{"id":6512,"date":"2020-12-11T11:50:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/?p=6512"},"modified":"2026-09-22T07:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:06:39","slug":"choosing-the-right-size-for-your-drive-on-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/choosing-the-right-size-for-your-drive-on-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"De juiste maat kiezen voor uw drijvende bootdok"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6512\" class=\"elementor elementor-6512\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67e82e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67e82e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-568481e\" data-id=\"568481e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da546b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6da546b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/A-Floating-Dock-with-Boats3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6522\" alt=\"A Floating Dock with Boats\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/A-Floating-Dock-with-Boats3.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/A-Floating-Dock-with-Boats3-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/A-Floating-Dock-with-Boats3-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/A-Floating-Dock-with-Boats3-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Pixabay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e6cf04\" data-id=\"1e6cf04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64270e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64270e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">You just purchased some prime property next to a waterfront, and you are weighing out your options on what you\u2019d love to do to it. Setting up a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/waterfront_solutions\/drive-on-boat-dock\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">drive on<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">boat dock<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> is the most logical step, but<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">how do you go about it? Where should you set it up? What type of <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>boat dock lift systems<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> would work best?<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">And most importantly, how big or how small should the<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>floating dock<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"> be?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Deciding on the right size of a<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lakefrontliving.com\/what-are-the-advantages-of-a-floating-dock\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">waterfront<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">dock<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"> is as challenging as setting up one on your property; fortunately for you, we are going to make that much easier. This is a quick look at the steps you need to take to build a dock and all the <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>dock accessories<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"> you need to pull that off.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cb85b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cb85b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80025b1\" data-id=\"80025b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca788ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"ca788ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__ca788ac\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa8d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"daa8d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9b2061 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9b2061\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-426c397\" data-id=\"426c397\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d4fff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d4fff8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2589ca7\" data-id=\"2589ca7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c525a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c525a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Build a Floating Dock<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ea86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00ea86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-to-Build-a-Floating-Dock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-to-Build-a-Floating-Dock.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-to-Build-a-Floating-Dock-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-to-Build-a-Floating-Dock-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-to-Build-a-Floating-Dock-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72e916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72e916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A floating dock is the easiest type of dock to install. It is made out of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prefabrication\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">prefabricated<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">parts<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that only need to be put together compared to other types like crib docks that require dressing and driving pillars into the seabed. The following are the steps involved in setting up a floating dock.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78aa9d5 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78aa9d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e082f\" data-id=\"14e082f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35f993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a35f993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Assembly.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6524\" alt=\"The Assembly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Assembly.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Assembly-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Assembly-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Assembly-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b803001\" data-id=\"b803001\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-318e31e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"318e31e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d46b98b\" data-id=\"d46b98b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c605ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c605ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: The Assembly<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-722aa4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"722aa4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a389e\" data-id=\"46a389e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f46d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f46d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Begin by identifying where you want the dock to be installed. It should be a place with ample anchorage to the land and where the water is deep enough for a boat to be anchored without running aground.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8234cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8234cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once that has been figured out, start putting the different sections together. This is for those that have purchased <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/product-item\/single-float\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">pre-fabricated<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">single float parts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you choose to build it from scratch, then you will need plastic barrels and wood planks to make DIY platforms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a51a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a51a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Layout all the sections on the ground to get an image of how they&#8217;re going to fit into each other. Ensure that they are oriented in the same direction to avoid fixing a piece in the wrong place, as this could undermine the integrity of the whole structure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb3ba99 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb3ba99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef54fd8\" data-id=\"ef54fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3993b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3993b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a915f\" data-id=\"44a915f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9eae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e9eae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Connect the Sections<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-125953b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"125953b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c09f66b\" data-id=\"c09f66b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f052be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f052be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having figured out where each section goes, start <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/how-to-build-floating-platform\/\">connecting the plastic floating dock pieces<\/a><\/span> one by one. Make sure you are doing this near the water so that you don\u2019t have a hard time transferring the complete structure onto the water.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba249b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba249b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Align and stack every <\/span><b>PWC float<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order; they\u2019ll probably be numbered to make this easier. The significance of putting each piece into its correct position is to eliminate spaces that would allow water to seep through. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b8945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b8945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure each tab with a fastener. You\u2019ll then need to shift to the bow starboard and pivot it slowly into the bow section without disrupting the stacking order. At this point, it\u2019ll be easier to notice any section missing a tab. If that happens, insert spacers to fill that gap up before continuing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bca71ff\" data-id=\"bca71ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93902f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93902f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-652\" alt=\"HiSea floating swimming pool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-5.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-5-154x146.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-5-50x47.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/6-5-79x75.