Arkansas

Arkansas Boat Removal and Disposal

Twenty years of hauling junk boats out of driveways, marinas, and backyards. Firm quote before the truck rolls.

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Title rules

Arkansas titles only motorboats manufactured on or after January 1, 2020, under Act 733 of 2019.

Legal path

No legal path for a landowner here. We are it.

Coverage

75 counties, 620 cities we pick up from

Pricing

See how pricing works

Arkansas calls tend to come from a driveway, not a dock. The boat came with the house, or with an estate, and the new owner never wanted it in the first place. Some sat behind a shed since the motor quit and fixing it cost more than the hull was worth. Others got left behind after a storage bill crept past what the boat was worth. Old boat removal usually starts with someone admitting the thing is not moving again. I hear it more than I can count.

My crew handles it as one job, pickup through disposal. We pull it straight off a trailer or out of the yard, whichever it is. No title on an unwanted boat rarely slows things down. We still load it. Details further down.

How much does boat removal cost?

Starting from

$250

Junk boat on a trailer that rolls, with room for the truck to reach it. From there, four things move the number.

I will tell you which ones apply to yours before we schedule anything.

Size and type

A 14-foot aluminum fishing boat is one job. A 30-foot cabin cruiser is a different one. Length, beam, and weight decide the crew and the equipment.

Where it sits

Driveway on a trailer is the cheapest boat removal there is. On blocks in the backyard takes more work. In a slip, it needs a haul-out. Sunken, it needs recovery.

Condition

Engine already out is cheaper. Fuel still aboard, a hull full of rainwater, a trailer that will not roll: each adds handling.

Distance

Miles to the processing yard are part of the quote. Boat hauling cost scales with them.

Not sure which factors apply to your boat?

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Can it be free?

People ask about free junk boat removal. Sometimes the boat has enough going for it, a running outboard, decent aluminum, and we take it for nothing. Sometimes it does not, and there is a fee. We will tell you which one you have.

Our guarantee

The number is firm before the truck rolls.

Twenty years in, nobody has heard a different price at the curb.

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What pricing looks like in Arkansas

Most of what comes off the water in Arkansas comes off a lake, and most of my jobs there start in a driveway or right at a lake house. Ramp haul-outs happen now and then, but they are the exception, not the rule. Because the lakes sit close to the yard, the haul itself usually stays short, which keeps the trip simple. Spring cleanout is the busiest stretch, and the calls stay fairly even the rest of the year. I look over the hull and the trailer setup before naming a figure. Once I quote a job, that is the number due when the truck pulls up.

Junk boats we hauled out

Real crew snapshots from recent Arkansas pickups. Watermarked photos are placeholders while we swap in the real jobs.

junk boat removal, 24 ft Bayliner cabin cruiser on a dead trailer — 24 ft Bayliner cabin cruiser, hauled from a side yard

junk boat removal, 16 ft aluminum fishing boat abandoned by a garage — 16 ft aluminum fishing boat, no trailer, loaded from the ground

junk boat removal, 26 ft cabin cruiser on stands in a storage yard — 26 ft cabin cruiser off jack stands at a storage lot

Junk boat pickup, salvage, and old boat removal

One boat, a whole yard, or an emergency. Old boat removal from a driveway or an estate. Junk boat pickup for the one that never sold. Marinas and boat yards call us to clear a season of abandoned slips in one visit. Insurance adjusters call after storms. My crew has floated sunken boats, hauled sailboats out of backyards, and moved a 40-footer through a neighborhood that was not built for it. One call covers removal, transport, and disposal. If it floats, floated, or was supposed to float, we haul it.

Getting rid of a boat legally in Arkansas

State legal briefArkansas

Reviewed August 25, 2026

Arkansas titles only motorboats manufactured on or after January 1, 2020, under Act 733 of 2019. Anything built earlier runs on registration alone.

To hand a boat to us we need proof of ownership: a current registration or a bill of sale listing the HIN, year, make, horsepower, price, date, and signatures, plus proof the boat is on the county assessor's rolls with personal property tax paid. Boats titled since 2020 transfer with the title itself. With no title, Arkansas allows a bonded title through Form 10-345 plus a surety bond for 1.5 times the boat's value. A replacement title costs $10; the fee for the Form 10-345 process itself is not published.

