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Quick start

This guide takes you from nothing to a working front desk. Most marinas finish in about 30 minutes — the longest part is typing in your slips.

1. Create your account

Go to the sign-in page and continue with Google, or enter your email for a one-time sign-in link. There are no passwords to remember. The first time you sign in, DocksDeck walks you through naming your marina and picking your timezone and preferred units (feet or meters).

2. Add your docks and slips

Head to Settings → Docks & slips. Create a dock for each physical dock or pier, then add its slips. For each slip you can set:

  • Label — whatever you call it today (A-01, T-12…)
  • Max length, beam, and draft — DocksDeck uses these to stop a 45-footer from being booked into a 30-foot slip
  • Nightly and monthly rates — used to pre-fill quotes

Don't aim for perfection — you can edit any of this later, and slips can be marked out of service for maintenance at any time.

3. Take your first reservation

Open the Board. Every slip shows its live status: available, reserved, arriving today, occupied, or out of service. Click an open slip and choose New reservation — pick the dates, the boater, and their vessel (you can create both right there in the form). The reservation starts as pending; confirm it when you're ready.

DocksDeck will never let two reservations overlap on the same slip — the check happens at the database level, so even two staff members booking at the same instant can't double-book.

4. What next?