The June sun hit ninety degrees early in Malta, and sweat was dripping off my chin before we even unhooked the winch cable. A local builder called us because he bought an overgrown residential lot and needed a yellowed 17 ft fiberglass Tracker Pro Team bass boat gone before his excavators arrived. It had sat in the tree line behind the old house for years, buried half deep in briars and wild sumac.
Getting a truck back to the brush line meant clearing a narrow path with hand tools first. The biggest problem was not the oak branches hanging low over the deck, but the family of raccoons that had moved inside the center console. My crew member used thick leather gloves and a long pole to coax the mother and three kits out into the woods, giving them time to scramble off safely into the brush before we hooked our straps to the main crossmembers beneath the floor.
We winched the hull onto our flatbed trailer and secured it for the drive. The salvageable outboard engine and metal trailer parts were separated for recycling, while the rotted hull went to a scrap yard that handles heavy fiberglass scrap. Our price sheet lists boats under 20 feet at about $75 a foot. If you have an unwanted vessel anywhere in Saratoga County, call us at 833-658-4847.
In our experience, northern winter freeze and thaw cycles quickly ruin boats left outdoors. Water trapped inside the fiberglass expands during deep freezes, splitting the outer coat and rotting the wooden structure inside the hull until the deck collapses under heavy spring rains. Before we tow any hull for disposal, we carefully drain all hazardous materials including motor oil and leftover fuel, and pull the marine battery for recycling.
Boat removal job details
| Boat | 17 ft Tracker Pro Team 175 bass boat |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Tree line behind the house, half in the brush |
| Coverage area | Saratoga County |
| Outcome | Engine and trailer salvaged, hull crushed at a scrap yard |
This is an illustrative case built from the kind of work we do in Saratoga County, not a record of one customer’s job. The photos are illustrative as well.
Two questions we hear on jobs like this
Can you get a boat out of my backyard?
Yes, our crew removes boats tucked behind houses, stuck in tight backyards, or buried in deep brush. We use portable winches, ground mats, and small equipment to haul hulls out without destroying your lawn or knocking down fences. Call us to plan the job.
What is the procedure for boat disposal?
We haul the vessel off your property and haul it to a facility designed for proper disposal. Our crew strips out hazardous materials like oil, gas, and batteries first. Metal components go to recycling, and the fiberglass hull is broken down at an approved regional scrap yard.
Where our crews work around Malta
Crews cover Saratoga County: Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, South Glens Falls and Stillwater. Late spring and early summer property sales routinely bring boat removal requests across the region. Property owners cleaning up overgrown yards or readying lots for construction often find old fishing boats left behind by previous tenants.
If a boat like this is taking up space in Malta, call 833-658-4847. Tell us the length and where it sits.
