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Competition - Poor Quality and Bad Designs
Here are a few examples of gangway and ramp failures, poor construction and cheap docks. These are items that you really want to be sure don’t happen on your new dock purchase.
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Poor welding and workmanship. Not a very nicely finished product.
Poor welding and bad engineering. Do you think this dock builder is going to fix this for free?
Aluminum all welded gangway failed due to poor welding. I bet this is not covered under warranty!
This is a steel boat dock gangway that was not built well and failed due to a couple kids moving left to right.
This all welded dock and gangway had a poor welding job and is not engineered.
This steel gangway failed when kids were moving it left to right. Thank goodness no one was hurt.
This is a poor anchoring job. The strength is in the frame and the cable should run to a pulley coming from the frame of the dock.
This is a galvanized steel dock that has a cracked frame. This is a common repair due to a weak frame.
#1 Repair on a galvanized steel dock. The frame is not thick enough to handle the rough water.
Galvanized steel dock frame is to light to handle spud pole anchoring system.
Galvanized steel dock. Spud pole broken off due to a weak frame.
Galvanized steel dock frame that is ripping apart due to stress.
Rusted out roof pans on a steel dock, this won't happen with aluminum.
Tack welded roof supports? You get what you pay for and there is no quality in this work.
This decking was not installed properly and unfortunatley when it buckled was not covered by warranty.
Roof purlins simply tack welded, this should be on top of the beam for better strength and support.
All welded aluminum dock with round stock welded to a flat beam? Your not going to get a strong weld like this.
20 Year Warranty? This frame broke and the builder would not cover the damage to this dock. Some Warranty!
Poor quailty and installation of decking. Builder has warranty on the dock but it doesn't cover this problem.
With Wahoo aluminum decking on the upper deck, you won't have this problem. No wasps on a Wahoo.