“The insurance company wrote it off, and the storage yard wants it gone.” That is what the caller told me about the 20 foot Starcraft Limited 2000 deck boat. It sat on a tandem axle trailer in a fenced storage lot in North Bergen. The tan hull and brown stripe were faded, and the floor felt like a wet sponge underfoot.
Our crew backed into the lot and saw the problem right away. June rain had turned the unpaved back corner into soup, and a heavy tow rig would sink to its axles. We unhitched our winch cable from thirty feet back on solid dirt, setting wide wooden crane pads under our stabilizer feet so we would not tear up the yard. We winched the trailer out slow, keeping the cable low to prevent the nose from digging into the mud.
Once we pulled the boat onto hard pavement, we safely drained the remaining oil and fuel into sealed drums. We brought the boat to a landfill that takes fiberglass, then hauled the motor and aluminum trim for scrap recycling. Jobs over 20 feet get custom pricing over the phone since physical size and site conditions change our gear needs. If you have an unwanted vessel in Hudson County, call 833-658-4847.
In our experience, water that sits inside a fiberglass hull through winter freezes and expands, cracking the outer gelcoat and rotting the back of the hull from the inside out. Heavy snow loads also split tarps and let dampness rot the seating. Before any hull goes for recycling, we pump out fuel tanks, drain crankcase oil, and remove the battery to handle all hazardous materials properly.
Boat removal job details
| Boat | 20 ft Starcraft Limited 2000 deck boat |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Fenced self-storage lot |
| Coverage area | Hudson County |
| Outcome | Fiberglass hull cut up and hauled to a landfill that takes it, metals recycled |
This is an illustrative case built from the kind of work we do in Hudson County, not a record of one customer’s job. The photos are illustrative as well.
Questions from the phone this week
Can you remove a boat without a title?
Yes, our crew can handle boat removal without a title in many cases. If you do not have the paper title, we have you sign a simple liability release so the vessel is officially removed from your name.
What if my boat engine is inoperable?
An inoperable motor is never a problem for our team. We frequently haul vessels with seized sterndrives or broken outboards using our heavy winches and dollies. We tow or load the entire rig regardless of motor condition.
Boat disposal across Hudson County
Crews cover Hudson County: Jersey City, Kearny, Secaucus and Bayonne. Early summer boat removal calls in North Bergen usually come from owners cleaning out storage spaces after finding winter moisture damage. Uncovered boats absorb months of rain, making them too heavy for standard consumer tow vehicles.
A boat you are done with in North Bergen? Send us photos or call 833-658-4847, and you get a price before we roll.
