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FLEX-CONNECT FLOATING ALUMINUM DOCK

Beautiful, Versatile, Durable, and Affordable!

Finally, a feature rich, beautiful and long lasting floating boat dock for sale that is also affordable. Gone are the days of settling for some warped, wooden monstrosity filled with screws and brackets.

Gone are the long, heavy, 1 solid piece sections.
Gone are the pile-driving barge contractors who will "be there when they get there".
Gone are the waste-your-precious-lake-time repairs.

Leave the nonsense to the neighbors. Call or write today to discuss your unique needs.

Features of the Flex-Connect Floating Dock

Fully Welded Aluminum Dock Frame
Unlike some of the other floating boat docks for sale, you won't be bolting your frame together or chopping up a bunch of warped chemical filled lumber for days.

Floating docks are Super Easy to Install and Remove
Just float them into place, drop the auger posts, and screw into the bottom. Skip the obnoxious permit and pile driving process.

Best Floating Dock Prices Anywhere
You don't need to settle for the prices the local marina gives you. We sell direct to the homeowner, not the distributor... and then the marina... and then you.

Best Features Anywhere
The list is long. From the Flex-Connect connection system, recessed decking, or the exterior track system, this is a floating boat dock designed from the ground up with you in mind.

Features of the Floating Aluminum Lake Truss Dock

Welded in Leg Piling Holders With Replaceable Urethane Wear Bushings for Quiet Operation

Track Mount Connector Brackets Can Connect Frames in Any Layout

Track Mount Flex-Connect Urethane Mounting Dampeners Allow Infinite Configurations

Fully Welded Aluminum Frame w/ Removable Deck Panels

Floating Dock Prices Floating Truss Dock w cedar decking (4x8): $1700 ea.
Floating Truss Dock w/ Surestep Decking (4x8): $1750 ea.
Floating Truss Dock w/ PVC Decking (4x8): $1900 ea.
Floating Truss Dock w/ cedar decking(6x8): $1900 ea.
Floating Truss Dock w/ Surestep Decking (6x8): $2000 ea.
Floating Truss Dock w/ PVC Decking (6x8): $2200 ea.

We regularly ship factory direct all over the US. Check out our F.A.Q. page for more info!
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What's Included? Frame
Decking
Dock Anchor Posts
Hardware
Caps
In other words... EVERYTHING!
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A Full Dock Line to Provide a Full Docking Solution

Did you know that you can mix and match our dock systems? Because we've specifically designed our systems to have similar components and geometry, we can dial in a perfect solution for your application. Looking to save a few bucks (aren't we all)? Let's use our Cottage Style Dock as a walkway to your floating platform! If your water drops off to 7+ft or if you have water fluctuations from tidal changes or dam control, maybe you only need a portion of your dock to be a consistent height off the water. In that case, a floating platform with a ramp connected to a less expensive non-floating dock makes a ton of sense.
Cottage Style Dock as a walkway

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Properly Secured Skip the Barge

The problem with floating docks is that they always want to float away. Securing your floating dock becomes one of the most important aspects of your dock success. Our aluminum floating dock frames have a piling holder welded in each corner. A piling holder in use is outfitted with a replaceable urethane wear bushing for the aluminum anchor post to ride up and down in. Simply float the dock into place, drop the sand auger down to the lake bottom, and auger into place. Then sit back and enjoy years of QUIET, trouble free operation. Unused piling holders are simply topped with a poly cap so they don't become toe-stubbers.

Many of our competitors would have their pile just ride up an down in a steel or aluminum sleeve. It's noisy and prone to wear. Urethane has much preferred properties over metal for this type of bushing application as it can absorb load and impact without wearing or taking a set. And the sand augers? You'll be amazed at how quickly they bury themselves and how far down they get. Augers work great in sand/mud/silt/clay, but obviously won't go through rocks, at which point you should contact Bestmade to discuss alternate anchoring options. Have a hurricane coming in and concerned about tidal surge? Have to take your docks out every season because your lake freezes? No problem. Just reverse process and screw the sand augers back out, lock them in the upright position, and float them to shore.

A Flexible ConnectionA floating dock is subject to stresses regular leg docks don't have to deal with. Because there is no fixed base of support, the frame has to be built tough to handle the twisting from constant wave cycling all day, every day. To address this many manufacturers will put a hinged connection between floating dock sections. This lets loads spread out through the system, but it's also noisy, prone to wear, and makes for an unstable walking surface. Other manufacturers will instead use rigid connections. Of course then the docks are much more prone to failure from the fatigue of wave action. There is no good option - until now. Our Flex-Connect urethane dampener gives the best of both a fixed and hinged connection.

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Each dock connection is outfitted with (2) Flex-Connect urethane dampeners. It's important to let the dock "flow" with the wave action to prevent failure, but it's also important to have a stable walking surface for when we - you know - actually use the dock. Our Flex-Connect system works as a spring. It has just the right amount of flexibility between sections. Enough flex to spread out the stresses caused by wave action, but not so much that it feels like walking on a water bed. What does this mean for you? A QUIET dock that will be stable underfoot but rugged in the water.

Floating Dock Accessory Options