We could not find a published statewide removal program. Arkansas Code Title 27, Subtitle 7, Chapter 101 has no subsection on abandoned vessels, and while the Game and Fish Commission oversees boating generally, there is no dedicated fund.

If the boat is not yours. Arkansas has no statute letting a property owner take ownership of a boat someone left behind. What is left is general civil process: track the owner down, pursue the cost of removal yourself, and hope they are solvent and reachable. Most people do not do that for a boat. We can take it off your property this week, with or without a title.

Skip the paperwork.We take Arkansas boats with or without titles. One call, one price.

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Counties We Serve in Arkansas

We pick up boats across all 75 counties in Arkansas. Cities below are the ones we reach most often; if yours is not listed, call and we will confirm coverage.

Arkansas County

Stuttgart, DeWitt, Gillett, St. Charles, Humphrey, Almyra

Ashley County

Crossett, Hamburg, North Crossett, West Crossett, Portland, Wilmot, Montrose, Fountain Hill, Parkdale

Baxter County

Mountain Home, Gassville, Midway, Cotter, Lakeview, Norfork, Salesville, Henderson, Briarcliff, Big Flat, Gamaliel, Buffalo City

Benton County

Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista, Centerton, Siloam Springs, Lowell, Pea Ridge, Cave Springs, Gentry, Gravette, Little Flock, Elm Springs, Prairie Creek, Highfill, Decatur, Avoca, Sulphur Springs, Garfield, Lost Bridge Village, Gateway, Maysville, Springtown, Cherokee City

Boone County

Harrison, Diamond City, Bergman, Bellefonte, Alpena, Batavia, Lead Hill, Valley Springs, Omaha, Everton, Zinc, South Lead Hill

Bradley County

Warren, Hermitage, Banks

Calhoun County

Hampton, Thornton, Harrell, Tinsman

Carroll County

Berryville, Green Forest, Holiday Island, Eureka Springs, Oak Grove, Beaver, Blue Eye

Chicot County

Dermott, Eudora, Lake Village

Clark County

Arkadelphia, Gurdon, Amity, Caddo Valley, Okolona, Gum Springs, Alpine, Whelen Springs, Beirne

Clay County

Piggott, Corning, Rector, St. Francis, Pollard, Knobel, Greenway, Success, McDougal, Peach Orchard, Datto, Nimmons

Cleburne County

Heber Springs, Fairfield Bay, Greers Ferry, Tumbling Shoals, Quitman, Wilburn, Drasco, Concord, Higden, Edgemont

Cleveland County

Rison, Kingsland, Rye, Woodlawn, New Edinburg, Staves

Columbia County

Magnolia, Waldo, Taylor, McNeil, Emerson

Conway County

Morrilton, Oppelo, Plumerville, Springfield, Menifee, Center Ridge, Hattieville, Jerusalem

Craighead County

Jonesboro, Brookland, Bono, Bay, Lake City, Monette, Caraway, Cash, Black Oak, Egypt, Bowman

Crawford County

Van Buren, Alma, Mulberry, Cedarville, Kibler, Dyer, Mountainburg, Rudy, Dora, Uniontown, Chester

Crittenden County

West Memphis, Marion, Earle, Turrell, Crawfordsville, Clarkedale, Horseshoe Lake, Edmondson, Gilmore, Sunset, Jericho, Jennette, Anthonyville

Cross County

Wynne, Parkin, Cherry Valley, Vanndale, Hickory Ridge, Fair Oaks

Dallas County

Fordyce, Sparkman, Carthage, Ivan, Princeton

Desha County

Dumas, McGehee, Arkansas City, Mitchellville, Tillar, Watson, Reed, Halley

Drew County

Monticello, Lacey, Wilmar, Collins, Winchester, Jerome

Faulkner County

Conway, Greenbrier, Vilonia, Mayflower, Wooster, Holland, Guy, Enola, Damascus, Twin Groves, Mount Vernon

