This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

It appears to do what it's advertised to do. I'd like to see one in person.
--
John H.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:17:18 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

It appears to do what it's advertised to do. I'd like to see one in person.

Did you see the video of driving a CC - looks like a 20' - up on the
dock? That groove filling with water is pretty slick, but I still
wonder what happens to the gelcoat/bottom paint.
Another thing I was thinking is how boats are stolen by cutting them
loose and towing them away.
With this the thieves can cut the dock loose and tow dock and boat
away all at once!

--Vic

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:22:40 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:17:18 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

It appears to do what it's advertised to do. I'd like to see one in person.

Did you see the video of driving a CC - looks like a 20' - up on the
dock? That groove filling with water is pretty slick, but I still
wonder what happens to the gelcoat/bottom paint.
Another thing I was thinking is how boats are stolen by cutting them
loose and towing them away.
With this the thieves can cut the dock loose and tow dock and boat
away all at once!

--Vic

That's true, and I'd share your concerns about the finish of the bottom. It
doesn't look like the groove fills with water until the boat has pushed the
floats down far enough. Until then, it's dry.
--
John H.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

I see plenty of similar systems used by property owners along the
Vermilion River, especially for small boat and jet skiis.

I do not know if one system is better than the other..........although
the specs on the product (wall thickness, type of plastic, QC) and
customer reviews may.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:22:38 -0400, JimH wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

I see plenty of similar systems used by property owners along the
Vermilion River, especially for small boat and jet skiis.

I do not know if one system is better than the other..........although
the specs on the product (wall thickness, type of plastic, QC) and
customer reviews may.

Does that river freeze? Supposedly you can leave this type dock in
place. My grandfolks has a small wood pier on a lake and we had
to remove the planking in the winter, and the pilings had to replaced
every 10 years or so.
I like that this floating dock puts you close to the water. Easier to
land fish, and not so far to fall if you take a tumble.

--Vic

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:29:50 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:22:38 -0400, JimH wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

I see plenty of similar systems used by property owners along the
Vermilion River, especially for small boat and jet skiis.

I do not know if one system is better than the other..........although
the specs on the product (wall thickness, type of plastic, QC) and
customer reviews may.

Does that river freeze? Supposedly you can leave this type dock in
place. My grandfolks has a small wood pier on a lake and we had
to remove the planking in the winter, and the pilings had to replaced
every 10 years or so.
I like that this floating dock puts you close to the water. Easier to
land fish, and not so far to fall if you take a tumble.

--Vic



Yes, it does freeze and those docking systems are removed from the
rivver in late fall.

"JimH" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

I see plenty of similar systems used by property owners along the
Vermilion River, especially for small boat and jet skiis.

I do not know if one system is better than the other..........although
the specs on the product (wall thickness, type of plastic, QC) and
customer reviews may.


Sorry to have not ended my post properly.

.....and customer reviews may..........show the manufactures with systems
that out perform others.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:18:05 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

This looks like a neat system for those with waterfront property.
Not as good as a concrete dock and davits, but a lot cheaper.
Anybody ever see one, or walk on one?
Thoughts?
http://www.versadock.com/

--Vic

We have a few of them, on the river with jet skis on them. They tend
to grow lots of stuff on them if you don't stay on the maintenance.
There is a tree growing on one of them. All have some degree of marine
fouling.

I was wondering about that. BTW, what kind of maintenance do you do
on the concrete dock pilings down there. I noticed about 6" of shell
growth on my sister's dock pilings in Punta Gorda.
It's about 10 years old.
I hate the thought of falling in and climbing up or even hanging on to
that stuff. Looks like razors. Seawalls are almost as bad.
Can a dock turn into a reef?

--Vic

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:30:46 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I was wondering about that. BTW, what kind of maintenance do you do
on the concrete dock pilings down there. I noticed about 6" of shell
growth on my sister's dock pilings in Punta Gorda.

A lot of people, including myself, are using plastic "pile wrap". The
local dock builders in SWFL know where to get it. It keeps the worms
out and reduces the amount of other growth.