Are you getting the best price per buoyancy pound?
Always ask for dock floats with
tank-tested buoyancy ratings.

Quality, durability and warranty are key to deciding on the best dock float choice, but so is your cost per buoyancy pound delivered.

However, most published buoyancy ratings are calculated based solely on outside dimensions of the float shell. And calculated buoyancy ratings can be as much as 20% higher than the actual buoyancy delivered. Here is one example:

A Premier 36x48x12 inches(91.44x121.92x30.48 cm) float delivers a certified tank-tested buoyancy rating of 656 lbs(297.56 kg). The published buoyancy for a competitive float of the same dimensions is 679 lbs(307.99 kg), but it actually delivers only 542 lbs(245.85 kg) (based on a tank test). That's 20.2% less than their published rating and 17.4% less than Premier's equivalent float.

That variance from published to actual tank-tested buoyancy ratings can result in a difference of 30 additional competitor floats for a project as simple as a simple 2500 ft² 762 m², 14-slip commercial dock (using a dead/live load rating of 45 lbs/ft² (20.4kg/m²).

Only 140 Premier floats would be needed compared to 170 competitor floats to achieve the same freeboard target. Why pay the same price or higher for a float and actually get 20% less buoyancy? If your dock design is based on calculated buoyancy ratings, you may need to buy 20% more flotation to achieve your design goal. But you won't know that until you float your dock sections.

Industry's Only 15-Year Warranty...
(1st 10 years at 100% Non-Prorated Replacement)

Premier floating dock floats are available in standard, large and boatlift configurations providing buoyancy ratings from 230lbs(104.33 kg) to 4628lbs (2079.7 kg). Sixty(60) different dock float sizes and float dock supplies are available to match any application you may be planning. Our floating dock floats and boat lift floats also provide features and benefits that continue to set them apart from other floating dock products, even those that look like ours.

You can be assured that Premier dock floats meet the strictest specs and quality standards. And our warranty is unmatched. That's why professional dock builders around the world choose Premier dock floats.

All floats are constructed of recyclable materials No CFC is used in foam filling process Premier Dock Floats Exceed All Regulatory, Industry Tests and Environmental Standards for Design, Materials, Quality and Warranty Not all dock floats are created equally. There are five components required to be the best dock float…

1) highest quality raw materials,

2) field-proven float shell design,

3) a void-free EPS foam fill

4) continuous quality testing of materials & completed dock floats

5) certified, tank-tested buoyancy ratings

Only the Best Materials Used in Dock Float Production

Only the best virgin materials are used in the construction of Premier dock floats. Linear virgin polyethylene resin with UV ray inhibitors and carbon black pigment is used to produce our rotationally molded outer shells. Compliant with FDA Title 21 environmental standards, this resin offers a level of toughness, rigidity, stress-crack resistance and low temperature impact performance unmatched in the industry.

All dock floats are filled with the highest quality EPS foam injected under steam to ensure a solid void-free foam fill that meets the Hunt 7-Day Water Absorption Test and provides a solid foam core for added structural strength.

Field-Proven Floating Dock Float Design You Can Trust

Premier's consistent and tested dock float wall thickness is 0.150”/0.381 cm nominal. No spot in the dock float shell will be less than 0.125"/0.318 cm at any point. That's why Premier dock floats exceed the ASTM Falling Dart Puncture Test even when subjected to -20°F/-6.7C  testing temperatures. The float shell is seamless so there are no weak weld points to fail. And, structural ribs on both the top and bottom deliver added strength and durability.

External mounting flanges and slots are an integral part of each dock float design. You never have to penetrate the float body to attach a float to a floating dock frame; so you never compromise the dock float water tight integrity or introduce an unnecessary failure point. And installation is much faster and easier, as well. Use nut, bolt and washer combinations on steel and aluminum frames, and lag screws and washers on wood frame floating docks.

Backed by the industry's 15-Year Warranty, USACOE Compliant

Confident with our tested dock float quality and field-tested design, Premier floats are backed by the only 15-year warranty that exceeds the USACOE regulation requiring that the first 8 years offer 100% non-prorated replacement for defective floats. Our warranty provides 100% non-prorated replacement for the first 10 years. Warranty details here.

Why Should You Use the Industry's Best Dock Floats?

If you own a marina, your floating docks and slips are a revenue source you need to protect; and using the best flotation provides the longest useful life, best protection and lowest maintenance cost. If you’re a floating dock builder, Premier dock floats will complement your reputation as a quality dock builder and minimize costly post install maintenance calls. If you’re building your own residential floating dock, use the dock floats the professionals use. Don't settle for less.

No one else can provide you the quality, the protection and the availability of 60 rotationally-molded dock float sizes that Premier can deliver.

Blow-Molded Dock Floats in Two Sizes

Our blow-molded dock floats are available in 24x48x12 inches(60.96x121.92x30.48 cm) and 24x48x16 inches(60.96x121.92x40.64 cm) providing tank-tested drum buoyancy ratings from 409lbs/185.52 kg and 546lbs/247.66 kg, respectively. You can be assured that our blow-molded floats meet the strictest specs and quality standards. And our warranty is unmatched.