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3be1a65 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3be1a65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2420020\" data-id=\"2420020\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7186747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7186747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insert-Connecting-Pins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6525\" alt=\"Insert Connecting Pins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insert-Connecting-Pins.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insert-Connecting-Pins-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insert-Connecting-Pins-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insert-Connecting-Pins-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e52425e\" data-id=\"e52425e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f9646a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f9646a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-068fa8d\" data-id=\"068fa8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9ff6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd9ff6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Insert Connecting Pins<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce4e9c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce4e9c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b247954\" data-id=\"b247954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442d4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"442d4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all the parts in place and the dock in the right configuration, it is time to secure them into place to stop them from coming apart when rocked with waves. Each section has a hole for inserting a <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/product-item\/short-pin-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">connector<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">pin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which then can be tightened using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/product-item\/screws\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">a dock<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">screw<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Do this slowly for each section, starting with the ones on the periphery moving in. Check the integrity of each section after you are done to see if there is any point of weakness that may need more fastening or an extra pin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8892a95 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8892a95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ba71f\" data-id=\"77ba71f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22ab69b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22ab69b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6ef63c\" data-id=\"b6ef63c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8d461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b8d461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Connect the Completed Sections<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaaf1f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaaf1f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7768e28\" data-id=\"7768e28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9f9f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b9f9f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes you may need a single <\/span><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/what-is-a-floating-platform\/\">floating dock platform<\/a><\/span>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and at times you may need at least three of them joined together to create a bigger one. In the case of the latter, after joining up all the smaller sections into one platform, you\u2019ll need to now join the big sections together. This will require bigger pins or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/product-item\/washer-cushion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">water<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">cushions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and may have to be done on the water since the whole structure may be too heavy to be moved safely and securely onto the water if it is completed on land.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01249f3\" data-id=\"01249f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df6800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8df6800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Connector-Water-Cushions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6528\" alt=\"Connector Water Cushions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Connector-Water-Cushions.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Connector-Water-Cushions-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Connector-Water-Cushions-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Connector-Water-Cushions-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad6f6bb elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad6f6bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc432ba\" data-id=\"bc432ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dab367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dab367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dock-Anchored-to-the-Land.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6531\" alt=\"Dock Anchored to the Land\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dock-Anchored-to-the-Land.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dock-Anchored-to-the-Land-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dock-Anchored-to-the-Land-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dock-Anchored-to-the-Land-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Pinterest<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dda3f7\" data-id=\"4dda3f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d3d67b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d3d67b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-850387e\" data-id=\"850387e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2c734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f2c734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5: Install Winch-Assist Launch System<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f576f2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f576f2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4228eb\" data-id=\"b4228eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3bc53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df3bc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an important step that ensures that the dock is anchored well to the land. Start by securing the looped end of the cord to the shaft on the land. This can be held together either by a pin if it was designed like that, or you can improvise and have it fastened against the shaft the old fashioned Knott style. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e45896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e45896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is essential that it is well fastened since the safety of the whole structure will depend on how secure this set-up is. If it is not well balanced, for instance, a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/different-applications-for-floating-platforms\/\"><b>floating walkway<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the floating dock will tilt it sideways, throwing whoever is on top into the water.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d741910 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d741910\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6250397\" data-id=\"6250397\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f337e04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f337e04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b3b40\" data-id=\"94b3b40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a8a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9a8a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 6: Add A Launch System<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9edb58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9edb58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c3bce\" data-id=\"24c3bce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7d518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e7d518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t want your water vessel to touch the water when it is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/why-you-should-consider-a-new-dock-for-your-boat\/\">moored to the dock overnight<\/a><\/span>, then you\u2019ll need a winch launch system. This may be a little too complicated if you&#8217;re handling most of the setup yourself and may require the services of a professional.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef32dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ef32dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the science behind it is straightforward. It requires a pulley system that raises the floating dock a little over the surface of the water once the boat has been docked on it. This keeps the boat dry throughout the duration it stays on the dock.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6be1d2b\" data-id=\"6be1d2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e3c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7e3c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/An-Automated-Launch-System.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6534\" alt=\"An Automated Launch System\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/An-Automated-Launch-System.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/An-Automated-Launch-System-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/An-Automated-Launch-System-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/An-Automated-Launch-System-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Pinterest<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b97e20f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b97e20f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7159208\" data-id=\"7159208\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f3016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29f3016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Launch-the-Dock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6535\" alt=\"Launch the Dock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Launch-the-Dock.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Launch-the-Dock-202x146.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Launch-the-Dock-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Launch-the-Dock-104x75.