SlipSlate is the operating record for independent marinas: who is in which slip, on which dates, under which agreement, and what needs attention.
It replaces the whiteboard, the spreadsheet and the filing cabinet with one shared record that office staff, dock staff and boat owners all work from. Marina management software for wet slips, moorings and storage, built around how a marina actually runs rather than as a generic task or project tool.
WHO IT IS FOR
Independent marinas and small marina groups. One organization can run several marinas, each with its own layout, staff, customers and rules. Seasonal, annual and transient berthing are all supported.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Interactive dock map
- Upload a site plan or aerial image and draw every slip, mooring and storage space over it, to scale.
- See each space colored by status (vacant, reserved, occupied, closed, out of service) for any date you choose.
- Save drafts privately and publish when ready; a version check stops two editors overwriting each other.
Reservations, check-in and check-out
- Book, move, extend and cancel stays. The database itself prevents two boats from being booked into the same slip on overlapping dates.
- Set marina-wide check-in and checkout times and a grace period, with per-stay exceptions such as an agreed late checkout. Times follow the marina's own time zone.
- Overstays and late arrivals are flagged automatically, and the dashboard shows whether an arriving boat's slip is ready.
- Double slips (two adjacent slips booked and checked in as one stay) are supported.
Vessel fit
- Record each slip's length and width and set clearance rules once. Maximum boat length and beam are worked out for you, with a manager override and a recorded reason when an exception is needed.
Agreements and renewals
- Keep seasonal and annual agreements with what each customer is entitled to (specific slips, any of a group, or a rule such as a dock or minimum length) and which vessels may use them.
- Every booking is checked against the agreement's term, covered spaces and how many slips may be used at once.
- Bulk renewal: review next-term drafts with before-and-after prices, apply a percentage change, and undo a run if needed. Nothing becomes active until a manager activates it.
Rates, charges and payments
- Maintain a rate card by space type, length band and period. Agreed prices are dated charges, so a price change never rewrites earlier periods.
- Split an amount into a deposit and installments with a preview first.
- Optional online payments through Stripe, plus manual payment recording and export for your accounting.
Electric meter readings
- Daily meter round on a phone: one card per meter in walking order, a large keypad, and a warning if a reading looks wrong. What is typed is kept on the phone until it saves, so a dropped signal loses nothing.
- Optional automatic readings from EKM meters, checked hourly, with unusual readings held for review.
- Usage is split by customer.
Customers and the boat owner portal
- Customer, vessel and document records, with private document storage.
- Boat owners sign in to see only their own vessels, stays and agreements, across every marina where they are a customer.
Daily snapshot
- A printable one-page view for when the internet is down: counts, decisions needed today, the next seven days of arrivals and departures, and every space with its status.
Staff access and security
- Roles for owner, manager, dock staff and read-only, each limited to the marinas they should see.
- Sign in with Google or an emailed link. Owners and platform administrators must also use an authenticator-app code.
- Every change is recorded in an audit log, and staff can export their data.
- Nightly encrypted backups are stored with a separate provider, and a restore has been tested.
Import and export
- Bring in existing customers, vessels and agreements from spreadsheets, and export agreements and other records when you need them.
WHAT IT IS NOT
SlipSlate is an operating record, not a survey or navigation chart, and not a full accounting package. It exports to your accounting system rather than replacing it.
GETTING STARTED
Email support@slipslate.com to talk through your marina and set up a walkthrough.
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