Winter Storage Agreement 2025
This agreement is entered into by and between B&E Marine, Inc., an Indiana Corporation (“B&E”) and;
For winter storage of customer’s boat, which is described as follows;
(Haul Out and Launch Dates are scheduled week of pending, full storage payment, signed agreement and service
schedule availability)
Services to be Performed:
(Non-Trailer boat storage cost includes hoist out, pressure wash bottom (if antifoul painted in current season),
storage space, and launch)
2. All Systems on boat Must be Winterized (Engines(s)/Generator/Fresh Water/Waste Systems), Boats Power
Systems Must Be Disconnected and Outdrives and Bottom are required to be Cleaned Prior to boat being placed
into storage. Customers performing their own services need to have items completed prior to boat being
placed into storage.
3. Trailer boats not delivered on trailer to “B&E” will be charged the appropriate fees for pickup and
pull out.
4. To insure your boat’s safe storage, each unit should be preserved according to manufacturer’s recommendations
and all other valuables, perishables and equipment should be removed from boat, “B&E” is not responsible for
missing items left on boat or dock at time of storage.
5. Customer promises to pay “B&E” the posted rate per day for every day the boat remains in storage after
June 1, of current storage season.
6. Customer agrees that “B&E” shall not be required to schedule the launch of customer’s boat until all account
billings, including storage and service charges, are paid in full.
7. In the event of the failure of the undersigned to pay all costs and charges incurred under this agreement when
due, the undersigned agrees to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court
costs, incurred by “B&E”.
8. All boats are accepted for storage with the understanding that no person be allowed on board without written
permission from the owner. Owners must sign in & out when accessing their boats during storage. All
boats must be inspected by “B&E” Personnel after every visit, Per National Fire Protection Act303.
9. Customer agrees to comply with all posted “B&E” rules and regulations as well as follow the Fire Protection
standards for Marinas set by NFPA 303. While owner is working on their boat, there will be no cooking or heating
aboard with electrical appliances, and the use of open flame tools is prohibited. Owner agrees that at
no time will the AC shore power or batteries be hooked up while the boat is in storage. Customer is
solely responsible for damage and/or cleanup costs incurred resulting from work on boat. All oily rags, paint
thinner, garbage, flammable material and other hazardous materials, must be removed from boat prior to storage.
Hazardous materials must be disposed at an approved facility only. “B&E” IS NOT an approved
facility for hazardous materials and it is Prohibited to dump any such materials on “B&E”
premises or open water ways.
10. Customer agrees that “B&E” shall not be responsible for damages to, destruction of, theft of, or acts of
nature to Customer’s boat, its contents, or engine(s). Customer understands that “B&E” does not and will not
obtain insurance of sufficient type and amount to cover these risks. In the event that Customer fails or refuses
to obtain insurance coverage of sufficient type and/or amount to cover such risks, Customer promises to
indemnify “B&E” and to hold “B&E” harmless from any claim, demand, expense, damage or cause of action incurred
by, brought or made against “B&E” in whole or in part, for damage to, destruction of, or theft of Customer’s
boat, its contents, or its engine(s). The term “expense” shall include, but not be limited to, any
lossoccasioned in whole or in part by fire and/or vandalism and this paragraph shall include, but not be limited
toclaims brought to Customer and Customer’s successor(s), assignee(s), heir(s), executor(s), and/or
administrator(s).
11. Customer understands and agrees that “B&E” will not be liable for any personal injuries to Customer,
Customer’s licensees, or Customer’s Invitees unless said injuries are the direct and proximate results of
“B&E’s” willful and wanton disregard for Customer’s safety.
12. Any and all work done on the boat described above shall be done by owner, “B&E”, or those contracted by this
marina. No outside Contractors, cleaners, or laborers allowed on premises without written permission from
management, and proper insurance verification on file per present marina requirements – this includes outside
brokers and surveyors. Customer may be liable for any damage incurred by outside contractors, cleaners,
laborers, brokers and surveyors.
13. No “FOR SALE” signs allowed on any boats while using “B&E” facilities other than signs used by “B&E”.
14. For more efficient handling, Customer must leave at least 5 good mooring lines aboard boat at time of drop
off for storage. Customer will be charged for additional lines if needed to secure boat in slip at any
time.
15. In the event that any paragraph, sentence, clause or provision of this agreement contravenes any law,
statute, decision of a court or competent jurisdiction or ordinance, then this agreement shall be construed as
though the offending paragraph, sentence, clause or provision was not contained herein.
16. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties, and there are no agreements or understandings
between the parties except those contained in this agreement and in its attachments, if any. Customer has read,
understands, and agrees to the terms, requirements, and conditions of this agreement.
