How to Store a Boat for Winter

Are you getting ready to store your boat for the winter?

Do you have storage options available to you? Before you send your boat to the storage facility or dry rack it at your home, make sure you’ve taken these steps:

1. Run your boat one more time: Pay attention to any issues that need repair or replacement. Look for cracks in the hull, which can worsen over time.
   
   
2. Drain your boat: Remove your boat from the water and drain the water tanks, head, and pipes.
   
   
3. Give your boat a thorough cleaning: Scrub the entirety of your boat with soap and water, including the interior. Open any interior lockers, drawers, refrigerators, and freezers and clean those as well – you don’t want any surprises come springtime!

Read more tips for storage prepping on our website!

Protect Your Boat and Aluminum Boat Dock with Alumi-Span!

Every experienced boater needs a great boat dock, and Alumi-Span has the knowledge and expertise to make that happen for your family. Our docks are made of the highest quality materials and we’ve got the accessories you need for a boat house, too. Contact us today to find out more!

Storing Your Boat Outside or Inside this Winter

After a long summer of boating fun, it’s time to store away your vessel for the colder months ahead. Unlike your car, a boat has many more exposed parts that can corrode over time, which in turn affects performance and could cost hundreds of dollars to repair.

Some options for storing your boat in winter are boat storage units, dry stack storage, and indoor storage. These range in price, availability, and convenience.

Whatever you choose, you’ll want to do a few things before you store your boat for winter inside or outside.

Read more on our website!

Protect Your Boat and Aluminum Boat Dock with Alumi-Span!

Every experienced boater needs a great boat dock, and Alumi-Span has the knowledge and expertise to make that happen for your family. Our docks are made of the highest quality materials and we’ve got the accessories you need for a boat house, too. Contact us today to find out more!

Buying Tips for New and Used Boats

In the market for a new or used boat? What about boat dock parts and accessories?

Do you want to finally replace your boat but don’t know where to start?

Buying a boat in late fall or early spring before the busiest time of boating season is a great opportunity to score a great deal. If you’ve been looking for your dream boat or just want to upgrade to something new, we have the best tips for smart buying.

To make sure you get the best deals possible, read buying tips on our website!

The bottom line is to make sure you’re well informed before you buy! There are great deals for new and used boats, and you can score yourself the boat of your dreams with a little bit of time and research. For information about boat docks, boat dock parts, and dock accessories, we’ve got the expert tips you need. Contact us to learn more!

Why Buying a Boat in the Off Season is Best

Do you daydream about your dream boat? 

Have you been wanting to upgrade your boat and boat dock but have been putting it off?

If you’re in the market for a new or used boat, the off season can be the perfect time to start shopping!

If you’re looking for a used boat, September, October, and November (the end of boating season) are great times to search. Similarly, before boating season really kicks off in early spring – March and April – sellers face increased costs if they don’t sell before the season starts, so they usually have great deals.

Your daydreaming in the winter months could pay off! To get a jump on the spring buying season, winter boat shopping is definitely the way to go for the best deals and plenty of time to get both your boat and boat dock prepped for the busy summer season.

To make sure you get the best deals possible, read more buying tips on our website!

The bottom line is to make sure you’re well informed before you buy! There are great deals for new and used boats, and you can score yourself the boat of your dreams with a little bit of time and research. For information about boat docks, boat dock parts, and dock accessories, we’ve got the expert tips you need. Contact us to learn more!

Boat Maintenance Tips for the Off-Season

Getting ready to pull your boat out of the water? It’s always a bummer to be getting ready for fall, but when summer ends, you can take steps to make sure next boating season is as much fun as this one.
 

Fall and winter in the Midwest are great times to take care of boat care tasks you might have put off while on the water.
 

To prepare your boat for the longer period of inactivity the winter months bring, visit our website for a few tips to keep your dock and boat in great shape until spring.
 

Discover Why Alumi-Span are the Experts in Aluminum Boat Docks!

“From the first call, anyone with whom I spoke was professional and friendly. Sketches were sent to me, and I placed my order in November 2017. Per my request, the dock was delivered at the end of March 2018. I was not required to have anyone on site to help unload it and, also per my request, they carried it to the lake side of my home. I cannot say enough positive things about my experience with this company.”
 

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Good Boat and Dock Maintenance Happens Year Round

Taking care of your boat and boat dock ensures you’ll have a great boating experience when you get back on the water next.
 

If you need tips for how to store your boat, how to maintain it, or how to remove your dock when the time comes, we can help!
 

Our experts have been helping Michigan and other Midwest state residents with boat docks for over 50 years. We use only the highest quality materials for all our boat docks and boat dock parts, and take pride in the dependability with our docks and dock parts.
 

Read the full list of maintenance tips on our website!
 

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Dreading Dock Installation? Our Tips Make it Easy

Dock installation can be easy if done correctly, with the right type of lightweight dock sections. We talk to dozens of customers each year who, in frustration, decide they’ll do or pay almost anything to get out of the back-breaking work of dock installation. 

Rolling docks and other options are available but expensive, and often don’t work as well as advertised. 

Did you know that a conventional dock can be installed in about 3 minutes per section without any heavy lifting? 

Follow these basic steps for easy installation on our website.

Installing a Basic Dock is Easy with Alumi-Span!

When you receive a dock from us, you’ll also get a kit. Our basic kit includes dock sections, crossarms, an upright post, bottom plates, stringer brackets, and caps for the post. The first step is pre-assembling as much as possible. In the next few years, you won’t have to repeat these steps.

To read our full assembly process, read more here!