Who We Are
Custom Dock Builders in Tacoma, WA
The company was founded in Tenino, Washington, in 1976 and produced floating docks for residential customers. It was purchased by Wendell and Pauline Stroud in 1988.
Marine Floats subsequently moved to a facility off of the Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma and continued doing business there for over 40 years. The site allowed Marine Floats to focus on saltwater dock projects and to pioneer a dock construction process that streamlined marine construction, custom dock building, and assembly for clients across the Pacific Northwest. This innovation allowed new docks to be built in large sections off-site and delivered largely complete.
In the 1990s, the firm began the development of commercial marinas, starting with the Quartermaster Marina on Vashon Island. Marine Floats project’s scale and scope have grown dramatically since then, as the demand to build custom docks and complex dock construction projects for a variety of waterfront applications continued to rise throughout the region.
The listing of salmon under the Endangered Species Act brought all permitting of docks and piers in the Puget Sound area to a standstill in 1999. Since then, Marine Floats has turned its expertise in navigating the increasing complexity of the permitting process into a strategic advantage for its clients. Marine Floats has embraced environmentally conscious building practices that allow for permit approvals in a highly regulated marine area.
Logan Brown became a partner in Marine Floats in 2017 after working his way up in the company for many years. In 2020, the company moved to a new location off of the Middle Waterway in Tacoma and continued its long tradition of building superior quality projects, custom boat docks, dock repairs, and custom dock systems with a focus on customer satisfaction, while including specialized solutions for luxury docks, dock accessories, and personal watercraft storage, helping every client achieve their dream dock anywhere in the Pacific Northwest.
From design to delivery, every Marine Floats structure is built using high-quality materials to ensure durability, longevity, and safety.
