Choosing The Right Boat Dock For Your Needs! (Part 1)

Choosing the right boat dock is just as important as choosing the right boat for you & your family! What makes it difficult is that there are literally hundreds of different options available & new options arriving every year! Because of the vast amount of choices, this blog may take several posts for you to review, but hopefully by the end of this series of blogs, you will know exactly what type of dock & dock accessories that you need for your dock & it just so happens that we here at Stokes Dock Co. have the right products, components & techniques that you will need to customize your very own unique boat dock system! ;-)
For a preview, I'll provide a really, really quick bio on the company! Stokes Dock Co. was established in 2000 by Shane Stokes w/ a creative vision to build the best all-around boat dock service company in the nation! Within a few quick years our company expanded our product-lines & service lines to become a more versatile dock company for our clients! With the additions of boat lifts sales & service, our huge selection of dock accessories & our creative yet effective techniques & services, allowed us to gain our well-renowned reputation that we're known for presently! We are considered by many clients all over the nation, to be the Industry-Leader in Quality, Durability, Advanced Technology, Performance, Versatility, Maintenance-Free Products, Proven Techniques & Overall Client Satisfaction! However, we could not be in this position if it wasn't for all our trusting & loyal clients nationwide who chose to believe in everything we stood for rather than listen to some other dock company's sales pitch!
One of our many company mission statements says it all..."We Provide Solutions For Yesterday's Problems Using Tomorrow's Technology...Today!" This means that we use the most advanced technology to fix other dock companies products that still use the same technology that they used 20+ years ago! Today's boats, boaters & waterfront enthusiasts have much different wants or needs than they use to 20+ years ago! However, w/ the largest selection of dock accessories in the nation, only Stokes Dock Co. can guarantee you that we will have the right products & services to fit any of your unique wants &/or needs! Now, let's get started!
We start w/ the water type & elemental conditions that you experience at your waterfront location. 1st, your water type is defined as Freshwater, Saltwater or Mixed (Fresh & Salt). Each water type will dictate what materials &/or components that we can use to construct & customize your own unique dock system out of! Freshwater is the most versatile type of water which allows you to use just about any type of materials, but Saltwater & Mixed-water types limit your options to materials that possess non-corrosive properties.
The elemental conditions refer to the type of weather that you would experience at your waterfront location. We use factors such as wind capacity, wave capacity, weather history & overall location to these conditions to help determine what type of yield-strengths that we will require! For example, lets say that you are located on a private lake in the Midwest where many tornadoes occur or the threat of high-capacity winds occur, it doesn't mean that you need an armored-tank built for your location. You have to use all of the conditions combined in order to determine the right components or the right dock for the right location! While most dock companies use the same design, same materials & same techniques for every location, we prefer to find methods that still provide quality, but help save you money as well! We are proud to say that we have saved clients nationwide w/ thousands of dollars & we hope to keep that tradition going w/ our new technologically-advanced products & services! Stay tuned for Part-2 of our series on "Choosing The Right Boat Dock For Your Needs!"