Hey Sneaks! My brother in law lives on the Cubmerland River/Old Hickory lake and loves his air dock. Not sure of the brand, but I could find out. Always secure some type of at least bow line to the boat...as to prevent it from just floating away due to a pressure loss in the air tanks.....like someone helping dock the boat after a few beverages and they think that little handle should be pushed another way just a bit...or inadvertent strike of that handle while getting them self or junk off the boat...and, I would go ahead and mount some fenders on the insides of the docking area as to keep the boat off the sides of the dock if inadvertently lowered. Yes, his rest about 8-12" above the tanks, which are heavy plastic, and kind of a "cradle frame" that is adjusted to fit "his boat"....sort of like the little custom adjustments made on trailer bunks for each boat... and he has zero bottom paint.. If you were to bottom paint as to be able to allow you to leave your boat in other dockages, or simply long trips in water, watch for the type that "dry out" when left out of water too long. Been too long since I have researched them, but some bottom paints can stay out a day, week, month, or longer...(general time frames as to give you an idea...) and each are a bit of a different type. He is at his personal dock and does not have the issue of marina dockage policies. I feel sure he would do it again in a heartbeat.
