The boats offer hours of pleasure to their owners and guests. Boats allow people to access parts of the lakes and shoreline that people without boats cannot reach. There you can have a picnic, swim or fish in less crowded waters. If your boat is small, then storage can be simple. You simply load the boat back onto its trailer and head home to store it. This gives the advantage of being able to take your boat to different lakes in order to launch it. For larger boats, storage is a bigger issue and you may need to choose between wet or dry boat storage marinas.
A wet storage marina can offer many advantages. First of all, your ship is ready to go at any time. Often wet storage marinas offer electrical power that allows you to keep batteries charged using a battery charger. While most wet storage marinas do not offer covered storage for your boat, there are a few that do offer this option for smaller boats. Closed storage protects your boat from sunlight and many of the elements that can cause exposed parts of your boat to break down.
Dry boat storage marinas can also offer many benefits to the boat owner. Boats are stored in dry conditions, usually inside a garage-like structure. The structure offers protection from water damage and other damage caused by the elements. Dry storage will keep your boat’s finish and exposed upholstery looking like new for many years.
Storing your boat in a dry boat storage marina requires the boat to be lifted out of the water. Most dry boat storage marinas offer a crane and track system that allows your boat to be moved into your storage space. Stacked storage can be offered for smaller boats, but is not practical for boats with large masts. Very large boats may not fit in the dry boat storage facilities offered by marinas.
Some boat owners use dry storage whenever they need to work on their boats. If this is your plan, make sure such work is permitted at the marina of your choice, as insurance policies often require that marinas not allow work on your boat. If you are allowed to work on your boat while it is in dry storage, this is a good time to inspect the boat for damage that may not be noticeable when the boat is in the water. Some jobs, like replacing a propeller, are much easier in dry storage.
The biggest downside to dry storage is that the canister must be launched fresh each time you want to use it. It will need to be put back on the track and sent back into the water. You may need to schedule this procedure several days in advance, so this may not be the best option for impromptu people. Once the ship is in the water, you’ll need to approach a dock to load supplies, luggage, and passengers.