An old bass boat in a side yard usually means someone stopped fishing ten years ago. A homeowner in Norman called us about an 18 ft Stratos with a white fiberglass hull and a red boot stripe. The family inherited the boat along with the house, but nobody had any interest in running the outboard.
The bass boat sat next to the garage on a trailer that looked complete from the street. When our crew attached our winch, the metal cracked right through the tongue from hidden rust. We skidded our steel ramps under the frame, hooked heavy straps around the main axle, and winched the boat and trailer together onto our flatbed as a single unit.
We pulled the boat off the trailer at the shop, drained the tanks, and sent the fiberglass hull for proper disposal and recycling. We saved the trailer frame, cut away the ruined front tube, welded on fresh steel, and set it aside for future haul jobs. Our rates for boats under 20 feet run about $75 a foot. If you have an unwanted hull in Cleveland County, call 833-658-4847 to book boat removal.
In our experience, wet springs followed by hot Oklahoma summers trap moisture under boat covers, rusting out steel frames long before the fiberglass hull fails. Before we tow any hull for scrap, we pump out the fuel, drain the crankcase oil, and disconnect the battery to handle all hazardous materials correctly. We take the title when there is one, and when there is not, we sign a release of liability so the boat is off your name.
The boat, the place, the outcome
| Boat | 18 ft Stratos 186 bass boat |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Side yard next to the garage |
| Coverage area | Cleveland County |
| Outcome | Trailer cleaned up and reused, boat recycled |
Representative example of our work in Cleveland County; it does not describe a particular customer job, and the photos are illustrative.
Questions from the phone this week
Can you remove a boat without a title?
Yes, we can perform boat removal without a title in most situations. We check the hull identification number and have you sign a release of liability form. That paperwork documents the transfer of the vessel so the hull is completely off your name.
How to get rid of a bad boat?
Call our crew to haul the vessel directly from your property. We bring the right trucks, winch equipment, and flatbeds to collect the boat, pump out remaining fluids, and transport the hull to a facility that handles fiberglass disposal and metal salvage.
Boat disposal across Cleveland County
Crews cover Cleveland County: Slaughterville, Moore, Noble and Lexington. Warm June weather brings out boat owners who discover that winter moisture rotted their upholstery, filled the bilge with stagnant water, or locked up an old outboard motor. Instead of paying yard fees, people call us for boat removal to clear space before summer hits.
Boat in Norman that is not going back in the water? Call 833-658-4847 and we will walk you through it.
