Embodiments of a floating bunk system of this disclosure include a hull pad assembly extending in a longitudinal direction and including two hull pads spaced apart from one another and, at each end of the hull pad assembly, a sliding guide assembly including a pair of guide poles, each guide pole of the pair extending in a vertical direction; an upper end channel extending in a lateral direction and connected to the hull pad assembly and to the pair of guide poles; a lower end channel extending in the lateral direction and including a pair of lower bushings; each lower bushing receiving a respective guide pole; the upper end channel being in a fixed position relative to the pair of guide poles; the lower end channel being slidably vertically displaceable along the guide poles toward and away from the upper end channel.