All Purpose Floats Dock Floats

Techstar All Purpose Dock Floats offer the maximum in design flexibility and economy. Each float has 6 molded holes enabling you to lag your floats to your frame up from the bottom. You can use any size framing lumber. 3 different heights allow you to choose your freeboard.

Why Choose Techstar Polyethylene Dock Floats? Both lumber and hardware stay out of the water. Foam filled for added security. Less wood required for construction. Less labor to build your dock. Polyethylene is environmentally friendly. Polyethylene is gasoline resistant. Polyethylene is resistant to aquatic wildlife such as muskrats, otters and beavers. 3 Heights to choose from (8”, 12” & 16”) Mounting holes are molded in.

Requirements

Choose your required freeboard then pick the correct float for height taking into consideration your frame height. Next, work out the square footage of your dock design and consult the chart below. Let's say you were going to build an 8' x 20' standard rectangular dock and wanted to use AP-12 floats. Your dock would be 160 square feet so if you divide by 20 (the number off the chart), you would need a minimum of 8 floats. Put a float close to or right on each corner and spread the balance out relatively equally. If you have a heavy ramp at one end, we would strongly suggest adding flotation under the dock where the ramp weighs on it.