When the Labour Day weekend passes and the water starts to cool, cottage owners across Kawartha Lakes face the same annual question: who’s going to winterize the boat? Skipping proper winterization in Ontario’s climate risks cracked engine blocks, damaged cooling systems, and a costly spring repair bill. Getting it done right — flushing the engine, fogging cylinders, stabilizing fuel, and protecting water lines — is one of the most important things you can do for a boat that sits through a Canadian winter. The marinas below all offer winterization services, and many pair it with storage and spring launch so you can hand the whole process off in one call.
One of the most detailed winterization menus in the region, Anstruther Marina publishes per-foot pricing that varies by engine type: outboard 2-stroke winterizing and storage runs $49/foot; 4-stroke outboard $55/foot; inboard/outboard and pontoon boats $60/foot; tow boats $65/foot. PWC winterization is priced flat at $499 (2-stroke) or $599 (4-stroke). Optional add-ons include chemical hull cleaning ($119), an eco/recycle fee ($15.99), and a livewell charge ($25 per livewell). The marina also offers shrinkwrap storage (indoor and outdoor), spring launch and prep, boat pickup and transport for storage, and trailer storage. Service extends across a wide area including Jack’s Lake, Chandos Lake, Stoney Lake, and up toward Bancroft.
Lakeside Boat Storage focuses squarely on storage and preventative maintenance, making it a straightforward option for Pigeon Lake boaters who want a no-frills winterization and storage arrangement. The marina offers indoor storage, dry land summer storage, and dockage, and accepts boats arriving by water or trailer. It is open May 1 to November 1 annually. À la carte interior cleaning is available on request.
A family-run operation in the Kawartha Highlands near Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, Little Gull Marina offers winterization alongside a broad mechanical shop capable of fiberglass and aluminum repairs, gel coat work, prop repair, canvas tops, and steel and aluminum welding. Both indoor and outdoor storage options are available, as is shrink wrap. The marina also handles insurance claims. Summer hours run June 26 through September 6; contact the marina for fall service availability.
Lakeview Cottages & Marina handles boat winterization, shrink wrapping, and storage as part of a full-service offering on Chandos Lake that also includes custom boat tops, motor repairs, and a gas dock with ethanol-free premium fuel. Spring launch is available, making it easy to arrange the full seasonal cycle in one place. The marina also carries several major boat brands and rents canoes and kayaks.
The Dunkerley family’s Anchorage Marina & Trailer Park offers boat winterization alongside seasonal indoor and outdoor storage, boat and motor repairs, and a full-service fuel dock with premium-grade marine fuel. The marina also provides cottage opening and closing services and a winter cottage watch program — useful if you want one business handling both the boat and the property through the off-season. Note that spring launch is not listed as a service here.
A fourth-generation family business with 50-plus years on the water, Buckhorn Yacht Harbour offers winterization backed by a well-equipped mechanical shop covering gas and diesel engines, marine generators, transmissions, and fiberglass. The marina is a Mercury Marine warranty service centre. Storage options include a 3-level stacker building and a locked outdoor compound; heated indoor winter storage is coming in Fall 2026. Spring launch (including a valet drop service) is available. The seasonal slip and gas dock run May 1 to October 1, with storage available year-round.
Gilmour Bay Marina has operated on Chandos Lake since 1950 and offers winterization alongside winter storage, summer slip storage, boat service, and boat cleaning and detailing. The marina also runs Wally’s Pub, a waterfront restaurant open Thursday to Sunday from noon. For the 2026 season, the marina opens June 4th.
Best known as a rental operation, Forest Glen Marina On Jacks Lk also lists cottage water winterizing among its services — useful for cottagers who want to handle both the boat and the plumbing at the same time. The marina offers seasonal dock removal as well. Specific details on boat mechanical winterization services are not advertised; contact the marina directly to confirm the scope of work available.
Crystal Lake Marina offers mobile winterizing — meaning they can come to your location — along with shrink wrap, parts and service, and an on-site mechanic available in spring and fall. This makes them a practical option for boaters who prefer not to trailer their boat to a marina. Boat storage is also available. The marina is open 9 am to 5 pm, seven days a week during the season.
Part of the RPM Marinas dealer group, Balsam RPM offers winterization alongside a comprehensive mechanical menu: oil and filter changes, engine tune-ups, electrical diagnostics, cooling system services, battery maintenance, and trailer maintenance. Spring commissioning and fall haul-out are available, as are indoor storage, shrinkwrap, and pick-up and delivery. Detailing services including hull acid wash, buff and wax are also listed. The dealership carries Yamaha, Kawasaki, G3, Suncatcher, and Suzuki.
Operating since 1928, Carveth's Marina publishes some of the most detailed winterization pricing in the region. Fees are broken out by engine type and horsepower: 4-stroke outboard from $155 (0–40 hp) to $370 (121–200 hp); 2-stroke outboard from $115 (0–30 hp) to $225 (over 140 hp); inboard/outboard from $345 (4-cylinder) to $410 (8-cylinder); PWC 2-stroke $185, 4-stroke $280. The marina also offers chemical hull wash at $22/foot and hull waxing at $23/foot. Indoor and outdoor storage, battery storage, spring launch, acid wash, and hull cleaning round out the offering. Carveth's Marina is one of the few marinas in this guide that operates year-round, with detailed seasonal hours published on its listing.
Fee's Landing Resort and Marina lists clear winterization pricing: outboard 2-stroke starts at $125 (30 hp and under) or $190 (over 30 hp); 4-stroke outboard from $225 to $265; inboard/outboard $425. Shrink wrapping starts at $16/foot (tent style). A bundled seasonal storage package — starting at $999 — includes a winterizing package and spring startup for inboard/outboard boats, which can simplify budgeting. The marina also handles covered boat storage, summer trailer storage, detailing, and minor repairs, and is open Tuesday through Saturday.
