Marina Storage Protocol
Commercial Dry-Stack Boat Slip & Hurricane Protocol
🚤 Launch App Booking & Forklift Staging Rules
- ✅ Advance Mobile Notice: Minimum 60 minutes advance launch request submitted via marina member mobile app.
- ✅ Staging Dock Limits: Maximum 45 minutes dwell time at courtesy dock before departure to maintain slip availability.
- ✅ End of Day Recovery: Vessels returned to staging dock after 5:00 PM remain tied overnight and racked by 8:00 AM.
🌀 Hurricane Named-Storm & High-Wind Protocol
- ✅ Named-Storm Watch: All outdoor staging docks evacuated 48 hours prior to NOAA hurricane watch landfall.
- ✅ Indoor Rack Securing: Lower hull strapping and steel locking cross-bars engaged on all 3 to 5 tier rack bents.
- ✅ Haul-Out Fee Priority: Contracted annual dry-stack members receive 100% emergency haul-out priority over transient boats.
💧 Fuel Dock & Environmental Drainage
- ⚠️ Zero Private Fueling: Carrying portable 5-gallon jerrycans on docks strictly prohibited by clean marina environmental laws.
- ⚠️ Hull Drain Plug Covenants: Boat owner must install bilge drain plug prior to launch and pull plug upon return racking.
- ✅ Freshwater Engine Flush: Complimentary 5-minute automated freshwater outboard engine flush included with each recovery.
📜 Marine Insurance & Federal Maritime Lien
- 💎 Hull & P&I Insurance: Minimum $500,000 Watercraft Liability naming Marina Facility as Additional Insured.
- 💎 Federal Maritime Lien Act: Marina maintains statutory preferred maritime lien for unpaid storage and dockage fees.
- 💎 Non-Liability for Gelcoat: Marina held harmless for preexisting blister or minor hull bunk pressure mark normal wear.