The method and quality of anchoring on a floating dock is critical to its durability, longevity and maintenance requirements. For the most part, the anchoring for a floating dock is intended to keep it in place and not for stabilization purposes. Although we have used a wide variety of anchoring methods over the years, the vast majority of all docks are anchored using one or a combination of methods described below.

Particular anchoring decision factors include the water depth, the distance the dock needs to reside from the shore, the potential amount and frequency of water level fluctuation, the amount of wind and wave loads that will be placed on the dock, the dock configuration and local regulatory restrictions, among others. Because the anchoring points on a dock are subjected to exceptionally high stresses, we uniquely reinforce our docks at all anchoring locations and use intelligent design to minimize any stresses the result from the constant, multi-dimensional forces that influence floating docks.

Click on an anchoring method to view a description below