10-step setup guide
Set up your boat rental platform from scratch. Your onboarding dashboard shows all available setup steps and tracks your progress. This guide walks you through the essentials to get live.
Step 1: Set your general information
General information →Fill in your company name, address, contact details, and default language and currency. Add your terms and conditions and privacy policy. This information shows up throughout your booking system and in customer emails.
Step 2: Compose your notifications
Configure notifications →First, enable the languages you want to support. Then set up the emails your customers receive: booking confirmations, payment receipts, reminders before their rental, and cancellation messages. Review the default templates and adjust the wording to match your brand.
Read more: Edit customer notifications · Languages
Step 3: Create a dock
Create your first dock →A dock is a pickup location where customers collect their boat. Add the name, address, and any instructions customers need (parking info, access codes, who to ask for).
If you operate from multiple locations, create a dock for each one.
Read more: Manage docks
Step 4: Add your boats
Add your boats →Create a boat model for each type of boat you rent out. Add its name, description, specs, and photos, and specify how many of that model you have. Then assign them to a dock.
Good photos make a big difference. Show the boat from multiple angles, including the interior.
Read more: Manage boats · Assign boats to docks
Step 5: Set up schedules
Set up schedules →There are two types of schedules. Use a weekly schedule if you want customers to freely pick their own start and end time. Use slots if you work with fixed departure times or multi-day rentals.
Read more: Schedules overview
Step 6: Set your pricing
Configure pricing →Set your hourly or daily rates. You can add seasonal pricing, weekend premiums, and multi-day discounts.
Read more: Pricing overview
Step 7: Configure booking confirmation
Set confirmation methods →Decide how bookings get confirmed:
- Instant after payment
- Manual where you approve each booking yourself
- Deposit-based where customers pay a deposit upfront and the rest later
Read more: Booking confirmation settings
Step 8: Create your rental setup
Build your rental setup →This is where everything comes together. A rental setup combines your boats, schedules, pricing, and confirmation method into one bookable flow. Connect the pieces and configure what information you collect from customers during booking.
Read more: Rental setups
Step 9: Customize your styling
Customize styling →Match the booking form to your brand. Upload your logo, pick your colors, and choose fonts.
Read more: Match your branding
Step 10: Connect your payment provider
Connect payment provider →Connect Stripe or Mollie to accept payments. Configure which payment methods you want to offer (credit cards, bank transfers, digital wallets) and test a payment to make sure it works.
Next steps
You're all set up. Before you start accepting real bookings, test your setup and go live:
Tips before going live →You may also want to configure:
- Waivers and contracts - Collect digital signatures on liability waivers before each rental
- Add-ons - Offer extras like drinks, equipment, or insurance at checkout