Suprata for dock and lift installers

Every put-in and take-out booked before the lake changes

Dock work is two frantic windows: spring put-in and fall take-out, with repairs and new installs in between. Suprata books both windows from each customer's plan, keeps every dock section and lift on the property record, and gets crews to the right shoreline.

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Aerial view of boats lined along a long dock leading to a building on a tree-lined shore
A recurring invoice for a marine customer, the same billing a seasonal dock plan uses.

Sound familiar?

What a normal week looks like without the right system

We hear these from dock and lift installers all the time. Here is what Suprata does about each one.

Every lake owner wants their dock in by Memorial Day and out before ice-up, and I've got the same three crews.

Put-in and take-out run as one twice-yearly agreement per customer, and each visit waits in the Work Queue three weeks ahead so the office can stage them.

Half my customers are summer people. I'm chasing them by phone in another state to find out if the boat's coming.

Tag seasonal owners, text them confirmations and reminders, and let them sign and pay from a link with no login.

The crew shows up and doesn't know how many sections, which lift, or where the access road is.

Each property keeps its dock sections and lifts as equipment, plus access notes and photos, right on the job.

A lift cable snaps in July and nobody knows when it was last serviced.

Every visit is part of that lift's service history, so you see the last service before you go.

What runs your day

The parts of Suprata that fit dock and lift installers

Suprata is a versatile workflow and business intelligence platform that delivers the power of custom software with ease and affordability. These are the pieces that matter most to you.

Suprata Suite module

Suprata Subscribe

Spring put-in and fall take-out run from one agreement on a six-month schedule.

See Subscribe Suprata Suite module

Suprata CRM

Docks and lifts live as equipment on each waterfront property, with access notes and history.

See CRM Suprata Suite module

Suprata CSR

The Work Queue lists every put-in that needs a date, so the spring rush gets booked in order.

See CSR Suprata Suite module

Suprata Schedule

The dispatch board shows each crew and boat on each shoreline for the day.

See Schedule Suprata Suite module

Suprata Estimate

New docks and lifts go out as options, with a deposit when the customer says yes.

See Estimate Suprata Suite module

Suprata Pay

Out-of-state owners pay from a link with no login or on autopay.

See Pay

A day in the life with Suprata

One ordinary day, start to finish

Here is how the work flows when every call, job, booking and payment lives in one place.

  1. 6:45 am

    Crews and boats

    The dispatch board shows three crews on three lakes, each with eight put-ins. Every job lists the sections and lift on that property.

  2. 8:00 am

    First put-in

    The crew follows the access notes down to the shore, sets the dock and photographs the finished install.

  3. 10:30 am

    Summer owner texts

    A seasonal customer replies to her reminder text asking to add a lift canopy. It lands in the shared inbox with her account.

  4. 12:00 pm

    Lift repair found

    A crew finds a frayed lift cable. The lift's record shows its last service, and the owner approves the repair by signature.

  5. 2:30 pm

    New install quote

    The office sends a new-dock proposal with three options. The buyer picks one and pays the deposit online.

  6. 5:30 pm

    Put-ins billed

    Finished put-ins become invoices on each customer's plan. Out-of-state owners pay from the emailed link.

See it on screen

Real Suprata screens

Sample data, real software. Every screen below comes straight from Suprata.

A recurring invoice for a marine customer, the same billing a seasonal dock plan uses.
A recurring invoice for a marine customer, the same billing a seasonal dock plan uses.
Spring put-ins in the Work Queue, waiting for a date.
Spring put-ins in the Work Queue, waiting for a date.

Questions we hear

Straight answers

Asked by dock and lift installers before they switch.

From the help center

Can one plan cover both spring install and fall removal?

Yes. Set the agreement's schedule to every six months from the first visit, and each cycle creates the job, the invoice or both.

Read: Recurring Schedules on Agreements

Can I keep records of each customer's dock and lift?

Yes. Customer equipment lives as assets on the account and property, with service history and notes.

Read: Accounts vs. Service Locations vs. Assets

Many of my customers live out of state. How do they pay?

They pay by card or bank transfer from an emailed link that needs no login, through the customer portal, or on autopay.

Read: Can customers pay online without creating an account?

Do you also work with marinas?

Yes. Suprata Marina runs slips, moorings and storage for marinas. Dock and lift installers use the Suite to run their service work.

Read: Setting Up Suprata for a Marine Service Company or Boatyard

Something else? Call 888-494-4335, email hello@suprata.com or ask “Does Suprata do this?”

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Start with Suprata Suite on your own, or let our team set it up around the way your docks and lifts business works.

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