Some projects sit so long they just become part of the yard. A guy in Evansville called us this March about a 1970 jet ski resting on a single axle trailer along the side of his house. He had bought the little eleven footer cheap fifteen years back with plans to fix it, but the engine stayed dead. Between a cracked fiberglass hull and a seized pump, it was just taking up dirt.
He wanted his side yard back, but the vessel was behind a locked gate. The bigger headache was the lawn between the gate and the street, soft from years of running lawn sprinklers. Roll a dead tire over ground like that and you leave two deep ruts. Since the vessel was not originally in the caller’s name, we made sure the actual property owner cleared the haul and signed a release of liability during booking. Before rolling a tire, our crew checked for remaining fuel or hazardous oil in the engine. Once cleared, we laid down plywood paths across the soft grass, pulled the rig out by hand, and loaded the jet ski and its trailer onto our trailer.
Any metal or working hardware was set aside for recycling, while the broken hull went to an approved facility for proper disposal. The owner got his side lawn back, rut free. If you have an unwanted vessel sitting in Evansville or Vanderburgh County, call 812-359-1382 for boat removal.
What a trailer says about the boat on it
Usually, we see these small watercraft freeze up hard after sitting through late winter storms in Indiana. Ice fills the hull, expands in small cracks, and locks up the trailer wheel bearings until the tires will not turn. Property owners can speed up our boat removal process by unlocking side gates and clearing away high weeds or stored scrap around the hull before our crew gets to the site.
What this boat removal in Evansville, IN involved
| Job | Removal, recycling and disposal |
|---|---|
| Boat | 1970 jet ski, about 11 feet |
| Where it sat | On a trailer along the side of a house, behind a locked gate |
| Who called | A man who bought it cheap fifteen years ago and never got it running |
| What was wrong | A cracked hull and a seized pump |
| Estimate | Free estimate from the caller’s photos |
| Paperwork | Release of liability signed at booking |
| Area | Vanderburgh County, IN |
Shown as an example of our boat removal work in Vanderburgh County; not a specific job record. Photos are illustrative only.
Cost questions from Evansville, IN owners
How much does boat removal cost in Evansville?
We have a $400 minimum service charge for boat removal in Evansville. Final pricing depends on the size of your vessel, where it sits on the property, its overall condition, and whether we have to dismantle it on site. Send us photos for a fast, free estimate on your junk boat.
Can I get rid of a boat without title?
Yes, in many cases you can dispose of a vessel without paper title work. We work with local property owners to verify right of removal before booking the job. Contact our crew directly, send photos of the hull, and we will tell you what paperwork is needed to haul it.
From storage lots to docks in Vanderburgh County
We pick up boats across Vanderburgh County, in Darmstadt. Late winter frost in this part of the state leaves ground soggy long after the snow clears, making waterfront hulls and yard trailers hard to move without sinking into mud. Spring rain only speeds up rot inside old fiberglass hulls left out in the open.
For boat removal and disposal in Evansville, call 812-359-1382 or ask for an estimate online.