Wide beam, low draft, big covers
Pontoon boat storage
Pontoons are easy to haul and hard to fit. An 8.5 ft beam and a bimini need wide doors and a lot of floor. Tell us the length, the beam and whether it sits on a trailer, and we find a spot that takes it.
- Trailer or bunks
- Wide doors
- Bimini down
- Tritoons
Pontoon storage spec sheet
- Typical LOA
- 18 to 26 ft
- Typical beam
- 8 to 8.5 ft, tritoons up to about 8.5 ft
- Common storage
- Outdoor on its trailer, indoor cold buildings, lift at the cottage
- Watch for
- Door width and height with the bimini and rails, mice in upholstery, water in the tubes
- Wrap or cover
- A fitted pontoon cover with support poles, or shrink-wrap over the rails
Getting a pontoon through winter
Lower the bimini
Fold it down or take it off. Snow on a raised top bends frames.
Pull the cushions
Take cushions and electronics home, or at least prop them up so air moves. Mice love pontoon furniture.
Check the tubes
Look for dents and listen for water before storage. Fixing a leak in a dry tube is easier in fall.
Winterize the outboard
Stabilizer, fog, gear oil. Most pontoons have one outboard, so it is a quick job.
Pontoon storage prices
| Item | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Outdoor winter storage | from $30/ft per winter |
| Indoor winter storage (cold) | from $55/ft per winter |
| Winter parking on your trailer | from $300 per winter |
| Shrink-wrap | from $16/ft |
| Winterizing, outboard | from $250 |
Starting prices in CAD before tax, from published marina and port rates and market estimates, October 2026. Your boat, the yard and the dates set the final price.
Some indoor buildings price pontoons by square foot because of the beam.
Pontoon questions
Can a pontoon stay on its lift over winter?
Only where the lake ice does not move much and the lift is rated for it. Ice push can wreck a lift and the boat. Most cottage owners pull it out.
Does a pontoon fit in a normal storage unit?
Rarely. Garage-style units are often 8 ft wide. Look for buildings with doors at least 10 ft wide.
Tell us about your boat. We find the spot.
Storage type, LOA, region and season. We check what is open near you and reply by email with options and prices.