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Santa Cruz, California

Boat Removal in Santa Cruz, CA from $250

Junk boat pickup for Santa Cruz property owners. Firm quote before the truck rolls.

Licensed & Insured Santa Cruz County crews Fast Response

Boat Removal in Santa Cruz starts at $250 and covers pickup, transport, and disposal in one visit.

ZIPs in Santa Cruz:95060, 95061, 95062, 95063, 95064, 95065, 95067
Santa Cruz County:Watsonville, Live Oak, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Capitola, Rio del Mar
Titles in California:California titles boats.
Dale's take on Santa Cruz

I've pulled a lot of old boats out of Santa Cruz backyards. Some came with the house when someone inherited the property and didn't want the headache. Others sat for years after the owner listed them one season, got no offers, and gave up. I've seen storage lot fees pile up higher than the boat's worth, and I've seen a dead motor with a repair quote that cost more than the hull itself. That's usually when someone picks up the phone.

Hansons Boat Removal handles the junk boat from start to finish in Santa Cruz. We load it, tow it, and handle the title work and disposal. Jobs in Pasatiempo often stack with a Santa Cruz call the same afternoon. We work with vessels that are rotting, abandoned, or just taking up space. Missing paperwork does not stop the job, details on the California page.

What's covered

What boat removal covers in Santa Cruz

We handle any vessel in Santa Cruz County, whether it's sitting on a dead trailer in your driveway, abandoned in a storage lot, or taking up a marina slip. Jobs start around $250. The crew shows up with a heavy-duty trailer, winch, and the equipment to load whatever condition your boat is in,rotted wood, cracked fiberglass, seized engine, doesn't matter. We've pulled boats off blocks in backyards, hauled them out of storage yards across town, and extracted them from slips in Monterey Bay. Boats are dismantled at our yard or the processor, never on site. From Santa Cruz, the same route runs through Paradise Park and Live Oak, so if you're in those areas, pickup happens on the same day. After we load it, the boat goes to our facility or directly to the recycler depending on what we find,salvageable parts get separated, fiberglass and metal get processed responsibly, and the rest is disposed of properly. The process steps below show how scheduling works.

Dale Hanson, owner, Hansons Boat Removal. Twenty years hauling boats out of driveways, marinas, and backyards across the country.

How boat removal in Santa Cruz works

  1. 1

    Send photos and the pickup ZIP

    Boat length, condition, location in Santa Cruz, and any access notes: gated property, narrow driveway, in-water slip. Photos speed up the quote.

  2. 2

    Get a fixed quote the same day

    Flat fee covering pickup, transport, and disposal at a licensed facility. No per-hour charges, no fuel surcharges added later.

  3. 3

    Schedule the removal in Santa Cruz

    We coordinate with the marina or property owner. The pickup window is confirmed the day before, and the crew calls when they are an hour out.

  4. 4

    Crew handles the haul and dismantle

    Loading, lashing, transport, and offload at the processor. Permits pulled if the load is oversize. Hull cut down on site when the trailer will not fit the load.

  5. 5

    Destruction documentation

    You receive proof of disposal, title-release paperwork, and the hull ID record. Useful for insurance close-out.

    Aluminum, motors, hardware and salvageable fiberglass are routed to recyclers first. Only what a facility refuses ends up in a landfill.

The starting price at the top of this page is real. Size, where the boat sits, condition, and distance move it up from there. The full breakdown lives on the California pricing section.

Common questions about Santa Cruz boat removal

How much does boat removal cost in Santa Cruz?
Cost in Santa Cruz starts where the pricing above starts, and the boat itself sets the rest: size, where it sits, condition, and the haul. Send photos and the ZIP, the number you get is the number you pay.
Is boat removal ever free in Santa Cruz?
Free removal in Santa Cruz depends on what the boat still has going for it. Salvage value covers some jobs entirely. We look at photos, tell you straight which case is yours, then schedule.
Can you remove a boat without a title in Santa Cruz?
Yes. California titles boats. And missing paperwork is one of the most common things we see in Santa Cruz. What we need from you is on the California page, in the legal section.
How fast can you pick up a boat in Santa Cruz?
Most Santa Cruz jobs are scheduled within a couple of days. The window is confirmed the day before, and the crew calls when they are an hour out. Rush jobs depend on the route, call early.
Do I have to be there for the pickup?
No. Out-of-state owners are half this business. The crew documents the pickup with photos, you approve, and the paperwork closes out remotely.
Can you take the trailer too?
Yes. The trailer usually goes with the boat, and its condition does not matter. If it rolls, we tow it. If it does not, it rides on the truck.
What kinds of boats do you take in Santa Cruz?
Any of them. Fiberglass cruisers, aluminum fishing boats, pontoons, sailboats, jet skis. No engine, flat tires, full of leaves and rainwater, still yes. If it was supposed to float, we haul it.

Other services we offer in Santa Cruz

Whatever the job, our California crews handle it. Click any service for local details.

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Get a free boat removal quote in Santa Cruz

Send the boat's size, condition, and where it sits in Santa Cruz. You get one firm number, pickup through disposal, within one business day.

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