Dock design

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Yes, a ramp with a hand rail down one side would be great.

You will maybe end up wanting to use a cart rather than a hand truck, as it will hold more dissimilar things, like groceries, that you don't want to stack. The ramp should be long enough to pull heavy loads easily up or safely go down. Heavy loads like tool boxes or batteries going down a ramp can get away from you on a slippery surface when you're bent over, so be sure and incorporate non-skid provisions.

That is a hike to the end.
Looks like a need for electric bar stools.

Mostly needed is a smooth surface for the ship's gunnel (bang strip) to slide on.
4" PVC can take a heck of a beating until it freezes, Then like ice, it shatteres. That 4" green pipe I came upon, did not shatter.

Wish I still had a picture of it.
On the side of the pipe towards the boat, I hole sawed a 1/2" hole, Across from that I drilled a 3/8" hole.
Vertical on the pile face, A lag screw went thru the larger hole with a ratchet extension, screwing thru the small hole into the pile.

Back then, we laied across the river current. Half of the time the boat was pressed against the piles.
Also when deploying or returning, Sliding in/out on the plastic was much nicer than rubbing on the bare wood pile or rubber.
Currently, the river does not push us on the pile and the rubber mini fenders like what you ordered are great.

I still have some used 3/4 round fenders in my shop if you need them.
https://www.westmarine.com/plastimo...e_demandware_net__WestMarine__products__en_US
1/4 price plus shipping

We used these on the floating docks in Jax and never deployed a fender.