If you’re about to invest in a pontoon dock for your waterfront home, then you’ll want to ensure you’re investing in quality. After all, your pontoon must last you many years of use.
For pontoon docks along the South East QLD and Northern NSW coasts, look no further than Micks Marine Maintenance. We offer the very best in pontoon docks, each custom-designed to meet individual’s needs.
With more than 15 years of experience in the pontoon manufacturing industry, we have built a solid reputation for being the go-to team you can count on to deliver top-quality workmanship at reasonable rates.
Discover what makes our pontoons the very best by learning how we create our pontoons.
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Design & Layout
Micks Marine Maintenance manufactures custom pontoons of any shape and size using the very best materials. We design our pontoon docks with function and aesthetics to provide the best outcome.
The pontoon can be a cable pontoon, strut arm pontoon or piled pontoon forming a traditional L or T shape off the gangway, or can be more of a finger pontoon – narrow and long in design.
Together, with an independent engineer, we can design the perfect pontoon for your block—an engineer signs off on the pontoon and gangway before construction and post-installation.
We also review your quay line and take the necessary steps in submitting the approval needed to build a pontoon in your region.
Frame & Hardware
We manufacture our pontoons using a marine-grade aluminium frame and aluminium hardware to withstand marine environments.
Floating Dock
A quality floating dock is essential as the main component of a pontoon. Thus, the decks of our pontoons all have an internal reinforcing mesh with minimum concrete coverage of 50mm and a finished deck thickness of 100mm. There’s a Marine-grade aluminium whaler that is tied back into the concrete deck, and all our docks are finished with a marine-grade carpet backed by a 2-year manufacturer’s warranty.
The dock underside features a polystyrene void wrapped in an HDPE liner, each custom-made to ensure we can create the correct freeboard for your pontoon.
Below is an example of one of our floating docks during the manufacturing stage.
Aluminium Gangways
We can design and manufacture gangways to any length using marine-grade aluminium, making them non-corrosive and non-combustible. They’re lightweight yet solid and structurally stable. Their composition makes them extremely rugged, robust, and easy to move and transport.
Our aluminium gangways, both their material and design, are constructed to provide longevity in the harsh environment they are exposed to daily.
Decking Options
We offer various decking options with our aluminium gangways; aluminium sheeting with marine carpet is a very popular choice on the Gold Coast, ensuring a match of the gangway deck to the pontoon deck. Another popular choice is FRP Grating, which is Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic, providing a low-maintenance, visually appealing option used in many commercial applications and is also very suitable for residential applications. Timber decking is also an option for those who prefer a more natural look.
Below is a before and after photo of a recent gangway upgrade on the Gold Coast featuring aluminium sheeting with marine carpet overlay.
Mooring
We use steel-reinforced concrete mooring blocks to anchor strut pontoons and cable pontoons to shore and In-situ piles to moor piled pontoons in place.
Cable pontoons, in addition to the gangway mooring block, use two additional concrete mooring blocks on-shore – one on either side of the gangway, while strut arm pontoons only require one additional mooring block to the gangway. Piled pontoons only have a gangway mooring block. We provide tieback or pier-style mooring blocks depending on your location and our engineer’s specification.
If you’re unsure what type of mooring you need, don’t worry. We can review your location and advise as to which is best suited to your site.
Below is an example of one of our mooring block installs featuring the steel reinforcement before and after the concrete’s pouring.
Below is an example of one of our piled pontoon installs before the gangway and floating dock installation.
Accessories
We offer a wide range of accessories, parts and add-ons for our pontoon docks.
Regarding accessories, we can elevate your pontoon with a range of custom items, such as light posts and underwater lights, fish cleaning stations, lockable storage solutions, and hose reel stands. Our aluminium fabricators can create just about anything you like to improve your pontoon, like this custom crab pot storage box requested recently.
Pontoon parts include common replacement parts, such as pile brackets and pile rollers, pontoon fenders, and pile caps. We also have a range of parts available to add functionality to our pontoons, including cleats, winches, and marine carpet.
Additionally, we can supply and install fantastic add-ons, such as boat and jet ski roller systems and jet ski docks.
Below are just a few examples of some of the great accessories we’ve installed over the last year:
Custom fabricated storage box/seat
New cleat installed
Replacement pile rollers
Jet Ski Docks
Roller systemConclusion
There are pontoon companies that install pontoon docks; then there are those the live and breath pontoons – they manufacture everything themselves and offer a full-rounded service that covers all facets of pontoons, from manufacturing to installation to after-sales support and repairs. This is the Micks Marine Maintenance difference.
From the design and layout to the frame and hardware, floating dock, gangway, decking options, mooring options, and accessories, we only use the very best materials in the manufacturing and fabricating of our pontoons and pontoon accessories.
By choosing to invest in a Micks Marine Maintenance pontoon, you can rest assured you’ll be getting the very best in quality, from every component of the pontoon dock through to the workmanship of our team.
Need more convincing? Read our post, Why Micks Marine Maintenance Is the Best Choice for Your Pontoon Dock Needs.
If you live in Brisbane, Bribie Island, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, or Northern NSW and want a pontoon dock installed on your waterfront property, make sure you contact us for a no-obligation quote before choosing to go with any other provider.
We hope to hear from you soon.