“We just need the driveway clear for the moving van on Friday,” the wife told me when she called about two small boats sitting on a single trailer in Antelope. Her family was settling her father’s estate in Sacramento County, downsizing to a condo, and nobody had room for a thirteen-foot sailing dinghy with a broken centerboard or an old 1980 canoe with a split seam along the bottom.
Our crew came out with our own heavy truck to haul the whole rig away. The yard was tight, packed with relatives’ parked cars and a giant moving truck blocking the main path. Years in the boat storage business taught me to look at trailer hubs before turning a tire, so I checked the bearings on their old frame, greased the spindles, and hooked it directly to our hitch. Before we hooked up, we checked the hulls for leaks and fluids, making sure no dirty rainwater or left-behind oil would spill across their driveway.
The title was clear in her late father’s name, and the owner signed our release of liability online when the job was booked. We pulled the trailer out through the maze of cars without bumping a bumper, leaving the family a wide, open driveway for their movers. We took the rig straight to a recycling yard where salvageable metal gets stripped, reusable parts are set aside, and the damaged hulls go to a proper disposal facility. If you have non-running vessels sitting on your property in Antelope, call 916-775-9815 for boat removal.
How the boat removal process works on our jobs
Typically, we see open hull vessels gather hundreds of pounds of hidden water weight during wet spells, which makes a simple fiberglass or wooden boat much heavier to lift than its original specs suggest. Signing the release of liability before our truck pulls out protects property owners the moment that weight starts moving down the road. It clears you of future municipal citations or harbor fees once the vessel leaves your land.
Removal and disposal in Antelope, CA: the details
| Job | Boat removal and disposal |
|---|---|
| Boat | 1980 canoe and a small sailing dinghy, about 13 feet |
| Where it sat | On a trailer in the yard of an estate the family was settling |
| Who called | A couple downsizing to a condo with no room for a trailer |
| What was wrong | A split seam on the canoe and a dinghy with a broken centerboard |
| Estimate | Free estimate from the caller’s photos |
| Paperwork | Release of liability kept by the owner |
| Area | Sacramento County, CA |
Composite example from Sacramento County, not one person’s job. The photos are illustrative.
Boat removal in Antelope: questions and answers
Can you get a boat out of my backyard?
Yes, our crew brings the right gear to clear boats out of tight side yards, back lots, or garden pads. Whether it is on blocks or a rotted trailer, we haul unwanted vessels past fences and narrow driveways without damaging your lawn.
Are your haulers in Antelope licensed and insured?
Yes, our crew is fully licensed and insured for all junk boat removal and transport across California. We handle every part of the boat removal process ourselves, using our own trucks and winches to keep your property safe from start to finish.
Boat pickup around Sacramento County
We pick up boats across Sacramento County, in Sacramento, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova and Folsom. Spring downpours in March quickly fill a derelict open boat left out in the yard, soaking into exposed core materials and rotting the transom before the rain stops. That extra weight can collapse a rusted trailer frame while it sits on your grass.
Ready to let the boat go in Antelope? Call 916-775-9815 and we’ll walk you through it.