Quick Answer Harris Boat Works offers outdoor winter boat storage with shrinkwrap at our Gores Landing marina. We do not offer indoor, heated, climate-controlled, or year-round storage. Customers arrange their own fall drop-off and spring pickup; HBW does not pick up,...
Quick Answer
Harris Boat Works offers outdoor winter boat storage with shrinkwrap at our Gores Landing marina. We do not offer indoor, heated, climate-controlled, or year-round storage. Customers arrange their own fall drop-off and spring pickup; HBW does not pick up, deliver, haul, provide mobile service, arrange transport, recommend transport providers, or quote transport prices.
The physical marina is closed December 1 through April 1. There is no service, installation, inspection, or customer access during that period. Planning and approvals can continue remotely, and physical spring work begins after the marina reopens.
Request the current written storage scope and price at hbw.wiki/service.
What HBW Actually Offers
The words storage, shrinkwrap, winterization, and spring commissioning describe different jobs. A useful quote should say which ones are included.
| Work item |
What it covers |
HBW operating rule |
| Outdoor storage |
The boat is stored outdoors on HBW property for the contracted period |
Outdoor only; no indoor, heated, climate-controlled, or year-round storage |
| Shrinkwrap |
A fitted seasonal cover and the agreed supporting/venting scope |
Confirm the exact cover scope in the written quote |
| Winterization |
Engine and onboard-system preparation for storage |
The procedure must match the exact engine, serial number, and installed systems |
| Spring commissioning |
The approved return-to-service checks after reopening |
Included for HBW winter-storage customers; $99 for non-storage customers as of July 2026 |
Storage does not automatically include every service item. The work order is the source of truth.
Outdoor Shrinkwrap or Indoor Storage?
HBW provides outdoor shrinkwrap storage only.
Outdoor storage may fit when the boat can be prepared correctly for freezing temperatures, the cover scope is appropriate, and the owner does not need winter access. Indoor or heated storage may fit a different boat or owner, but HBW does not provide those options and does not promise a referral.
Compare quotes using the same questions:
- Is the space outdoor, indoor unheated, or heated?
- Is shrinkwrap or another cover included?
- Is engine winterization included?
- Are livewells, freshwater systems, heads, or other onboard systems included?
- What is the battery plan?
- Is spring commissioning included?
- What are the access dates and pickup rules?
- What work requires separate written approval?
Do not compare two storage prices until the scopes match.
From the Shop: The Fall Drop-Off
Book and receive drop-off instructions before towing the boat to Gores Landing.
Bring or submit:
- Boat make, model, year, and length
- Motor model and serial number
- Current engine hours
- Trailer details and any known trailer issue
- A list of installed water systems
- The last known service and winterization history
- Any alarm, leak, running problem, or damage that needs separate assessment
- The services you want quoted
Remove personal items, documents, loose electronics, food, valuables, and anything you may need before April 1. Once the marina closes, customers cannot access stored boats.
The boat and trailer must be safe to move. If HBW cannot safely accept or position the boat, the storage arrangement must be corrected before drop-off.
Winterization Is Not the Shrinkwrap
Shrinkwrap protects the boat from weather. It does not prepare an engine, gearcase, fuel system, livewell, freshwater system, or head for freezing conditions.
The exact winterization procedure depends on the engine family, serial number, installed equipment, prior maintenance, and storage position. HBW repairs Mercury outboards and MerCruiser products; the current service request form states that engine-repair boundary. Confirm any storage or systems-only work for another brand before drop-off.
Avoid universal shortcuts:
- Do not assume every engine uses the same fuel treatment
- Do not assume every engine needs the same internal-protection procedure
- Do not turn an annual interval into a rule for every model and serial number
- Do not assume the battery must be removed
A healthy battery may remain in the boat if it is disconnected and the approved storage plan allows it. The important rule is to prevent parasitic draw; the written work order should state what HBW will do.
For engine-specific requirements, use the owner’s manual for the exact serial number and the approved work order.
What Happens During the Winter Closure
The physical marina is closed from December 1 through April 1.
During that period:
- No service, repower, installation, inspection, or spring commissioning happens on site
- Customers cannot access stored boats
- A stored boat is not available for mid-winter pickup or item retrieval
- Remote planning, quoting, and approvals can continue
Take anything you may need out of the boat before the closure. Do not rely on a promise of winter access or winter shop work.
Spring Commissioning and Pickup
Physical spring commissioning begins after the marina reopens.
Spring commissioning is included for HBW winter-storage customers. As of July 2026, the current price for a non-storage customer is $99. The exact checks and any additional repair still depend on the approved scope.
If a spring check finds a fault, leak, damaged component, failed battery, or other condition outside the approved scope, HBW contacts the customer before additional work.
HBW confirms when the boat is ready and provides the pickup window. Customers return to Gores Landing for pickup. Fall drop-off and spring pickup are two separate customer trips.
What to Compare in Any Storage Quote
Storage quotes are only comparable when the scopes match.
| Question |
Why it matters |
| Outdoor, indoor unheated, or heated? |
These are different products. HBW offers outdoor shrinkwrap storage only. |
| Is shrinkwrap included? |
A storage space and a fitted seasonal cover are separate scopes. |
| Is engine winterization included? |
Shrinkwrap does not prepare an engine or onboard system for freezing temperatures. |
| Which onboard systems are included? |
Livewells, freshwater systems, heads, and other installed systems need boat-specific review. |
| What is the battery plan? |
A healthy battery may remain disconnected; removal is not a universal requirement. |
| Is spring commissioning included? |
It is included for HBW winter-storage customers; as of July 2026 it is $99 for non-storage customers. |
| What are the access dates? |
HBW has no customer access during the December 1 to April 1 closure. |
| What needs separate approval? |
Repairs and conditions outside the approved scope require customer authorization. |
Do not budget from an old planning range or an assumed bundle discount. Use the current written quote.
Pricing: Use the Current Written Quote
HBW does not publish a timeless per-foot storage, shrinkwrap, winterization, or transport price in this guide.
The current quote can depend on:
- Boat and trailer dimensions
- Hull and engine configuration
- Cover and support requirements
- Installed water systems
- Winterization scope
- Approved repairs
- Spring commissioning scope
- HST and stated exclusions
Submit the boat details at hbw.wiki/service. Do not budget from an old article range or an assumed package discount.
Sources and Scope
- HBW service request, current drop-off workflow and Mercury/MerCruiser repair boundary
- HBW operating rules reviewed July 24, 2026: outdoor shrinkwrap storage only; customer drop-off and pickup; no transport services or referrals
- HBW seasonal closure reviewed July 24, 2026: physical marina closed December 1 through April 1
- HBW spring commissioning price reviewed July 2026: included for winter-storage customers; $99 for non-storage customers
- Mercury owner resources, engine-specific manuals and maintenance scope
Ready to Request Storage?
Submit the boat, motor, trailer, and requested work at hbw.wiki/service.
Phone: 905-342-2153
Drop-off and pickup: 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON K0K 2E0
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