The homeowner tried selling his 18 ft Sea Ray on listing sites for months, but nobody wants an old boat with no trailer. The blue hull was sun-faded and chalky from years outdoors. With the Plantation duplex going up for sale, he needed the yard cleared fast and called us.
Our crew arrived with a flatbed tow truck and a heavy hydraulic winch. The fiberglass bowrider sat low on wooden blocks and old car tires behind the concrete pad. We backed the flatbed close, looped soft nylon straps around the main support points under the hull, and pulled it up the steel ramps slowly so the fiberglass would not crack.
We brought the vessel to a yard in Broward County where technicians stripped the reusable drive parts and hardware. The clean hull was cut into sections for fiberglass recycling. Smaller boat removal jobs under 20 feet run around $75 a foot. Call 833-658-4847 if you need a boat hauled away in Plantation.
In our experience, strong Florida sun degrades gelcoat while summer rain pooling inside a sitting hull adds thousands of pounds of water weight. Before any hull goes to recycling, our crew pumps out the remaining fuel, drains the motor oil, and removes the lead battery for hazardous materials disposal. We take the title when you have it, or we sign a release of liability so the vessel comes off your name.
Case summary
| Boat | 18 ft Sea Ray 180 bowrider |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Concrete pad behind a duplex |
| Coverage area | Broward County |
| Outcome | Stripped for parts, with the hull cut and recycled |
This post describes a typical job in Broward County as an illustration, not a real customer record. The pictures are illustrative too.
Questions owners ask about a job like this
What is the procedure for boat disposal?
We haul the vessel to a specialized facility. Our crew drains all hazardous fluids, pulls the battery, and removes usable metal hardware. The bare hull gets crushed or cut into smaller pieces and taken to a facility that accepts fiberglass waste.
What if my boat is on a trailer?
If the trailer has good tires and bearings, we can tow it right off your property. If the trailer is rusted out or unsafe for the road, we load both the boat and the trailer onto our flatbed truck for proper disposal.
Removing boats across Broward County
Crews cover Broward County: Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Miramar. June brings sudden afternoon downpours across southern Florida. Water collects inside uncovered hulls, turning neglected yard boats into breeding grounds for mosquitoes and prompting code violations when properties hit the real estate market.
Call 833-658-4847 about a boat in Plantation. A few photos and the address are enough to start.
