Product Details
All Purpose Float (AP-12) by Techstar®. Size: 48" x 24" x 12". Color: Black. TECHSTAR™ All Purpose Dock Floats offer the maximum in design flexibility and economy. Each float has 6 moulded holes enabling you to lag your floats to your frame up from underneath. You can use any size framing lumber 2x6 or larger. Techstar three different model numbers come in different heights to allow you to choose your preferred freeboard.
Specifications
| Outside Dimensions (inches): 24 x 48 x 12 |
| Flotation (lbs): 400 lbs |
| Average Wall Thickness: 0.150 |
| Sq. Foot Deck Coverage: 20 |
| Weight (lbs): 35 lbs |
| Per Skid: 12 |
Features
- Hardware Required - 5/16" to 3/8" x 3" Galvanized lag bolts c/w flat and lock washers/ 6- holes per float
- AP- Floats for 2" x 6" or 2" x 8" frame
- Use with BF-12 bumper float with AP-12 as a center float in floating dock construction
- 6 Mounting holes are molded in the float
400 Pounds Flotation
For use with TechStar BF-12 Bumper Floats on docks wider than 8 feet. Add to dock sections 10 to 12 feet wide and wider for additional flotation. Size 24" wide X 48" long X 12" tall. Molded from Marine Grade Polyethylene and filled with expanded polystyrene foam for added security.
Why choose TECHSTAR™ All Purpose Floats
Both lumber and hardware stay out of the water
All Purpose dock floats offer the maximum in design flexibility and economy
3 Different heights (8", 12" or 16") allow you to choose your preferred freeboard
Polyethylene is resistant to aquatic wildlife like muskrats, otters and beavers
Gasoline resistant
Filled with closed cell expanded polystyrene
Less wood required for construction so less labour to build your dock
6 Moulded mounting holes
Perfect for any size framing 2x6 or larger
Getting Started - Building Guide
1. Choose your preferred freeboard, then pick your float height, taking into consideration the height of your desired frame.
2. Next, work out the square footage of your desired dock design, and consult with the chart below.
EXAMPLE: Let's say you're going to build an 8ft x 20ft rectangular dock using
AP-12 floats. Your dock would be 160sq.ft, then divide by 20 (the deck
coverage number off the chart). You would require a minimum of 8 floats.
3. Place a float on each corner and spread the balance out as equally as possible.
4. Adding a ramp will require extra floatation where the ramp and dock meet, or where there is a long span of ramp that is directly over deep water.
Techstar® is a proud Canadian manufacturer located in Port Perry Ontario. Here at Techstar, Techstar have been moulding a wide range of material handling products, storage bins, commercial recycling stations and dock floats since 1978. Techstar business began in Scarborough Ontario in a warehouse of just 3,000 sq. ft, and with Techstar budding success over the following 10 years, Techstar purchased a factory in Port Perry Ontario. Now, over 40 years later, Techstar company has grown exponentially, and with the expansion of Techstar product lines, Techstar occupy just over 60,000 sq. ft at Techstar manufacturing facility.