Dry and trailer storage · Bradenton, FL
Boat Storage in Bradenton, Florida: Dry and Trailer Storage
Blenker Boatworks & Marina stores boats out of the water at its family-owned yard on the Manatee River, at 2504 88th St Ct NW in Bradenton. Storage customers can ask for a haul-out, a bottom job, outboard service or a hull repair at the same yard.
Trailer storage is available as well, for an additional monthly charge, with trailers kept off-site. The yard asks storage customers to call for availability, so phone the office before you bring the boat.
Why Blenker
Where Blenker stands out for boat storage
Storage at a working boat yard
The boat is stored at a yard that hauls, paints and repairs boats, rather than at a storage lot. Ask about an outboard service, a bottom job or a repair while the boat is out of the water.
A slip if plans change
Wet slips are on the same property. Ask whether one is open if you want to move your boat from storage to a slip.
Plain monthly billing
Dry storage is billed by the foot each month, with a 23-foot minimum and tax on monthly charges. A shorter boat pays for the minimum, so a small boat's monthly bill is simple to work out before you call.
Trailer storage too
The trailer goes off-site rather than beside the boat, for its own monthly charge. Ask where it will be parked and how to reach it.
Published rates
What it costs
Dry storage is billed monthly by the foot. A boat under the minimum length is charged at the minimum, tax applies to monthly charges, and trailer storage is an additional monthly charge: ask for a quote.
- Dry storage23ft min
- $25/ft/month
Rates as published by the yard. The quote is where the price for your boat is set.
Length estimator
Estimate your boat
Type your boat's length. The estimator applies the 23-foot minimum and shows the figure per month, tax applicable. It is an estimate for planning, not a quote.
Dry storage
30 ft × $25/ft/month$750per month
tax applicable
An estimate for planning only. It uses your boat's length, rounded up to a whole foot, and the line's minimum length where one applies. It leaves out tax, fees, repairs found along the way and anything a quote lists on a separate line. The written quote is the price. Rates as published by the yard. The quote is where the price for your boat is set.
Before you agree to a price
What to get in writing before the boat goes into storage
Settle each of these, in writing, before you sign up for a space:
- The billed length: the boat's own length, or 23 feet if it is shorter.
- The monthly storage rate, the tax on it and any other monthly line.
- Trailer storage as its own monthly line, and where off-site the trailer is kept.
- How the boat goes in and out of storage, with any charge for that listed.
- When you can get to the boat while it is stored, and how to arrange a visit.
- The size limits for the space: length, beam, height and weight.
- The monthly due date, the late-payment rule and the notice needed to end the storage.
How a storage space is arranged
Call, check the fit, move in, pay monthly
Call for availability
Ring the office with the boat's length and ask about an open space. Mention the trailer if it needs storage too.
Check the fit
Ask whether a space suits the boat's length, beam, height and weight.
Plan the move in
Ask how the boat goes into storage and comes back out, and whether moving it is a separate charge.
Pay monthly
Storage is billed every month by the foot, with tax on the monthly charge. A stored trailer adds its own monthly line.
Trailer boats
How far is the yard for a trailer boat from Ellenton, Parrish or Lakewood Ranch?
By road, without traffic, the yard is about 23 minutes from Ellenton, 39 from Parrish and 43 from Lakewood Ranch. The yard says trailer storage is off-site, so ask the office where a trailer goes before you plan the trip. The full table is on the service area page.
| Place | By road | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Ellenton | 10.2 mi | 23 min |
| Parrish | 19.7 mi | 39 min |
| Lakewood Ranch | 22.1 mi | 43 min |
“Great place keep your boat.”
Google review · October 2018 · 4.3 on Google, 95 reviews
Questions about dry storage
Where can I find dry boat storage in Bradenton, Florida?
Blenker Boatworks & Marina has dry storage at its boat yard on the Manatee River, 2504 88th St Ct NW, Bradenton. Call (941) 794-5500 and ask whether a space is open for your boat's length.
How much does dry boat storage cost in Bradenton?
Dry storage at Blenker is $25/ft/month, billed monthly, with a 23-foot minimum and tax on monthly charges. Trailer storage is an additional monthly charge; ask for it as its own line.
How much does it cost to store a 20-foot boat?
A 20-foot boat is billed as 23 feet, because dry storage has a 23-foot minimum. That is 23 times $25/ft/month, plus tax, and the estimator on this page works out the figure for any length.
What does boat storage cost per year in Florida?
Rates differ from yard to yard and by how the boat is kept, so there is no single statewide figure. At Blenker, a year of dry storage is twelve monthly charges: the billed length times $25/ft/month, plus tax, plus trailer storage if you add it.
What is the cheapest way to store a boat?
Compare monthly totals, not headline rates, because the rate, the length you are billed on and the extras added on top all change what you pay. At Blenker those are $25/ft/month, a 23-foot minimum and trailer storage as its own monthly charge, plus tax.
Does Blenker offer boat trailer storage?
Yes, as an additional monthly charge, and the trailer is stored off-site rather than at the yard. Ask for the monthly price and the trailer's location before you tow in.
What size boat fits in dry storage?
A boat shorter than 23 feet can be stored and is billed as 23. For a larger boat, call with the length, beam, height and weight and ask whether a space fits it.
Why keep a boat in dry storage instead of the water?
A hull stored on land is out of the water between trips, so marine growth does not build up on it while the boat sits. A boat used most weeks may suit a wet slip better; the slips page covers the West and East docks.
Related at the yard
- Slips on the Manatee RiverThe West Dock with power and the East Dock without, and how a slip compares with storage on land.
- Haul-out and the travel liftFor boats that need to come out of the water for work.
- Boat detailingAsk about a detail on the same call as the storage space.
- Published ratesEvery line, with a length estimator.
- Service area and drive timesHow far the yard is from Ellenton, Parrish and Lakewood Ranch by road.
- Contact and directionsThe address, the hours and the office phone.
Get a quote
Tell us about the boat
The boat's length and beam, whether you want trailer storage too, and when you would like a space.
Tell us what your boat needs.
Call the office during Mon–Fri 9:30am–4:00pm, or send the quote form with your boat's length, type and what it needs.