TITAN vs. TITAN DOCK: What's the Difference?

They share a name. They don't share a job.

If you've landed here trying to figure out whether you need TITAN or TITAN DOCK, you're asking the right question before you buy — not after a return. Here's the short version: TITAN lives on your boat. TITAN DOCK lives on your dock. Same inflatable construction, same basic mission — keeping hulls off hard surfaces — completely different deployment.

TITAN is built for raft-ups and tie-ups — the days you're linked up to other boats and want to stop thinking about hulls touching. It's a big inflatable bumper, not a fixture: gear you deploy when you need it and pack away when you don't.

Each TITAN runs 10 feet long, hung from cleats along the gunwale, starting at the transom and running forward along the hull side. D-rings on either end tie off simply — no rigging, no guesswork. Pick 18" diameter if your boat runs up to about 27 feet, or step up to 24" for larger boats and deeper-V hulls that need more offset.

Setup is the whole point. TITAN inflates in under two minutes, so it's never a reason to skip protecting your hull before you raft up. Deflate it just as fast, compress it into the included mesh bag, and it stores under a seat — out of the way until the next tie-up.

If your boating means linking up with other boats for the afternoon — sandbars, raft-ups, anywhere you're hull-to-hull — TITAN is the one that comes with you and doesn't slow you down getting there.

TITAN DOCK solves a different problem: protecting a fixed slip all season, without redeploying anything every time you come and go.

It's built from double- and triple-layered vinyl — bulkier, heavier-duty construction than TITAN, made for a different job entirely. TITAN DOCK isn't built for the inflate-deflate-repack cycle TITAN handles in under two minutes, and it's not made for quick under-seat storage either. It's made to go up once and stay up.

Mounting loops run 24" on-center along the top and bottom, securing it to dock boards or pilings, with D-rings along the top if you need additional line attachment. It comes in five lengths — 3, 10, 18, 26, and 34 feet — so you can size it to the actual run of your dock, not just the size of your boat.

Install it in spring. Forget about it until fall.

If you've got a home dock or a permanent slip and you're tired of fender duty every time you tie up, TITAN DOCK is the one that stays put.

Linking up with other boats? Get TITAN.
Protecting one fixed slip all season? Get TITAN DOCK.

Plenty of boaters run both — TITAN for raft-ups, TITAN DOCK for the home slip. They're not competing products. They're built for two different moments in the same boating life.

Can I use TITAN on my dock instead of TITAN DOCK?
Not the way it's built. TITAN hangs from boat cleats — it doesn't have the mounting loops needed to secure to dock boards or pilings for a season-long install.

Is TITAN DOCK the "upgraded" version of TITAN?
No — they're not a hierarchy, they're a pair built for opposite jobs. TITAN is made to inflate, deflate, and pack away in under two minutes. TITAN DOCK's heavier multi-layer construction is built to go up once and stay up — it's not meant for repeated inflation or quick storage the way TITAN is.

Which one do I need if I only have a home dock and never tie up elsewhere?
TITAN DOCK. Set it once at the start of the season and you're done.

Still narrowing it down? See the full fender lineup on our Compare All Fenders page — built to walk you through every option by how you actually use your boat, not just a spec sheet.