Guides: Storage

Guides to storing, trailering and caring for a jet ski, plus help choosing the right cover size.

  • Jet ski on its trailer in a tidy home garage under a black AllGuard Satin Shield indoor cover, the garage door raised

    Storage 14 min read

    Storing a Jet Ski in a Garage

    Will your jet ski fit in the garage? Measure the door and depth, plan the floor space with a dolly or rack, and follow the makers' rules for storing it indoors with the engine off.

  • Jet ski under a black AllGuard Satin Shield indoor cover, resting on a wheeled dolly with carpeted bunks in a garage

    Storage 13 min read

    How to Store a Jet Ski Without a Trailer

    How to keep a jet ski off its trailer on a dolly, stand or rack: makers' capacities and bunk spacing, the parts the manuals say never to lift by, and what they say about slings.

  • Jet ski on its trailer beside a garden shed in autumn, under a blue and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Storage 24 min read

    How Long Can a Jet Ski Sit Without Being Used?

    No source cited here sets a limit. Here are the time frames Yamaha, Sea-Doo, Kawasaki and BoatUS give for fuel, battery and engine, and how to restart or clean a jet ski that sat.

  • Small black battery on a garage workbench, red and black clamps on its posts, wired to a blue maintainer with a green light

    Maintenance 24 min read

    How to Charge and Store a Jet Ski Battery

    Take the battery out negative cable first, charge it off the craft and refit it positive first: Yamaha, Sea-Doo and Kawasaki steps, charger rules and storage schedules.

  • Jet ski on its trailer in a fenced side yard at dusk under a blue and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Storage 20 min read

    How to Protect a Jet Ski from Theft

    How to protect a jet ski from theft: trailer coupler and wheel locks, the makers' key and security systems, trackers, HIN records, and what to do if it's stolen.

  • Jet ski on its trailer in a home driveway under a red and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Storage 15 min read

    Is It Okay to Store a Jet Ski Outside?

    Storing a jet ski outside is okay with the right prep. What sun, rain, freezing, moisture and pests do, what the manuals say about parking it, and how to cover and lock it.

  • Generic white personal watercraft floating beside a weathered wooden lake dock at dusk, tied with two lines and fenders, mist on the water

    Storage 13 min read

    Can You Leave a Jet Ski in the Water?

    Kawasaki, Sea-Doo and Yamaha say to take a jet ski out of the water daily or after use. What leaving it in risks, salt vs fresh water, how long, and lifts or drive-on docks.

  • Jet ski on a trailer in a frosty driveway under a blue and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Winterizing 18 min read

    How to Winterize a Jet Ski: Step-by-Step Guide

    Winterize a jet ski in 8 steps: treat the fuel, flush and drain, change the oil, fog, pull the battery and cover it, plus what Sea-Doo, Yamaha and Kawasaki say on antifreeze.

  • Jet ski on a galvanized trailer in a snowy fenced yard under a gray and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Winterizing 24 min read

    How to Winterize a Sea-Doo (Spark, GTI, GTX and More)

    Winterize a Sea-Doo in the order BRP's 2026 guides set: jet pump, fuel, flush, oil, exhaust drain, fogging, battery, bilge. Plus Spark notes and the 2003 GTX.

  • Jet ski on a trailer in a snowy backyard under a gray and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Winterizing 25 min read

    How to Winterize a Kawasaki Jet Ski (Ultra, STX)

    Kawasaki's manuals drain the fuel tank for storage. Here are the STX 160 steps, the Ultra 310 supercharger extras, the older 900 and 1100 two-strokes, and how to cover it.

  • Jet ski on its trailer in a marked space at a fenced outdoor storage lot, under a gray and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Storage 20 min read

    Jet Ski Storage Cost: Marina, Unit or Dry Stack

    What it costs to keep a jet ski at a marina, in dry stack, in a storage unit, in an outdoor yard or at home, with dated rates from named facilities and what drives each one.

  • Jet ski on a trailer beside a snowy garage under a red and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Storage 16 min read

    Jet Ski Winter Storage: Where to Keep It

    Where to keep a jet ski over winter: garage, storage unit, marina, outdoors on the trailer or on a lift. The trade-offs, the facility rules, and how to beat mold, mice and theft.

  • Jet ski on its trailer under a carport beside a house, covered by a yellow and black AllGuard Weatherproof Shield cover

    Storage 16 min read

    Jet Ski Storage: How and Where to Store a Jet Ski

    Where to keep a jet ski, from a garage or storage unit to a marina rack, lift or slip, how to prep it for a few weeks or a whole season, and which cover suits each spot.