Dock Electrical & Lighting Archives

Adding GFCI Power to a Dock Safely and Legally

June 20, 2026 by Trent Hollis

A few years back, I got a call from a marina owner down in Pensacola. He’d had a DIYer wire up a set of outlets on a floating dock — no GFCI, no weatherproof enclosures, just standard indoor receptacles stapled to the decking. Nobody got hurt, but it was one bad rainstorm away from a … Read more

Solar vs Wired Dock Lighting: What Survived My Winter

June 20, 2026 by Trent Hollis

Last January, a cold front rolled through the Gulf Coast and dropped temps into the low twenties for four straight nights. I walked my dock the morning after the freeze lifted, coffee in hand, fully expecting to spend the day replacing lights. I had both solar and wired dock lights running on the same structure … Read more