Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of a drive-on dock?

A drive-on dock lifts your boat or Jetski up out of the water which prevents marine growth forming on your hull. Marine growth on the bottom of your boat can affect performance & fuel economy (anecdotally up to 20%) and barnacles & limpets can damage the gelcoat – as can the process of scraping them off. Also, your engine mountings, lift motors and anodes will be clear of the water thus drastically reducing the corrosion they can suffer from and, importantly for many RIB owners, your tubes will be clear of the water too.

A Tetradock will save you the work and the cost of taking your boat out of the water every year (sometimes twice a year), scraping it off and antifouling it. If you add up the cost of doing that over a three or four year period, you could possibly have paid off the cost of your dock. And consider this; once you’ve paid those costs and done that work, the time and the money have gone forever – but with a dock, you still have an asset which will always have an inherent value.

And if you have a drying out mooring where your boat settles down on the mud and stones twice a day, the benefits in terms of damage control are obvious.

What size dock do I need?

If you tell us what boat you are thinking of putting on a dock and what engine set up it has, we will advise you of the size and configuration that we think is best for you. Broadly speaking, a dock needs to be about the size of your boat. So, for example, 6m RIB will have a 6m dock. 

Where can I moor a drive-on dock?

You can moor a dock almost anywhere. The usual installation is alongside a pontoon in a marina or sheltered harbour or river environment but with planning, they can be placed in many different types of location – including drying out moorings, on trot moorings and even swinging moorings.

How soon can I get my dock?

We hold float stock on a continuous basis and can usually supply your dock at your convenience – often immediately if required.