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Why a Jet Ski Floating Dock |
 You’ve
bought a jet ski, now you have a
decision to make. You can let it float
in the water, subject to wave action,
algae, barnacles, zebra mussels, etc. Or
you can get it out of the water. Most
people think of a hoist. Chances are
your other boats are on hoists. You
drive on and crank the hoist up lifting
the boat out of the water. But it’s
really not that simple. The hoist is
cranked down with the bunks that support
the PWC in the water. You drive on, then
get off or holler for someone to crank
you up. Depending on how the hoist is
positioned against or near a pier, you
may have to get into the water or walk
an “obstacle course”, stepping from the
PWC onto the hoist then onto the dock. The
cranking up seems to be more of a
problem than it should be. Only a couple
of turns will raise the PWC out of the
water and although it may not float off
the hoist, it’s NOT out of the water. To
get it all the way out of the water you
have to really crank it up, all the way.
In many instances that seems to be a
problem and when you notice algae on the
bottom of your machine you’ll realize
that some people hate to crank. |
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Don’t Have to Crank Cranking a
hoist doesn’t seem like too big a deal.
But, how do you explain that the first
option people buy for their boat hoists
is a drive unit so they don’t have to
crank. A hoist power drive can be
expensive and you often have the cost of
running a power line to the water. If
you’re around docks where PWC hoists are
used, you’ll frequently hear the rider
shout crank me up. The rider drives onto
the hoist and hollers for someone to
crank them up. Hoist manufacturers
recognize that people don’t like to
crank and progressive manufacturers
replace the old style hand winch with a
wheel, but hand crank or wheel, it seems
some people just hate the extra effort. |
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Easier
Installation Most jet ski hoists
have adjustable legs to help fit uneven
bottoms. These can sometimes be
difficult to get adjusted on mucky or
uneven lake bottoms. Our jet ski dock
mounts with pier pipes and floats above
any difficulties on the lake bottom. |
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Easy to Store Our jet ski floats
weight about 300 lb. and a couple
strong men should be able to handle
either. With a jet ski float you push it
to the edge of the seawall and after
lifting the front, the you should be
able to lift the front and slide the float right up on the
shore.
A 300 lb. jet ski float is probably
easier to handle than a 250 lb. aluminum
hoist. As you can see in the picture to
the right, lighter does not mean it's
better. |
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