it more difficult to enter or exit your boat, leave residue behind, submerge your dock, and can typically lead to you investing a lot of money in repairs, replacements, and treatments.

One of the ways to avoid this damage is by investing in a floating dock. Unlike permanent docks on legs or piles, floating dock systems have the ability to move with the changing water levels. This allows them to make adjustments on the fly that would be difficult or impossible for other docks. This is especially important for the seasonal dock owner to consider, along with those boaters in areas where the water naturally raises and lowers a lot. Read on to learn more about how a floating dock can be a boon to your waterfront.

How much weight can a floating dock support? The short answer is that it can support as much weight as a sectional dock built with the same weight capacity, and with the same stability. Thanks to advances in marine engineering, you don’t have to worry about your floating jet ski dock sinking under the weight of its load or under its own weight. PolyDock modular floating dock sections are among the highest quality, and the most trusted in the industry based on the criteria that people look for when choosing a floating dock system for their jet ski. Each section provides a capacity ranging from 225 to 3,375 pounds: here’s how you can determine what kind of weight capacity you need.

Winter is a difficult season for everyone, especially in northern areas where everything gets so much colder, icer, and snowier. You don’t want to be outside when it’s freezing cold; and your boat doesn’t want that, and neither does your floating dock. Can you leave a dock in the water over winter? Well, it depends.

The safest option for any dock system, floating or otherwise, is to remove it from the water. Removal will keep your boat dock safe from the damage that happens from temperature changes, water and ice movement, and other wintertime hazards. Floating dock systems, like the PolyDock, are occasional exceptions to the rule because of how flexible they are. That doesn’t mean they’re invulnerable, though. The choice to leave your PolyDock in or take it out is yours, but here are some tips for either choice.