Boat Docks

CAT5 and CAT3 docks are manufactured with an interlocking system to enhance structural integrity, allowing the dock to support significantly more than its own respective load. As Boat Dock Builders, we ensure we have the proper load.

To alleviate stress on bolted and welded connections, the perimeter channel has an incorporated lip to connect with extrusions such as stringers, spreader braces, and corner receivers. These corner receivers also provide an elegant solution to the weak weld points on traditional aluminum docks. Our patented design moves welds away from the high load bearing corners where mitered corner welds often fail on our competitors’ designs.

The pole receivers for CAT5 and CAT3 roof-supports and beams allow for the vertical poles to be fully inserted up to the depth of the dock frame as a fixed-column, rather than the traditional butt-welded pole stubs mounted to the surface of a dock. Not only does this increase the allowable buckling load for the roof or upper deck, this design also eliminates any heat affected weld zones in the immediate area of the load supporting pole. With stronger poles, less view-obstructing vertical supports are necessary, making for a more open dock layout.

These are just some of the many reasons why Wahoo Docks are the strongest aluminum docks on the market. The CAT5 and CAT3 designs are also one of the quietest, with patented wear-minimizing noise-eliminating bushing installed between metal to metal contact points, such as poles, receivers, and gangway hinges.