Franklin County

Ozark, Charleston, Altus, Branch, Denning, Alix, Wiederkehr Village

Fulton County

Cherokee Village, Horseshoe Bend, Salem, Ash Flat, Mammoth Spring, Hardy, Viola

Garland County

Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Piney, Rockwell, Lake Hamilton, Fountain Lake, Pearcy, Mountain Pine, Crystal Springs, Lonsdale

Grant County

Sheridan, Leola, Tull, Prattsville, Poyen

Greene County

Paragould, Marmaduke, Oak Grove Heights, Lafe, Delaplaine, Walcott

Hempstead County

Hope, Emmet, Perrytown, Blevins, Fulton, Washington, McNab, Ozan, McCaskill, Patmos, Oakhaven, Saratoga

Hot Spring County

Malvern, Magnet Cove, Rockport, Donaldson, Perla, Friendship, Bismarck, Jones Mills

Howard County

Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Tollette, Center Point

Independence County

Batesville, Southside, Cave City, Newark, Desha, Sulphur Rock, Salado, Cushman, Oil Trough, Pleasant Plains, Moorefield, Magness, Bethesda, Floral

Izard County

Melbourne, Calico Rock, Oxford, Mount Pleasant, Franklin, Pineville, Guion, Mount Olive, Violet Hill

Jackson County

Newport, Tuckerman, Swifton, Diaz, Grubbs, Campbell Station, Weldon, Jacksonport, Amagon, Beedeville, Tupelo

Jefferson County

Pine Bluff, White Hall, Redfield, Altheimer, Wabbaseka, Sherrill, Tucker

Johnson County

Clarksville, Lamar, Coal Hill, Knoxville, Hartman, Hagarville, Oark, Ozone

Lafayette County

Stamps, Lewisville, Bradley, Buckner

Lawrence County

Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock, Imboden, Portia, Ravenden, Strawberry, Lynn, Powhatan, Sedgwick, Alicia, Smithville, Minturn

Lee County

Marianna, Moro, Rondo, Haynes, Aubrey, LaGrange

Lincoln County

Star City, Gould, Grady

Little River County

Ashdown, Foreman, Yarborough Landing, Wilton, Ogden, Winthrop, Alleene

Logan County

Booneville, Paris, Magazine, Subiaco, New Blaine, Scranton, Blue Mountain, Caulksville, Ratcliff, Morrison Bluff

Lonoke County

Cabot, Ward, Lonoke, Austin, England, Carlisle, Keo, Humnoke, Allport, Coy, Scott

Madison County

Huntsville, Wesley, Kingston, St. Paul, Hindsville

Marion County

Bull Shoals, Flippin, Yellville, Summit, Oakland, Pyatt

Miller County

Texarkana, Genoa, Fouke, Garland

Mississippi County

Blytheville, Osceola, Manila, Gosnell, Leachville, Wilson, Luxora, Keiser, Joiner, Armorel, Etowah, Dyess, Dell, Burdette, Bassett, Marie, Birdsong, Victoria

Monroe County

Brinkley, Clarendon, Holly Grove, Roe, Fargo, Monroe, Indian Bay

Montgomery County

Glenwood, Mount Ida, Norman, Oden, Black Springs, Caddo Gap, Pencil Bluff

Nevada County

Prescott, Rosston, Bluff City, Willisville, Bodcaw, Cale, Reader

Newton County

Jasper, Western Grove, Wayton, Ponca, Deer, Mount Judea

Ouachita County

Camden, East Camden, Stephens, Bearden, Chidester, Louann

Perry County

Perryville, Bigelow, Perry, Houston, Aplin, Casa, Adona, Fourche

Phillips County

Helena-West Helena, Marvell, Elaine, Lake View, Lexa, Poplar Grove, Mellwood, Oneida

Pike County

Murfreesboro, Kirby, Newhope, Delight, Antoine, Daisy

Poinsett County

Trumann, Harrisburg, Marked Tree, Lepanto, Weiner, Tyronza, Fisher, Payneway, Rivervale, Waldenburg

