The June sun was hot enough in Burlington to make the yellowed waterline on the white fiberglass hull smell like old pond weed. An insurance company called us to remove a 11 ft Yamaha WaveRunner VX left sitting in a boat ramp parking area after being written off.
Our crew backed the truck up and got ready to hitch the trailer, but a family of raccoons had nested inside the small storage compartment under the handlebars. We put on thick leather gloves, opened the hatch slowly, and guided the mother and four kits out into the nearby brush without getting bitten or tearing up the electrical harness. Once the animals cleared out, we strapped the jet drive ski down to its rusted frame and checked the trailer tires before pulling onto the road.
We brought the craft to a yard where the engine and trailer were salvaged for parts, and the crushed hull went to scrap. Our price sheet lists boats under 20 feet at about $75 a foot. If you have an unwanted vessel in Burlington or Alamance County, call 833-658-4847.
In our experience, jet skis left outside through wet springs and hot summers collect standing water that quickly turns into heavy mildew and rots the wiring. Our crew always drains the fuel, flushes the oil, and removes the battery to keep hazardous materials out of the soil before any recycling begins.
This removal in brief
| Boat | 11 ft Yamaha WaveRunner VX personal watercraft |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Boat ramp parking area |
| Coverage area | Alamance 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 Alamance County, not a record of one customer’s job. The photos are illustrative as well.
Questions from the phone this week
Can you take a boat to the junk yard?
Yes, we haul unwanted vessels straight to a scrap yard or landfill that accepts fiberglass. Our crew handles the loading, towing, and disposal fees so you do not have to drag a failing trailer down the highway yourself. Call us to schedule a haul.
Can you remove a boat without a title?
Yes, we can clear a vessel even if the paperwork is missing. When there is no title available, we have you sign a simple a release of liability so the craft is legally off your name before we haul it away for proper disposal.
Removing boats across Alamance County
Crews cover Alamance County: Graham, Elon, Haw River and Green Level. High humidity and summer storms in this region fast-track rot on neglected covers. Boat owners routinely call us when older hulls collect water, rust through their trailer axles, and become safety hazards on private property.
A boat you are done with in Burlington? Send us photos or call 833-658-4847, and you get a price before we roll.
