We pulled up to the apartment complex parking lot in Weatherford and saw a white 11 ft Kawasaki Jet Ski sitting high on a rusty trailer. The fiberglass hull was yellowed deep along the waterline from sitting in muddy lake water. A local builder called us because he had a paving crew coming and needed the parking space cleared out.
The boat was lightweight, but the trailer was a fight. Wet Oklahoma springs had rusted the winch frame, and the crank handle snapped off in my hand when I put weight on it. We used a heavy strap wrapped through the front bow eye and winched the jet ski onto our flatbed, keeping low tension so the rotted bunk boards would not split.
Our haul went straight to a facility that shreds fiberglass PWC hulls for recycling. For an eleven-foot craft like this, our price sheet lists boats under twenty feet at about seventy-five dollars a foot. Our price sheet lists boats under 20 feet at about $75 a foot. If you have an unwanted hull in Custer County, call us at 833-658-4847.
In our experience, watercraft left outdoors in wet spring weather collect rainwater in the hull, which turns small leaks into heavy structural rot and rusts metal hardware fast. We always drain remaining fuel and oil, remove hazardous materials, and pull the battery before taking the hull for proper disposal.
Job notes
| Boat | 11 ft Kawasaki Jet Ski STX personal watercraft |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Apartment complex parking lot |
| Coverage area | Custer County |
| Outcome | Trailer cleaned up and reused, boat recycled |
A composite, illustrative job from Custer County, not one customer’s record. Photos show the situation, not the specific boat.
Two questions we hear on jobs like this
Do I need a title to have my boat removed?
No title is required for us to haul the vessel away. When you have the title, we take it from you. When you do not, we sign a release of liability so the boat is off your name.
What if my boat is on a trailer?
We tow or haul the boat and trailer together. If the trailer tires are flat or the frame is rusted through, our crew can winch the entire rig onto a flatbed trailer and haul both away in one trip.
Removing boats across Custer County
Crews cover Custer County: Thomas, Arapaho and Custer City. High summer heat makes abandoned boat hulls smell from trapped stagnant water, which often prompts property managers and land owners to call us for boat removal before hot weather peaks.
Want a quote for a boat in Weatherford? Call 833-658-4847 or send pictures through the estimate form.
