Boat Storage & Off-Season Service
Winterizing, storage and spring relaunch, all in one place. Our Ottawa service team hauls out, winterizes, stores and relaunches boats, jetskis, golf carts and e-bikes, and you can build your itemized quote online in a few minutes.
Get your quote online Call 815.433.2200
Quest Watersports offers year-round boat storage options and off-season maintenance packages to keep your boat safe and secure. Every fall we winterize engines and onboard systems, shrinkwrap, wash and store, then bring everything back ready for the season in spring. Pick only the services you need, or let us put a package together for you.
The fastest way to see what your winter will cost is our online winter quote. It only asks the questions that apply to your unit, itemizes every line, and carries straight through to signing and paying your deposit.
What We Winter
Boats
Engine and onboard-system winterization, inside or outside storage, shrinkwrap, hull washing and more. Stored on your trailer or blocked on stands, pontoons included.
Jetskis
Winterized and stored inside on their trailers, with retrieval, set and relaunch included. Detailing available. A trailer is required. If you need one, we can order it (lead time is typically 3+ weeks).
Golf Carts
Flat-rate winter storage with pickup and delivery at Heritage Harbor.
E-Bikes
Flat-rate winter storage that includes a tune-up, so your e-bike comes back ready to ride.
Storage Options
Winter storage runs from mid-October to mid-April, and outside storage is also available through the summer months. Inside storage includes retrieval, set and relaunch.
Inside Storage (Non-Heated)
- Retrieval, set and relaunch included
- On your trailer or blocked on stands
- Wide boats stored off a trailer may not fit. The online quote only offers the options your boat qualifies for.
Premium Inside Storage (Very Limited Space)
- Retrieval, set and relaunch included
- Returning customers are prioritized
- Requires Quest approval before it is confirmed
Outside Storage (Priced by Length)
- Available year-round, including summer (summer storage is an additional charge)
- Shrinkwrap recommended for winter
- Quest retrieves, sets and relaunches, or we retrieve and relaunch on your own trailer
- Or drop it off and pick it up yourself
Service Only (No Storage With Quest)
- Winterizing or other work, then back to you
- We'll let you know when it is ready
- Pick up within 2 weeks of that notice, after which a daily storage fee applies
Off-Season Service Menu
Choose what your boat needs. Your online quote itemizes each service so you see exactly what you are paying for.
Engine Winterization
- Basic: drain water, run on antifreeze, drain and fog, disconnect batteries
- Full service: everything in Basic plus, as applicable, engine oil and filter change, drive oil change, gimbal ring torque check, fuel conditioner and one fuel filter
- Inboard, sterndrive (I/O), outboard and jet-drive boats, plus PWC and jetskis. Twins? Each engine is covered.
Drive Train
- Transmission or V-drive service
- I/O transom service: remove drive, check alignment, grease input shaft and u-joints, check bellows, gimbal ring and bearing, and transom plate
- Recommended every 2 years or 200 hours for I/O
Onboard Systems
- Fresh water systems, with or without heads
- Ballast tanks drained
- Air conditioning
- Generators, basic or with oil and filter change
- Pumpout service
Haul-Out, Launch and Handling
- Haul-out and launching (up to 30,000 lbs.)
- Retrieve, set and relaunch
- Blocking, stands and handling for boats stored off a trailer, pontoons included
- Optional pickup and delivery within Heritage Harbor. Beyond Heritage Harbor is subject to Quest approval and a transport fee.
Shrinkwrap and Washing
- Shrinkwrap priced from your boat's length, with flat-rate pricing for smaller boats
- Wrapping while in the water available
- Powerwash or acid wash the hull
Hull, Running Gear and Detailing
- Bottom paint touch-up, or strip and reapply
- Propeller refurbishment and impeller change
- Exterior detail, wash and wax, interior detail or interior wipe-down
- Jetski detailing
- Request any of these on your quote and we'll follow up with pricing
For repairs and other work, see marine service and parts.
Extras for Heritage Harbor Boaters
Ask about winter service discounts.
- Valet in/out service. Store inside with Quest and let us launch and retrieve your boat each time you are ready. Learn more about valet service.
- Slipholder discount. Heritage Harbor slipholders can add their slip number to a qualifying winter quote, and Quest applies a discount to the final quote.
- Golf cart pickup and delivery. Golf cart winter storage includes pickup and delivery at your Heritage Harbor address.
How It Works
- Get your quote. Build it online: pick boat, jetski, golf cart or e-bike and answer only the questions that apply. Print it, save it, or email yourself a copy, and come back any time with your quote number and last name. Prefer to talk it through? Call or email us.
- Sign your agreement online. Your storage and services agreement opens with your quote number already filled in. A completed copy is emailed to you and to Quest automatically. You can also sign your contract here.
- Pay your deposit. Your deposit reserves your storage space and your place in the retrieval order, scheduled in the order signed agreements and deposits come in. Cash, check, debit, Zelle and ACH carry no surcharge, and credit cards carry a 3% fee. Make deposits and payments here.
- Tell us when you're done for the season. Once your deposit is in, our emails ask when you are ready to come out of the water: now, on a date you pick, or you'll call. Haul-outs requested after the cutoff date on your quote carry a late retrieval surcharge.
- We photograph it on arrival. Every unit is photographed as it arrives so you have a record of its condition, and we email you when it is safely stored with a link to your photos.
- Spring relaunch. Before spring we check in about any last-minute work and ask whether you would like to launch as early as possible, any time, or as late as possible. We email when you're up next, then send relaunch photos once you are back in the water.
Measuring for Your Quote
Storage and several services are priced from your measurements, so measure the whole rig.
- Length overall (LOA): include the swim platform, outdrives or outboards, and bow pulpit. Most manufacturers leave these out of their listed length.
- On a trailer? Also measure how far the trailer sticks out past the boat, and the beam including the trailer if it is wider.
- Jetskis: measure from the tip of the trailer tongue to the rearmost point, and the trailer's full width at its widest.
Quest reserves the right to remeasure and adjust the bill accordingly.
Good to Know
- Winterization doesn't include spring start-up. Non-stock filters, oil capacities over 5 quarts, and special OEM or synthetic lubricants are extra.
- Canvas removal, drive misalignment corrections, and generator disassembly or difficult access are billed at shop rates. Shrinkwrap removal and disposal are not included.
- Please make sure your holding tank is empty before storage.
- Let us know where your keys will be. Fees apply if a unit has to be towed out or mechanically started without keys, or needs a jump start.
- Balances not paid by the pay-by date on your quote increase, and a monthly service charge follows, as spelled out on your quote.
- Quotes are estimates based on the information you provide and are subject to Quest's review. Storage and services are provided under Quest's signed Storage Terms.
Ready to Plan Your Winter?
Call us at 815.433.2200 to learn more about boat storage and off-season care, or request your quote online or by email. Use the form below if you prefer, and include your boat make, model and year, the storage you want (inside, outside and/or shrinkwrap), length overall and beam (including trailer if applicable), and the number and type of motors.