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If you’re a seasonal boat owner or otherwise need a way to make adjustments to your dock system, a wheel-in dock might be the right choice for you. Wheel-in docks can be assembled on the shore or in the water, but what makes them great is their ability to easily wheel in and out of the water when the boating season begins and ends. When you take the wheel-in dock and combine it with ShoreMaster engineering and expertise, you get a high-quality, long-lasting, and highly customizable dock system.

When you have to temporarily stop your boat at a dock and don’t want to bother with a boat lift, dock lines are the way to go. Dock lines will keep your boat from drifting away into the water while you’re stretching your legs on land. Here’s a short introduction to boat dock lines, dock cleats, and other boat dock accessories to help keep your boat in place.

A pontoon or tri-toon boat is a great way to enjoy the water, but they’re not cheap boats. Not only are they expensive, but lifting them out of the water can be, too—especially if you need to buy a brand-new boat lift specifically for your pontoon. Luckily, a new boat doesn’t have to mean a new boat lift: there are a few ways that you can outfit your old lift with new supports to accommodate your pontoon or tri-toon.

Without decking, you have nowhere to stand or walk on your way out to your boat or anything else you have on your dock. Choosing your dock decking options and materials is an important decision that will likely come down to your budget, dock plans, maintenance preferences, and aesthetics. For a lot of dock owners, that choice might come down to wood or aluminum: ShoreMaster has the widest range of decking choices among dock manufacturers and years of waterfront experience, so we can tell you everything there is to know about comparing those two materials.