The owner called us first to ask if we could take a boat with missing papers. He had a 20 ft white Ranger 519VX with a red boot stripe sitting in a sandy lot near the water. A heavy tree limb came down across the fiberglass hull during a spring storm and crushed the top deck.
The boat sat on an old trailer with tires flat and cracked down to the internal cords. Rolling it out on those dry-rotted tires would have pulled them right off the rims. Our crew jacked up the trailer axle, placed heavy wooden skids under the frame, and pulled the rig onto our winch bed with steel cable. Winching over skids keeps the rims from digging deep trenches into soft ground.
We towed the rig back to our shop, salvaged the good hardware, and cut the fiberglass hull so the material could go to a scrap facility for proper disposal. Boats 20 feet and longer are priced over the phone since size and setting change the labor. Call 833-658-4847 if you need boat removal in Richmond city.
In our experience, humid weather in Virginia accelerates rust on iron leaf springs, making old trailers risky to tow on open roads. Before any fiberglass hull goes to scrap, we pump out residual fuel, drain the oil from the motor, and remove the battery to handle hazardous materials safely. We collect the title if you have it, or we fill out a liability release so the vessel is officially off your record.
What this job involved
| Boat | 20 ft Ranger 519VX bass boat |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Sandy lot near the water |
| Coverage area | Richmond city |
| Outcome | Stripped for parts, with the hull cut and recycled |
This is an illustrative case built from the kind of work we do in Richmond city, not a record of one customer’s job. The photos are illustrative as well.
Questions owners ask about a job like this
Can you get a boat out of my backyard?
Yes, our crew removes vessels from backyards, side yards, and tight spaces. We bring portable winches, timber skids, or small pulling equipment to move the rig safely around fences, trees, and buildings without tearing up your lawn or damaging surrounding property.
How to get rid of a bad boat?
The easiest way is to call our boat removal crew to handle the heavy lifting. We load the hull, tow it away, salvage any reusable metal, and dispose of the remaining fiberglass at an approved waste facility.
Boat disposal across Richmond city
Crews cover Richmond city and nearby Ashland, Mechanicsville, Tuckahoe and Chester. June heat usually prompts people to clean up outdoor space before weeds bury old equipment. Storm damage from fallen branches also brings many calls to haul away broken vessels from private yards across the region.
Got one sitting in a yard or at a dock around Richmond? Call 833-658-4847 and describe it; photos help.
