Best Boat Docks

[Boat Fan 98]

I recently purchased a 16' boat and I'm looking for a boat dock. A friend of mine mentioned a floating dock that JetDock makes ( http://www.jetdock.com[/URL) , but I'm not sure as I don't have too much experience.

Would you recommend this product as well? Have you used it? If not, what do you think I should get.

Thanks a lot!

 

[rndn]

Re: Best Boat Docks

Welcome to the forum. What part of the country do you live in? Will you need to remove it for the winter freeze?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Best Boat Docks

the are good in fresh water, but you still have the bottom growth problem. stormy weather i would not trust them. if you are in salt water, the only way to go is with a lift.

there was a post a while back, about a boat covered in barnacles, from saltwater use.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Best Boat Docks

Welcome to the forum. What part of the country do you live in? Will you need to remove it for the winter freeze?

Looks like he is the upper part of Ohio and it gets cold up there for sure.

 

[a70eliminator]

Re: Best Boat Docks

I would look for a trailer, thats a small enough boat to handle easy enough. Are you wanting to dock it on a private lake, you could look into one of those anchoring bungee's it allows you to set the anchor and motor to shore while streaching the cord then you jump out with your rope and the bungee retracts the boat back out, something like that, I haven't any experience using one just heard of it here. i've seen some nice homemade docks useing plastic drums and some treated lumber.

 

[Caveman Charlie]

Re: Best Boat Docks

All of the private boat docks I've seen in my area are home made and on steel wheels. You just pull the dock closer to shore when the water comes up or pull it all the way out in the winter.

 

[m&m252]

Re: Best Boat Docks

practice docking your boat on one and then decide if you want to do this everytime you need to store your boat...buddy of mine damaged his bow on a jetdock type...

 

[whywhyzed]

Re: Best Boat Docks

Floating dock would always be my last choice, I personally hate trying to walk on even the most stable ones. Especially if you are doing maintenance on a vessel. But we have some lakes up here where water levels fluctuate 10 feet throughout the summer so it's needed.

Nuthin better than a dock sitting on rock and log cribs.
"Wheel in" or cantilevered aluminum frame docks second choice for the wealthy or those with equipment to weld aluminum.

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