$100Beach KingStandard canopy cover
The fabric cover over a boat or pontoon lift, taken down and stored.
Fall removal prices
How Much Does Dock and Boat Lift Removal Cost in Minnesota?
Rates current as of October 10, 2026
Dock and boat lift removal cost at BigWave Lake Service is three prices added together:
- Your dock, by length ($200 minimum)$4.50 to $5.75 a foot
- Your boat lift, by size$200 to $275
- Each extra, like a canopy$5 to $150
These are Blake’s published rates. Some things can’t be seen up front, so the final price lands right on or very close. Photos of your dock help.
Removal cost for three common setups
Pick a setup to see the line-by-line math.
Choose a setup
Estimated removal
$525
40 ft sectional dock, one 6,000 lb lift and a standard canopy cover.
40 ft sectional dock, 4 ft wide (40 x $4.50 = $180, so the minimum applies)$200
6,000 lb boat lift$225
Standard canopy cover$100
Total$525
For your own equipment, use the full removal price calculator.
01 / Prices
Dock and boat lift removal cost: the price list
Pick docks or boat lifts to see that price list.
4-foot-wide sectional or roll-in dock$4.50 / ft
5-foot-wide sectional or roll-in dock$5.75 / ft
Floating dock$4.50 / ft
Minimum for any dock$200
Tonka-style (Lake Minnetonka style) docks and boathousesPriced on site
Docks are priced per lineal foot, meaning per foot of dock length. Wider sections cost more per foot.
When the minimum appliesAt $4.50 a foot, any 4-foot-wide dock up to 44 feet long comes in at the $200 minimum.
2,000 to 4,000 lb lift$200
5,000 lb lift$215
6,000 lb lift$225
7,000 to 8,000 lb lift$250
9,000 lb lift$275
Larger liftsPriced on site
Jet ski (PWC) lift$75
Waveport drive-on jet ski port$80
Boat and pontoon lifts are priced by capacity, the weight the lift is rated to raise. Not sure of yours? Try the boat lift size calculator.
Hydraulic lifts: $50Disconnecting the hydraulic pump box and moving it to storage on your property, battery included.
02 / Add-ons
Add-ons that change the total
Anything that comes off the dock or lift on its own has its own price.
$100Beach King
$150Beach KingTower canopy cover
A taller cover built for boats with a wake tower.
$15 to $30 eachBigWave jobDock corner
Each corner where dock sections meet at an angle.
$25ShoreMasterDock stairs
Steps from the dock down into the water.
$5 to $25ShoreMasterDock ladder
A swim ladder off the side or end of the dock.
$5 eachShoreMasterBumper
Padding on dock edges and corners that protects your boat.
$20 eachShoreMasterBattery install or removal
Lift batteries taken out for winter, or put back in.
A fuel surcharge can also apply.
03 / Lift service
Service your lift while it’s out
Out of the water is the easy time to service a lift.
01
Lubrication
$50 per lift
Grease on all the major components.
02
Screw jack leg service
$150 to $200 per lift
Cleaning and greasing the threaded legs that raise and level the lift.
04 / Do it yourself
Doing it yourself vs hiring it out
A short roll-in dock on a firm, gentle shoreline is a fair weekend job. Past that, it gets hard fast.
01
Where it gets hard
Heavy lifts, muck, deep water and steep banks. ShoreMaster calls removal “at least a two-person job.”
02
Lift, don’t drag
That’s ShoreMaster’s warning. Dragging sections up a bank or over rock is how frames and roll-in axles get bent.
03
How BigWave does it
From a 30-foot flat-bottom barge that works shallow, soft-bottom shorelines. Blake, the owner, runs it and works every job with his crew.
05 / Questions
Removal cost questions
Does spring installation cost the same?
This guide covers fall removal only. Installation takes more work, because every leg has to be leveled again, so ask BigWave for spring prices when you book.
Can my dock and lift be stored somewhere other than my shoreline?
Yes. BigWave offers dock and lift transport and indoor storage. Keeping it on your own shoreline is simplest, because Minnesota AIS rules apply once it leaves: hauling a dock or lift with zebra mussels attached needs a DNR permit, and Upper and Lower Prior Lake both have zebra mussels.
Book your fall dock and lift removal
Talk with a BigWave specialist. Send a few photos of your dock and lift, and get options and prices for your setup.