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.

Hutto, Texas has a new EZ Dock

One more new EZ Dock in the Texas Hill Country. Just a few miles (literally) from Dell Computers and just a few hundred yards from the new toll road. This dock is a unique design that the ranch owner came up with. It has a nice sized platform area for just sitting and looking at the water or fishing in this well established farm pond. It also has a couple of places to park some small boats and a kayak.

An 80" wide center walkway and five of the 80" x 10' dock sections on the platform make this dock very stable. The dead weight anchoring system keeps the dock in place but also will allow the dock to rise and fall with the unpredictable Central Texas rainfall.

New EZ Dock on Lake Mathis

Last week, we installed a new floating dock on Lake Mathis between San Antonio and Corpus Christi. This dock is across the lake from the scout camp. Here is a photo of the dock. It really turned out nice and the customer was quite pleased with the result. This dock incorporated our dock sections and our EZ Port 3 Drive-on PWC lift. If you would like to find out the exact location, shoot us an e-mail and we can get you the GPS coordinates for this installation and others on Lake Mathis.

Stay tuned for photos of one of our largest residential dock installations to date. Pilings are being driven today and we still will be adding a very large, 8-post canopy structure over much of the dock. It is located in the Fort Worth area on Eagle Mountain Lake. It incorporates dock sections for deck areas, EZ Ports for personal watercraft, and two boat slips with air-up boat lifts. More to come later!