We have moved!!!

EZ Dock of Texas has moved. We have relocated to a larger facility just 5 blocks west of our old location. We are now at 3500 Raider Drive, Hurst, Texas. Our new location has quite a bit more room and is much better suited for our needs. Since we built this facility specifically for EZ Dock of Texas, we now have a much larger warehouse/showroom area with even more EZ Dock products in stock and on display. We also have plenty of space around the building and are stocking more EZ Dock products than ever before. Whatever you need, we will have it.

Give us a call & stop by. We would love to visit with you about how a new EZ Dock can be the answer to your dock needs.

Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike has come and gone and we have all seen the images of the destruction left in it's wake.

The stories that we are hearing about EZ Dock are that the majority of the docks that were installed in the path of Ike fared very well. Most floated to the top of or over the top of their anchoring pipes. The docks that were tethered to something solid stayed put. The docks that were not tethered ended up other places, but intact. These have mostly been recovered and restored to their previous location. We had other docks that were in areas that were hammered by high winds and waves crashing 5' or more over the bulkhead. We suffered a few broken couplers and a couple of scuffed up pipe brackets, but again, the docks survived when wooden docks all around were disappearing into loose boards and scrap wood.

The more we learn, the more we are amazed by just how tough the EZ Dock System is.

NEW - EZ Port Max In-line Docking for PWC's

New for the 2008 Season, EZ Dock has introduced the EZ Port Max PWC Lift. This new product opens up the market for those customers that are needing to dock multiple watercraft using an in-line configuration. Our new roller design allows the watercraft to drive on and roll all the way to the front of the lift. A raised bulkhead section serves as a safety stop. Once the first watercraft is docked, the user inserts a removable, smaller bulkhead section behind the first docked watercraft. The second watercraft can now be docked safely without risking running into the watercraft ahead of it. Launching is now simply a matter of rolling off the PWC in the back, removing the bulkhead insert, and rolling the front watercraft off the rear of the lift.

If you have a limited amount of space, the double configuration measures only 5' wide x 24.5' in length. Need room for two watercraft inside of a 16 to 20' wide boat slip without having to get rid of your boat? No Problem. You can now have room for your boat AND two or more watercraft.

Take a look at the photos. Give us a call and let us show you a product solution that has never been available before.

Texas Floods

After languishing in a two and a half year drought throughout the State, this year we found ourselves looking at record flood conditions. Many lakes in Texas were closed through Labor Day because the ramps and parks were all under water.

Lake Texoma rose to historically high levels and actually crested the dam for only the fourth time in history. The dock in the photo was installed a couple of years ago at the Thousand Trails RV Park and Campground. We knew at the time that we had to plan for the lake to come up 25+ feet. The only problem was that the lake could also drop over 11 feet. This meant that the dock would have to accomodate over 36' of variance in elevation.

This dock was installed using telescoping pipe. We sleeved a 20 section of pipe over the top of a 24' section of smaller pipe that had been driven into the lake bottom about 8'. The outer pipe had "ears" that the dock would grab on its way up as shown in the second photo. The gangway had a float installed midway that was intended to serve to lift the gangway off the dock once the lake came up past the landing area.

Today, the dock is back in place with no damage.

See more EZ Dock Photos at www.ezdocktexas.com.

Check this out!

How about this for a nice new dock? We just completed getting the canopy top installed and can't wait to show what EZ Dock can do for someone that needs a large floating platform. This dock is about 36' x 85' and nearly the entire dock is under shade. The canopy top is the same product that is so often seen on car dealership lots around Texas. If you would like to see more examples of the canopy tops that we have installed on our docks, you can visit the Floating Docks section of our website http://www.ezdocktexas.com/ then scroll down a bit and click on the link to Covered Docks. You can also see several covered docks in our Photo Gallery section of the website.

Many times we are asked how EZ Dock products hold up in the Texas sun. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to visit an installation that we did for the U.S. Navy at the Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (NAS/JRB). This dock was installed in the fall of 2002. The installation consisted of 54 boat slips anchored with pipe anchors and heavy duty pipe brackets. The dock is actually administered by the Morale, Welfare, & Recreation(MWR) department of the military for recreational use by both active duty and retired military personnel. Marina slips are rented on a monthly or annual basis. Even though there were not boats in every slip, they tell us that on weekends, all slips are full.

After a thorough examination of the dock, we found absolutely no sign of any wear in the materials at all. All deck surfaces felt strong and showed no sign of any impact of UV or the Texas heat. Other than a little dirt and a few "souvenirs" left by some resident seagulls, the dock looks great!

New Dock on Eagle Mountain Lake - Fort Worth

EZ Dock of Texas recently completed the dock portion of one of the largest residential docks that we have installed to date. This dock was added to existing fixed docks so that the lake can still be enjoyed even when water levels drop as they did over the past three years. This dock has five EZ Port PWC Lifts, two boat slips, and plenty of deck area. We cannot wait until the next Google Earth update pass so that we can see this one from above.

Within the next few weeks, we will be adding a canopy top over the entire dock. Stay tuned for more photos to come.