Two wooden gate posts set six feet apart stood at the head of a long dirt driveway in Petaluma, California. Behind them sat a 22-foot wakeboard boat from 1999 that a local property owner had bought cheap fifteen years back and never could get running.
The floor had soft spots you could put a boot through, and the transom was pulled right off the stringers. Between that dirt lane and the main road was a front lawn soaked through by years of lawn sprinklers. Rolling a heavy trailer across that mud would have buried the tires to the axles. Our crew checked the vessel for hazardous fluids before starting any work. The owner had already signed the release of liability when he booked us, so we got down to business. We unbolted the hardware, chopped the ruined fiberglass hull right there in the lane, and loaded the pieces into our trailer without laying a tire on his grass.
Every bit of scrap metal went for recycling, and the crushed hull went straight to proper disposal. He kept his signed receipt, and we left his dirt driveway as bare as the day he moved in. When you have an unwanted vessel blocking your place in Petaluma or anywhere in Sonoma County, give us a call at 866-994-1769.
What I check first on every boat
Usually, we tell folks in Petaluma that a few days of rain will double the weight of a hull that has been left uncovered. Water collects in the wood and foam fast. To get an accurate estimate for your boat removal, send us clear photos. Show us the side of the hull, the condition of the boat trailers underneath, and the path from the yard out to the street.
Job summary: boat removal in Petaluma
| Job | Boat pickup by our crew |
|---|---|
| Boat | 1999 wakeboard boat, about 22 feet |
| Where it sat | On a trailer at the end of a long dirt driveway |
| 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 | Free estimate from the caller’s photos |
| Paperwork | Paperwork sorted first, release of liability signed |
| Area | Sonoma County, CA |
An example drawn from the kind of boat jobs we do in Sonoma County; it is not a specific customer’s job. The pictures are illustrative.
Boat removal in Petaluma: questions and answers
Do you take the trailer too?
Yes, we do. Our boat removal process covers both the vessel and the trailer it sits on. When our crew loads up a junk boat for disposal, we take the rusty trailer along with it if you want the whole setup off your land.
Are your haulers in Petaluma licensed and insured?
Yes. Our crew is fully licensed and insured for all junk removal and boat removal services. We handle waterfront properties, storage lots, and backyard jobs across Petaluma with the right gear and full insurance coverage from start to finish.
From storage lots to docks in Sonoma County
We pick up boats across Sonoma County, in Santa Rosa, Windsor, Rohnert Park and Healdsburg. March rain turns low spots soft around here, and an old pontoon or sailboat sitting in the mud gets harder to haul out with every passing storm.
Boat sitting in Petaluma with nowhere to go? Call 866-994-1769.