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b2b27e\" data-id=\"9b2b27e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7174a6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7174a6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-656ac11\" data-id=\"656ac11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d01bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2d01bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 7: Launch the Dock<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71555dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71555dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cada15\" data-id=\"2cada15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc62d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc62d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With everything in place, do a double check of every part to verify that every part is where it should be. With that out of the way, you now have a functioning drive on boat dock; all that is left is to launch it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae1b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae1b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is small enough, then you can simply pull it slowly onto the water with the winch positioned on the surface to avoid any damage. Moving the whole structure to the water will require the assistance of a few other hands. This would be much easier if you chose to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/diy-floating-kayak-dock\/\">construct the floating dock<\/a><\/span> as near the water as possible. Once the dock is floating on the water surface and is securely anchored to the land, it is ready for use.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a6833b elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a6833b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3834067\" data-id=\"3834067\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a8cd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a8cd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ede9d3e\" data-id=\"ede9d3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318235f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"318235f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 8: Final Touches<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-65addd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65addd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74c5c04\" data-id=\"74c5c04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9684c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e9684c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several things you can add to ensure that the dock works efficiently. You can add a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/product-item\/u-float-with-roller\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">U-Float<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">with<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">rollers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to add buoyancy to ensure that the boat doesn\u2019t force the dock into the water too much due to weight. You can also reinforce the mooring cables to the land by adding extra cables and even a walking ramp with an aluminum base anchored into the seabed. This will take extra spending, but it makes the dock much better.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6f67db\" data-id=\"d6f67db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f984d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5f984d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-619\" alt=\"Floating Dock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-3.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-3-154x146.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-3-50x47.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-3-79x75.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1923ee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1923ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1e7a39\" data-id=\"f1e7a39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60c44b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60c44b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a32b886\" data-id=\"a32b886\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6345234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6345234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tools and Accessories Needed<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8760cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8760cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When building a drive on boat dock on your property, you\u2019ll need the following <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/best-materials-for-boat-docks\/\"><b>dock materials<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b5acda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b5acda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e575872\" data-id=\"e575872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6600c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ca6600c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eabc638\" data-id=\"eabc638\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bfd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41bfd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Extra Hands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is not a one-man job; it could break you. You will need extra <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/top-floating-dock-manufacturers\/\"><b>dock builders <\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to help you with it to make the whole process faster. At the minimum, you\u2019ll require at least three people, with that number going up depending on the size of the dock.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd9e44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd9e44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ee5d06\" data-id=\"8ee5d06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f887b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"68f887b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cfff7d\" data-id=\"0cfff7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed489d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed489d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dock Floats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are the individual pieces that are joined together to make a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/dock-customization-ideas\/\"><b>modular floating dock system<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">.<\/span> The number depends on the size of the dock you intend to set up. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b4f454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b4f454\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fa7d8f\" data-id=\"8fa7d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3c2e5 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ae3c2e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53823ae\" data-id=\"53823ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae47dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae47dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lumber: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll need lumber for anchoring the dock to the land and creating a walking platform that connects with the dock just where the water line begins.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a12a8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a12a8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e62b4\" data-id=\"e0e62b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0d16a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ba0d16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20b8d0f\" data-id=\"20b8d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edde70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edde70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Cables:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019ll need strong cables made out of aluminum or steel to hold the dock in place to stop it from floating away. Ropes can also get the job done, but they\u2019re not as strong as metallic cables.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b2d569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b2d569\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dc800c\" data-id=\"3dc800c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d367e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"13d367e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1236ea0\" data-id=\"1236ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49abc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49abc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Pins:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019ll need a variety of pins to hold everything together, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/product-item\/v-float-pin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">V-Float<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">pins<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, short pins, plastic screws, and any other connector tool that will increase the integrity of the whole structure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a363ab1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a363ab1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-549a68cf\" data-id=\"549a68cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66853603 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66853603\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13333a51\" data-id=\"13333a51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a56b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69a56b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f2a021 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f2a021\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38ea738\" data-id=\"38ea738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd58b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bd58b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">It\u2019s clear that <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>building a boat dock<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"> on your property is not that complicated. However, doing it right away should be the number one priority. It is cheaper in the long run to have the <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>best floating dock system<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"> that will last you years than creating a shoddy one that will require repairs every few weeks and could lead to damages and injuries.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4604aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4604aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">To be on the safe side, get in touch with the best <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">boat dock<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">manufacturers<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"> to get the best advice, and dock building materials at discounted prices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Een korte blik op hoe je een drive-on-boot op je terrein kunt installeren en welke gereedschappen je daarvoor nodig hebt.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/p11blog-details.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"35","_seopress_titles_title":"Drive-On Boat Dock Size & Installation Guide","_seopress_titles_desc":"A quick look at how you can set up a drive-on- boat on your property and the tools you\u2019ll need to pull that off.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drive-on-boat-dock"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6512"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6589,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512\/revisions\/6589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiseadock.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}