The first thing I checked was the hub on the starboard trailer wheel, because if a spindle is rusted solid in March, you are not rolling anywhere. This old setup was parked in a side yard in Levittown, New York, where a couple was trying to clear out a late relative’s place before moving into a condo. They had a 2002 canoe with a split seam along the bottom sitting right inside a 12 foot sailing dinghy with a snapped centerboard. Both non-running hulls were resting on one tired road frame.
Getting it off the lawn meant maneuvering around two parked cars and a giant yellow box truck taking up the main driveway. The owner found the old registrations in a shoebox out in the garage, so we sat on the bumper to sort the paperwork. He signed the release of liability right there on the clipboard. I packed fresh grease into the dry wheel bearings, hooked their rig to our truck, and our crew guided the load down the narrow grass strip without brushing a single car mirror.
We took the entire rig to our yard for proper disposal. The aluminum hardware and good tackle were saved for salvage, and the wrecked fiberglass hull went straight to the heavy scrap facility. The yard is clear, the driveway is open, and the family is settled. If you need boat removal in Nassau County, call 866-994-1769.
What I check first on every boat
Typically, we see double the axle failures after a cold spell when water gets behind the grease seals and expands. A derelict vessel sitting on dirt through the winter will freeze straight to the ground. If you want to speed up your boat removal process, pull your personal gear out of the hatches earlier in the week and make sure the pathway from the trailer to the street is clear of parked vehicles. First we looked for hazardous fluids.
The Levittown, NY boat removal in brief
| Job | Boat pickup by our crew |
|---|---|
| Boat | 2002 canoe and a small sailing dinghy, about 12 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 signed at booking |
| Area | Nassau County, NY |
An example drawn from the kind of boat jobs we do in Nassau County; it is not a specific customer’s job. The pictures are illustrative.
Levittown owners ask about boat removal
Do you take the trailer too?
Yes, we take boat trailers right along with the vessel. If the tires are rotted or the frame is frozen in the dirt, our crew handles the work to load or tow it away. You just sign the paperwork, and we haul the entire setup off your property during the same visit.
Can you remove a boat that is in the water?
We remove sunken and partially submerged boats directly from the water, whether sitting at a marina or tied to a private dock. Before we pull any vessel onto our trailer or begin work, our crew checks for hazardous fluids like fuel and motor oil to keep the waterfront clean.
Boats we pick up across Nassau County, NY
We pick up boats across Nassau County, in Old Westbury, Glen Cove, Muttontown and Garden City. March slush turns a grass driveway into mud while ice glazes over the hull, making fiberglass slippery to handle. Cold weather locks up old winch cables, so hauling a non-running pontoon or small craft out of a backyard takes steady pulling power before the spring thaw sets in.
Send a few photos or call 866-994-1769, and we will price your boat removal in Levittown.