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[Gone Forever]

I'm not actually sure what a wedge dock is, but there are only two docks in at present. One is about 25 yards west of the ramp, and the other is 50 yards east, where the ranger boat is moored. To get to the west one, you have to climb the length of the ramp and then go back down, because there are rocks and brush preventing you from a shorter route.

No sweat for you youngsters, but for this 77-yo, it was tough.

To my understanding a wedge dock is a dock that is in the middle of a wide launch ramp, or directly to the sides so you can basically tie up to the dock, fetch your trailer/truck and load up.   They put them out when traffic slows down enough that there won't be any loading/unloading conflicts.  Enen then I've been told: "Hurry up old man".

The 'wedge' docks are placed on the ramp and adjusted with the water level.  They are usually the first dock put out in the spring but also the first to be pulled out in the fall - or it appears to be that way to me.  The are NOT usually meant to be tied up to after you launch.  They should be used for easier egress to and from the boat and if you are solo you can get in the boat quicker and immediately move it to the curtesy docks off to one or both sides of the ramp.  Leaving your boat tied to the wedge dock just ties up that boat launch area and slows things way down for the others waiting to launch while you go park your vehicle and then wait some more while you walk a 1/4 mile back to the wedge dock.  Unfortunately, way too many folks don't understand these simple courtesy guidelines and think the wedge dock is there to make THEIR launch quick and easy.

What I thought a wedge dock was. This is at Rockport late season. Last time I was there 3 or so weeks ago they had an "F" dock off to one side. On those I pulled into one of the slots "F".
Google Maps
Here is another version.
Google Maps This is at Pineview early season.
Maybe sometimes I am old and, in the way, if they offered to help, I would accept it.

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I'm not actually sure what a wedge dock is, but there are only two docks in at present. One is about 25 yards west of the ramp, and the other is 50 yards east, where the ranger boat is moored. To get to the west one, you have to climb the length of the ramp and then go back down, because there are rocks and brush preventing you from a shorter route.

No sweat for you youngsters, but for this 77-yo, it was tough.

To my understanding a wedge dock is a dock that is in the middle of a wide launch ramp, or directly to the sides so you can basically tie up to the dock, fetch your trailer/truck and load up.   They put them out when traffic slows down enough that there won't be any loading/unloading conflicts.  Enen then I've been told: "Hurry up old man".

The 'wedge' docks are placed on the ramp and adjusted with the water level.  They are usually the first dock put out in the spring but also the first to be pulled out in the fall - or it appears to be that way to me.  The are NOT usually meant to be tied up to after you launch.  They should be used for easier egress to and from the boat and if you are solo you can get in the boat quicker and immediately move it to the curtesy docks off to one or both sides of the ramp.  Leaving your boat tied to the wedge dock just ties up that boat launch area and slows things way down for the others waiting to launch while you go park your vehicle and then wait some more while you walk a 1/4 mile back to the wedge dock.  Unfortunately, way too many folks don't understand these simple courtesy guidelines and think the wedge dock is there to make THEIR launch quick and easy.

What I thought a wedge dock was. It is taken at Rockport very late in the season. The last time I was there 3 or so weeks ago they had an "F" dock off to one side. On those I pulled into one of the slots of the "F".
Google Maps
Here is another version of one at Pineview off the side very early season.
Google Maps

Maybe sometimes I am old and, in the way, If they offered to help, I would accept it.