Dock Accessories

A bare dock is a structure. The accessories are what make it a place you use, and almost all of them are easier and cheaper to provide at build time than to retrofit — because the structure, the fixings and the blocking can be put where they need to be rather than worked around.

What we supply and install

Dock boxes

Secure storage at the dock for lines, fenders, life jackets, cleaning gear and everything else you do not want to carry back to the house each time. A box also tends to become the thing people sit on, so placement is worth a thought.

Benches

Somewhere to sit, which sounds trivial until you notice how much of the time spent on a dock is spent not doing anything in particular. Built into the structure or freestanding, positioned for the view and for shade where there is any.

Fish cleaning tables

Cleaning fish at the dock instead of at the house. Placement matters more than the table: downwind of where people sit, close to a water supply if there is one, and where rinse-down is straightforward.

Railings

Handrails are substantial enough to have their own page — post loads need structure beneath them, the material choice is a real decision, and the whole assembly fails at its fixings rather than along its length. See dock handrails and railings for single rail, double rail, full guards, materials and retrofitting.

Planning accessories in

At design stage, accessories are a layout question rather than a bolt-on. Where the bench goes affects where the walkway widens. Where the cleaning table goes affects plumbing if you want a water supply. Where rails run affects pile and framing layout.

The practical advice: tell us what you want on the dock when we are designing it, even if you intend to add some of it later. Providing structure and fixing points costs very little at build time and considerably more afterwards.

Adding to an existing dock

Most of this can be retrofitted. What we check first is whether the structure can take the load and the fixing — which is also a good moment to look at the dock’s overall condition. We frequently find that a dock due for accessories is also due for hardware renewal or pile attention, and doing both at once saves a mobilisation.

Related equipment

Boat lifts and boathouse service, boathouse construction and gazebos and covered structures are covered separately.

Call (904) 327-3931 or tell us what you want on your dock.