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I want to buy a roll in dock. I want a super simple adjust water depth without getting in water. I want it to be light so I could pull inn and out myself...looking at a 24' dock...Hewitt, beach king, newman...etc etc... What is the easiest, what would you all recommend ?

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I have had a Hewitt for about a dozen years. It has been an awesome dock. All aluminum, no rust, easy to handle. It is easy in, easy out, easy one crank height adjustment. I have the aluminum decking and it has virtually no maintenance. I have power washed it twice in 12 years. It still looks like new. Hewitt's aluminum surface is non-slip too. The fish like to live under it too. I highly recommend a Hewitt dock.

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Walk-On-Water or WOW. I can put it in and pull it out by myself. 4'x4' cedar decking. 8'x8' section at the end and the furthest out poles are in 7' of water but still no sway/shake in the dock when 4-6 people are fishing off the end.

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We have a 32' Private Island with cedar decking that's at least 20 years old.The height can be changed by yourself without going in the water but is easier with 2 & 1 in the water.The brackets to hold the posts is under the edge of the dock so a little hard to get at.We have 2 for putting in & taking out too as we have a steep bank & a riprapped shoreline.I'm sure most mfgrs. make at least 1 model now that 1 person can take care of.

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A bit off point but does it make a difference if there is a dealer nearby? I would assume a delivery and setup charge would be part of the deal no matter what but I suspect that there has to be some sort of distance thing involved.

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I would look at Floe Docks.

Light weight, easy to put in and take out. Floe Dock sections come in 4x16 or 4x12 and other sizes as well.

If you have two people you could get by very reasonable by have one 4x16 and one 4x12 truss ramp. With the truss ramp it makes it easier to transition the dock to the shore line.

The 4x16 you could have wheels on booth ends and put the truss on dock of the dock and wheel onto shore.

Only reason I say two people because of the truss ramp. If you went with two wheeled sections only one person is needed.

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