Sunset Cove Marina provides a thorough spring and fall service menu: winterization, shrink wrapping, shrink-wrap removal and disposal, spring commissioning/summerization, canvas re-installation, oil change, pressure washing, and battery installation. Indoor and outdoor storage are available. The marina’s winter program runs October 15 to May 15, which gives it a defined off-season schedule. A gas dock, pump-out, and boat launch are also on site.
Emerald Isle Marina & Resort offers winterization and outdoor covered boat storage alongside cottage rentals, boat rentals, trailer sites, and hydro hookups. It is a simpler operation than the full-service marinas in this guide, but for Buckhorn Lake boaters wanting nearby storage and winterization, it is worth a call to confirm what the service includes.
Situated between locks 30 and 31 on the Trent-Severn Waterway, Reach Harbour offers winterization, shrink wrap, winter boat storage, and full shop services. The marina has 95 docks accommodating vessels from 12 to 45 feet, a gas and oil fuel dock, mechanical repairs, and a pump-out. It also rents three-bedroom cottages on-site, so it may appeal to boaters who want to combine a late-season cottage stay with getting the boat sorted before winter.
Kawartha Lakes Marina offers winterization and shrink wrap alongside onsite storage for boats and trailers (on or off season), a mid-grade ethanol-free fuel dock, and a mechanical shop covering engine and hull repairs, fiberglass work, and pontoon and prop repairs. Boat and PWC rentals and cottage rentals are also available.
Centre Point Landing Marina handles winterization, general maintenance, and repairs both at the marina dock and at the customer’s dock — a useful option for boaters who can’t easily trailer their vessel. Indoor, covered, and shrinkwrap storage are available, along with a park-and-launch program and fuel dock. The marina is on Sturgeon Lake in downtown Bobcaygeon.
Sturgeon Lake Marina in Kennedy Bay offers all marine mechanical services, shrinkwrapping, winter storage, and boat transportation — the transport service extends to the GTA and surrounding areas, which matters if your boat needs to be moved to a different facility. Covered and open slip rentals, shorepower, pump-out, and emergency haul-outs round out the offer.
Operating since 1978, The Marina at Happy Days offers winterization as part of a seasonal cycle that includes fall haul-out (lift-out and block), dry land storage from October to April, and spring launch (lift-in) in May. The marina publishes storage pricing from $5.25/foot/month and lift pricing at $10/foot one-way. Emergency rescue and salvage services are also available — a notable feature for boaters who use this section of the waterway between Lock 31 Buckhorn and Lock 32 Bobcaygeon.
Fenelon Falls Marina Inc is primarily a boat and powersports dealership — carrying Yamaha, Arctic Cat, and Starcraft — but winterization is listed among its services, along with mechanical service and repair for all makes and models. It is a practical option for boaters near Fenelon Falls, particularly those already dealing with the dealership for parts or warranty work.
Port Perry Marine Services covers winterization, shrink wrapping, haul-out, spring launch, and boat transport from its Lake Scugog location. Indoor and outdoor storage are available. Notably, the marina offers a 5% early-booking discount on storage and winterizing if paid in full before September 30, 2025, and a 25% discount on transport for slip and storage customers. Boat transport destinations include Ottawa, Kingston, Whitby, Orillia, Lake Simcoe, Georgian Bay, and the Thousand Islands.
Rosedale Marina has operated on Balsam Lake since 1997 and offers winterization alongside storage in four formats: indoor heated, indoor, covered, and shrinkwrap — one of the widest storage menus in this guide. The mechanical shop handles maintenance, repair, fiberglass restoration, and custom canvas and upholstery fabrication. A gas dock and pump-out are on site.
If your priority is transparent, itemized pricing, Carveth's Marina and Anstruther Marina both publish detailed fee schedules by engine type. If location is the deciding factor, cross-reference your home lake with the service areas listed above — several marinas specify exactly which lakes they serve. And if you want the fall-to-spring cycle handled as a single package, look at marinas that explicitly pair winterization with storage and spring launch under one arrangement.
Crystal Lake Marina explicitly offers mobile winterizing, meaning they come to your location rather than requiring you to trailer the boat to the marina. Centre Point Landing Marina also advertises repairs at the customer’s dock, which is worth asking about for winterization specifically.
Several marinas publish pricing. Fee's Landing Resort and Marina starts outboard 2-stroke winterization at $125. Carveth's Marina starts at $115 for a small 2-stroke outboard. Anstruther Marina prices by foot, starting at $49/foot for a 2-stroke outboard. The lowest cost will depend on your engine type, horsepower, and boat length — contact individual marinas with those specifics for an accurate quote.
Fee's Landing Resort and Marina offers a seasonal storage package starting at $999 that includes winterization and spring startup for inboard/outboard boats. Anstruther Marina offers shrinkwrap storage (indoor and outdoor), spring launch and prep, and winterization as combined services. Buckhorn Yacht Harbour and The Marina at Happy Days also offer the full fall haul-out, storage, and spring launch cycle.
Yes. Anstruther Marina lists flat-rate PWC winterization at $499 for 2-stroke and $599 for 4-stroke. Carveth's Marina lists PWC winterization at $185 (2-stroke) and $280 (4-stroke). Lakeside Boat Storage also mentions personal watercraft in its service description.
Carveth's Marina serves Stoney Lake (Upper and Lower) as well as Clear Lake, and has operated in the area since 1928. It publishes detailed winterization pricing by engine type and horsepower, and offers the full seasonal service cycle including storage, spring launch, hull cleaning, and waxing.
Details verified as of July 2026.
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