Polk County

Mena, Wickes, Grannis, Hatfield, Cove, Vandervoort, Acorn, Board Camp

Pope County

Russellville, Pottsville, Atkins, Dover, London, Hector, Appleton

Prairie County

Hazen, Des Arc, De Valls Bluff, Ulm

Pulaski County

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Maumelle, Landmark, Gibson, Alexander, McAlmont, Wrightsville, Roland, Sweet Home, Cammack Village, Woodson, Natural Steps, College Station, Hensley

Randolph County

Pocahontas, Biggers, Maynard, Reyno, Ravenden Springs, O'Kean, Warm Springs

Saline County

Benton, Bryant, East End, Shannon Hills, Haskell, Avilla, Bauxite, Sardis, Traskwood

Scott County

Waldron, Mansfield, Boles

Searcy County

Marshall, Leslie, St. Joe, Pindall, Gilbert, Witts Springs

Sebastian County

Fort Smith, Greenwood, Barling, Lavaca, Hackett, Central City, Bonanza, Hartford, Huntington, Midland

Sevier County

De Queen, Horatio, Lockesburg, Gillham, Ben Lomond

Sharp County

Highland, Ozark Acres, Evening Shade, Sidney, Williford

St. Francis County

Forrest City, Hughes, Madison, Palestine, Wheatley, Caldwell, Colt, Widener, Goodwin

Stone County

Mountain View, Pleasant Grove, Fox, Fifty-Six

Union County

El Dorado, Smackover, Norphlet, Junction City, Huttig, Calion, Strong, Mount Holly, Urbana, Lawson, Felsenthal

Van Buren County

Clinton, Dennard, Shirley, Bee Branch

Washington County

Fayetteville, Farmington, Prairie Grove, Tontitown, Elkins, Johnson, West Fork, Lincoln, Goshen, Greenland, Cincinnati, Morrow, Winslow, Summers, Canehill, Evansville

White County

Searcy, Beebe, Bald Knob, Judsonia, Kensett, Higginson, McRae, Floyd, El Paso, Pangburn, Bradford, Rose Bud, Griffithville, Russell, Garner, Letona, West Point, Georgetown

Woodruff County

Augusta, McCrory, Cotton Plant, Patterson, Hunter, Gregory

Yell County

Dardanelle, Danville, Ola, Havana, Belleville, Plainview, Rover, Corinth, Centerville

Boat removal across Arkansas

Top 20 cities by population. 620 cities covered across Arkansas.

Boat removal in Arkansas: what owners ask

How do I get rid of an old boat in Arkansas?

In Arkansas you can sell it, donate it, drop it at a salvage yard, or call a removal service to haul it away. Selling a lake boat that's sat for years is harder than expected. We load the unwanted boat and take it from there.

How much does boat disposal cost in Arkansas?

Boat disposal cost in Arkansas depends on size, condition, where the boat sits, and distance to the yard, which is usually short for lake-area pickups. The pricing section above lays out how those factors combine.

Where can I dispose of a boat in Arkansas?

Either haul it to a salvage yard or recycler on your own, or have a removal service run the boat dump end to end. Landfills in Arkansas typically refuse hulls outright. A removal service is the option that actually takes it off your hands.

Can I get free junk boat removal in Arkansas?

Free junk boat removal happens in Arkansas when the boat still has value, a running outboard or solid aluminum for example. Otherwise abandoned boat removal comes with a fee, and we tell you which applies before we schedule anything.

Are there boat salvage yards near me in Arkansas?

Yes, Arkansas has boat junkyards and salvage yards, but they take boats delivered on a trailer. Plenty of lake boats have sat too long to make that trip on their own. That's where a removal service becomes the missing piece.

How do I dispose of a fiberglass boat in Arkansas?

Most landfills in Arkansas won't take a fiberglass hull as is. It gets cut down and hauled to facilities built to process fiberglass, which is exactly what boat removers handle. Don't count on breaking it down yourself.

Can you remove a boat without a title in Arkansas?

Arkansas only started titling newer motorboats a few years back, so plenty of older boats never had a title to lose. We still pick the boat up either way, titled or not. The legal section above covers exactly where that cutoff falls.