Boat Maintenance Plans

Care on a Schedule, Not on a Whim

The boats that look best at the dock are not the ones that get one big detail a year. They are the ones maintained consistently. A maintenance plan puts your boat on a fixed rhythm of cleaning and protection so problems never get a chance to build. You stop thinking about when the gelcoat was last waxed or whether the mildew is creeping back, because it is already handled.

Plans are built around how you actually use the boat and where it sits. A trailered runabout, a slipped cruiser at Burnham, and a moored sailboat at Monroe each need a different cadence, and we tailor the visits accordingly.

Common Plan Structures

• Two-visit seasonal protection, a spring detail and a fall pre-storage detail
• Monthly maintenance, recurring cleaning plus seasonal waxing
• Restoration-plus-maintenance: an upfront correction, then upkeep to hold it
• Custom cadence: built around your boat, harbor and usage, similar to what we set up for yachts

Not sure how often your boat actually needs attention? See our guide on how often to detail your boat for a starting point before you commit to a cadence.

What Members Get

Plan clients receive priority scheduling during the peak summer months when one-off bookings get tight, preferred contract pricing over individual visits, and the consistency of the same operators learning your boat over time. We track how your gelcoat holds protection and catch oxidation, staining or mildew early, maintaining proactively instead of reacting after damage sets in.

Why Consistency Pays Off

Protection that is renewed on schedule keeps gelcoat from ever oxidizing, keeps vinyl and brightwork from degrading, and keeps each visit lighter because nothing is ever allowed to get bad. Over a few seasons, consistent maintenance costs less than the heavy correction a neglected boat eventually needs, and the boat is worth more when you sell it.

Built Around the Short Season

The Chicago boating season is short and precious, and a maintenance plan is designed to protect your share of it. Instead of losing summer weekends to catch-up cleaning or watching the finish slip while you wait for an opening, your boat is handled in the background and ready whenever you are. The plan absorbs the upkeep so you keep the days on the water.

Setting one up starts with a conversation about your boat, your harbor and how often you get out. From there we propose a cadence and a price, adjust it to fit, and put the season on autopilot. You can scale it up or down between years as your usage changes.