Aluminum Dock Components
The details of a dock matter. Wahoo Docks offers a range of purpose-built components designed to protect your boat, improve access and usability, and create a finished dock suited to your waterfront.
From bumpers and cleats to flotation, gates and specialized framing, these components can be incorporated into residential and commercial dock designs.
Bumpers
Dock bumpers help protect both the dock and watercraft from damage. Wahoo Docks’ standard bumpers are manufactured from durable black rubber or polyethylene and secured using 100% stainless steel fasteners.
CAT5 Mainframe Bumper: The 10-inch HDPE mainframe bumper covers the edges and corners of CAT5 docks, providing impact protection while creating a clean, finished appearance.
P-Bumper: P-Bumpers mount along the edge of the dock to provide surface protection between the dock and watercraft.
Pole Bumper: Pole bumpers face outward from dock poles, helping prevent boats and other watercraft from contacting metal surfaces.
Aluminum Dock Cleats
Dock cleats provide secure mooring points for boats and can be installed along boat slips, perimeter deck surfaces or roof poles.
Residential Cleats: 8-inch aluminum cleats provide a durable and convenient mooring solution for residential boat docks.
Commercial Cleats: Available in 12-inch and 18-inch lengths, Wahoo’s custom frame-mounted commercial cleats are designed for larger marina and commercial applications
Dock Flotation
Floats are mounted beneath the dock’s mainframe structure to provide buoyancy and support.
Wahoo Docks uses foam-filled PermaFloat drums that meet applicable Corps of Engineers requirements. In-house analysis software is used to determine float size and mounting locations for optimal buoyancy and level flotation.
Dock Gates
Gates can be incorporated into a Wahoo dock design to control access and improve safety.
Standard Gates: Standard gates can be mounted between sections of gangway railing.
Security Gates: Security gates are typically mounted at the end of a header or gangway. They can be constructed as full-size doors with extensions on either side to restrict access to the dock.
Stair Gates: Stair gates limit access to upper-deck staircases.
Jump Gates: Jump gates close off the end of jump platforms and are typically designed to coordinate with the surrounding railing.
Pump Platform
A pump platform is an extension incorporated into the dock frame to securely hold an irrigation or wash pump without taking up usable deck space.
Slip Angles
Also known as corner walks, slip angles enclose the square corners of a boat slip to maximize usable deck space. They can be incorporated into both residential and commercial dock designs.
Toe Rail
ADA-compliant toe railing consists of a 2-inch aluminum flat bar installed around the perimeter of a dock or gangway to help prevent wheeled objects from rolling off the edge.
Wall Framing
Wall framing provides the structural framework required to fully enclose a floating dock for applications such as boathouses, stores or offices.
Customize Your Wahoo Dock
The right components can make your dock safer, more functional and better suited to the way you use your waterfront. Work with an authorized Wahoo Docks dealer to select the dock system, layout and components that fit your property and boating needs.
