- Ontario boat sales & storage
- Muskoka boat repairs and rentals
- Full service marinas at three Muskoka locations
- Water ski school & wakeboard lessons
- Marine accessories & equipment
- Huge selection of new & used boats
Woodland Marine Group offers three locations to serve you, Skeleton Lake Marina, Woodland Marine Service and Windermere Marina.
WE OFFER:
- Sales, service, parts, accessories, rentals and detailing
- Indoor/outdoor boat storage, winterizing and shrink-wrapping
- On-water service available at your cottage/boat house
- Pickup and delivery available
- Fuel
We Proudly Sell and Service:
- Mariah Boats
- Starcraft Marine
- Mercury Marine
- Kavalk Boats
- ARGO Amphibious Vehicles
Our Service:
Our dedicated staff is committed to providing V.I.P. customer service to everyone we deal with. Whether you are in need of a major repair, parts, new or used boats, accessories, rentals and water taxi service. You can be assured that all of your recreational needs are met and expectations exceeded. We care!
Then And Now
Skeleton Lake Marina is now into its second half century of operation in the Muskoka region. Since 1957 when Jack Macpherson purchased and converted an old sawmill with boathouse into the marina this facility has had a sizable number of boat sales, performed a lot of boat repairs and pumped a huge volume of marine gas. Two other owners operated the Ontario marina before current owner Brian McComb purchased it and replaced the old structure in 2007 with the modern and sizeable boat and motor showroom, offices and retail facility now on the site. There were only a couple of boats with motors on the Muskoka lake 52 years ago and most gas sales in those days were to truckers. Skeleton Lake Road 3 did not even exist until some years later.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that in the late 1950s there were less than 250 cottages around Skeleton Lake, some of which were built in the 1920s and 1930s. Today there are approximately 500 cottages around the Muskoka lake and more are being constructed every year.
In 1968 David Ivey bought his first power boat from the Skeleton Lake marina. It was a 14' Chrysler, together with a 75 hp. Chrysler outboard motor and he recalls paying about $2400. all in ... since there was nothing like GST at the time. Direct comparisons with today's product offerings are nearly impossible, but it's fair to say that even a remotely similar boat and motor would likely cost about $12000. today ... and that’s before tax. The biggest difference, of course is in the cost of gas, which roughly 40 years ago was selling for less than $.50 per gallon.
We are resuming the Skeleton Lake Marina name at our property located on Skeleton Lake Road 3 just off Highway 141 West. Until now we’ve been operating this facility as the Woodland Marina. We chose that name when we purchased and re-built the marina site. We recognized that restoring the former name, which had been in use on this site for 50 years, demonstrates our commitment to maintaining a long tradition in serving our many friends and clients on Skeleton Lake and the surrounding Muskoka area.
New Logo
Our logo for Skeleton Lake Marina has been revised to reflect the same style that is used both for our other Ontario marinas, the Windermere Marina and Woodland Marine, our dry land service, parts and storage facility. Each of these three units is a member of the Woodland Marine Group.
Relocating Our Parts and Services Counter
We’re committed to providing our Muskoka customers with a consistently high level of repair, maintenance, replacement parts and storage services for all boats and other marine products.
Jim Fanning's role within the Woodland Group was recently expanded. It now includes overall management responsibility of all activities with special emphasis on service, parts, and repair initiatives for our marinas on Skeleton Lake and Lake Rosseau as well as our dry land service and storage facility at Woodland Marine. With more than 35 years of marine engine and boat experience, Jim is well qualified to provide owners with guidance and reliable advice on all aspects of boating, repairs parts replacement and storage. Jim is an enthusiastic boater and is respected as a valuable resource by customers and peers in the Muskoka region. Jim will be relocating the service reception and parts ordering department to the group’s dry Woodland Marine site on Highway 141 West, just a short distance from the Skeleton Lake Marina where it has been situated. "The consolidated Woodland facility will allow us to better and more efficiently provide our customers with the expertise of Mercury, Evinrude, and Volvo trained and certified service technicians, a comprehensive parts inventory and a combination of covered and open storage facilities" says Jim.
New Gas Docks
We have re-positioned our fuel dock at Skeleton Lake, Ontario. The marina fuel dock will be located on the outside finger dock closest to the Skeleton Lake public boat launch area. Clients can easily tie up to the new dock to buy gas or visit our store even on the windiest day. We will also be building a kiosk for our helpful marine gas attendant at the end of our new gas dock. Payments can be made right at your boat, using our new wireless system. We will work very hard to maintain competitive fuel pricing. Please remember that store and gas charge accounts for families are available and we will remain open later on Fridays.
To improve your re-fuelling experience at Windermere Marina we have moved one of our gas pumps to the end of the first dock closest to Tobin’s. This will provide you with three fuel docks, allowing for easier and faster fill ups and will eliminate the usual congestions that happens directly in front of the Windermere Marina building on busy and windy summer days. Payment from your boat will be easy using either our new wireless system or customer charge accounts.
