The owner called our boat removal service because he wanted his grass back for a patio. Fifteen years ago he bought an eighteen-foot open-bow runabout thinking he would fix the engine, but it stayed tucked in a back corner of his yard on wooden jack stands. The floor was soft as cardboard, and the transom had pulled clean away from the stringers.
A yard sprinkler had kept the ground between the hull and the street soaked for weeks. Rolling a trailer across that mud would have buried the tires, so we checked for any hazardous fuel and oil remaining in the tank first. With those fluids cleared, our crew used a saw to cut the fiberglass hull into sections right where it sat. It is an old boat builder trick to watch how the hull drops when you cut the sheer line. If the stringers are rotten, the whole shell shifts at once.
The owner held the original title from his garage, and he signed our release of liability when he paid the deposit. Our crew loaded the pieces onto our trailer, raked up the stray wood chips, and left him a clean patch of dirt. The drive metal went to a scrap yard where it was salvaged, and the fiberglass hull pieces were taken to a local disposal facility. Property owners who need a non-running vessel or old junk boat taken off their waterfront lot can call us at 866-994-1769.
What I check first on every boat
Typically, we see hulls hold hundreds of pounds of rainwater after sitting through Florida storms. That extra water weight makes a derelict vessel much heavier than its original factory specs, which shifts how we handle the boat removal process. When you ask for a free estimate, sending photos of the hull, the trailer tongue, and the path to the street keeps our pricing fair and accurate.
The Delray Beach, FL boat removal in brief
| Job | Boat removal and disposal |
|---|---|
| Boat | 2002 open-bow runabout, about 18 feet |
| Where it sat | On jack stands in a back corner of the yard, no trailer under it |
| Who called | A man who bought it cheap fifteen years ago and never got it running |
| What was wrong | Soft spots across the floor and a transom that had pulled away from the stringers |
| Estimate | Estimate agreed before booking |
| Paperwork | Release of liability with the deposit |
| Area | Palm Beach County, FL |
An example drawn from the kind of boat jobs we do in Palm Beach County; it is not a specific customer’s job. The pictures are illustrative.
Boat owners in Delray Beach, FL often ask
Do you handle hurricane-damaged boats?
Yes, we do boat removal for storm-damaged and sunken vessels. Whether a pontoon is cracked on a dock or a sailboat is sitting smashed in the mud, our crew brings the right tools to dismantle the fiberglass and haul the scrap away.
Are your haulers in Delray Beach licensed and insured?
Yes, our crew is fully licensed and insured for all boat removal and disposal work. You do not have to worry about liability or property damage while we are cutting up an unwanted vessel or pulling a trailer off your lot.
Boat removal in Palm Beach County and nearby towns
We pick up boats across Palm Beach County, in Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Wellington and Boca Raton. April brings heavy afternoon rain across Delray Beach, turning sandy soil into thick mud and filling abandoned hulls with stagnant water. That moisture accelerates rot in the floorboards, making prompt removal and disposal the smart choice before the vessel falls apart completely.
Start with a free estimate: call 866-994-1769 about the boat in Delray Beach.