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A floating dock and raft system utilizing a non-skid structural surface or deck plate walking surface, without substructure, and which is attached directly to all other components of the dock system such as floats, hinges, splice plates, gangways, etc. A U-shaped rub rail is attached to the edge of the surface plate. The dock surface or deck plate is supported by floats which are attached to the surface plate by bolts or by adhesive materials. The deck plate has the strength and stiffness to meet accepted design standards for docks, which includes the capability of resisting tear-out of fasteners used for assembly. Materials which may be fabricated as a sheet or strip may be utilized as the deck or surface plate, and such includes fiberglass reinforced plastic, aluminum, plastic, and laminated or honeycomb composite panels. Also, galvanized steel may be utilized since it can be formed in a sheet, but the weight is considerably greater than the other types of materials. Since the above-identified materials can be fabricated in sheets of up to five (5) foot widths and up to and beyond forth (40) foot lengths, the as fabricated materials can be put in place by simple bolted strap-type connections or hinges or, depending on the materials involved, adhesive bonding, doweling, splining or welding.
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