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Preface

Introduction from the Dock Pro

1 Permitting

2 Fastenation

3 Docks in Sections

4 Fixed Docks

5 Completing the Site Survey for a Fixed Dock

6 Skid Dock

7 Permanent Post Dock

8 Post and Bracket Dock

9 The Pipe Leg Dock

10 Stabilizing a Fixed Dock

11 Crib Docks

12 Roll’n Docks

13 Floating Docks

14 Completing the Site Survey for a Floating Dock

15 Dock Sections That Float

16 Connections of Sections

17 Flotation Sensation

18 Shore Transition and Anchoring for Floating Docks

19 Fixed to Floating Dock

20 Tidal and River Waters

21 Swim Rafts

22 Clues for Cleats

23 Safeguarding from Wind and Waves

24 Fender Friends

25 Accessorizing

26 Understanding Ice-Over and Winter Storage

27 Preservatives on Wood Docks

28 Wood Dock Repairs

Glossary of Terms

Material Sources

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Artist

Minutes before the sun sets on the shores of Frye Island, Maine, do-it-yourselfers pause for a thumbs-up, having completed their first dock installation.