Consider these points when determining applications for the Eco-Flote System:

1. ECO-FLOTE™ IS BETTER THAN OTHER SYSTEMS

The unique features and benefits of the Eco-Flote System give it distinct advantages over any other dock. It should always be considered as a viable alternative to any stationary, roll-in, or floating dock. (For more details, see the sections of this site called Features and Benefits, Components, and Frequently Asked Questions)

2. ECO-FLOTE™ IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR BODIES OF WATER WITH:

• Changing Water Levels, such as rivers, reservoirs, lakes in flowages, and tidal areas.
• Deep or Moving Water, where stationery docks cannot be anchored.
• Unstable or Unyielding Bottom Material, such as loose mud or hard rock.

Stationary docks are simply not practical in areas with changing water levels. They need frequent readjustment to avoid being either submerged or left "high & dry". Furthermore, as prime waterfront real estate becomes scarce, people are building homes on sections of lakeshore with loose muddy bottoms, hard rock bottoms and steep drop-offs. These areas are also unsuitable for stationary docks.

Even with favorable bottom conditions, the piles and posts used on stationary docks (and the wheels on roll-in docks) can sink, settle and shift substantially through the course of one season. Because unbalanced docks can pose safety hazards and compromise functionality, they need frequent repairs and readjustments. In addition, most stationary docks in northern climates need to be disassembled and removed for the winter to avoid ice damage. During the winter months, they are often stored along the shoreline, or in the owner's back yard, where they often become eyesores and take up valuable space.

The Eco-Flote system avoids these problems. Our system can be anchored into any bottom material at any depth and will provide a stable platform for boat mooring, swimming, sunbathing, and other activities as it rides naturally with the ebbs and flows of the water that supports it. And, unless the dock will be exposed to large quantities of moving ice, it need not be removed for the winter.

3. THE ECO-FLOTE SYSTEM™ PERFORMS BEST IN PROTECTED AREAS.

Like any floating system, Eco-Flote rides with the action of the water that supports it. Therefore, it functions most effectively in bodies of water that are relatively protected from harsh winds, turbulent waters and moving ice. It is recommended that Eco-Flote docks be installed in bays, harbors, backwaters or other locations buffered by natural barriers (such as reefs, shoals or islands) or by fabricated barriers (such as cribs, breakwaters or wave attenuators). For optimum performance Eco-Flote docks should not be installed in locations with more than 1/2 mile of open water between the dock (lift, swimming raft, floating boardwalk, etc.) and the opposite shoreline- nor in rivers with extreme currents or heavy flows of ice.