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Boat Hauling & Transport in Colorado — flatbed truck hauling a junk boat away

Colorado statewide

Boat Hauling & Transport in Colorado

Licensed and insured crews load, tow, and deliver door to door — from $600. All 64 counties.

Licensed & Insured Door to door Permits handled
Dale's take on Colorado

You bought a boat off a listing in another county and never laid eyes on the trailer tires before the deal closed. That is a regular call in Colorado: a hull sitting in a barn or storage lot near Brighton or Boulder, and a new owner with no truck to bring it home. Long hauls are routine here, since almost none of this moves by water.

We run our own trucks and trailers for boat hauling across Colorado. My crew loads the hull, lashes it down, and tows it door to door, storage lot to driveway. Oversize paperwork gets handled before the truck rolls. A boat bought sight unseen can still come home while its paperwork gets sorted.

How much does boat hauling cost in Colorado?

Colorado, starting at$600+Per loaded mile: $2.50 – $3.75 on shorter runs.

Boat hauling in Colorado starts at $600. The final number depends on distance, hull size, trailer type, and whether the load needs an oversize permit. Per loaded mile runs $2.50 to $3.75 on shorter in-state work; longer runs price lower per mile because loading and rigging cost the same whether the boat travels forty miles or four hundred.

The quote you get covers loading, transport, permits, and delivery. One firm number, and it does not change at the curb.

Hull sizeLength, beam, and height set the trailer and permit path.
RouteShort runs cost more per mile; long hauls average down.
Trailer typeYours, ours, or hydraulic. Wide loads add oversize paperwork.
SeasonSpring launch and fall haul-out weeks fill first.

Local read — Colorado

Nothing here moves by water, so mileage alone sets a Colorado quote. A run from Brighton toward Boulder covers more ground than a same-town pickup, and both spring de-winterizing and the fall storage deadline push the calendar full. Most hulls come out of barns and storage lots near Aurora and Thornton. Send photos, the hull length and beam, and both ZIP codes, and we will send back a flat quote.

How boat transport works

Send photos, hull dimensions, and both addresses. The quote comes back the same day, flat, with permits and fuel inside it.

On pickup day the crew loads and lashes the boat, checks tie-downs and lights, and photographs everything before the wheels turn. You get the same photos at delivery, door to door, whether the drop is a marina, a storage yard, or a driveway. The boat rides on our insurance from load to unload, and you see the certificate before you book, not after something goes wrong.

Carrier, not broker

A hauler, not a broker

Type boat transport into a search bar and most of what comes back is brokers: platforms that take your job, post it to a board, and sell it to whichever driver bids lowest. You find out who is actually towing your boat when the truck shows up. That is not how this works here.

My crews run their own trucks and trailers, the person who quotes the job is the person responsible for it, and the driver's name and number are in your hand before pickup. Twenty years of moving boats, and the job never gets handed to a stranger.

What we haul in Colorado

Powerboats & runaboutsBow riders, deck boats, and ski boats on our trailer or yours.
Cabin cruisers & center consoles24–40 ft hulls loaded, lashed, and delivered.
PontoonsRebuilt, aging, or straight from the dealer. Tubes strapped and rolled.
Sailboats (rig down)Trailerable and small-keel sailboats. Colorado sailboat disposal →

Anything wider than 8.5 feet is an oversize load on every road in the country — that permit is our paperwork, not yours. Dead hulls headed for the scrap yard fall under Colorado boat removal, not this page.

Boat hauling in Colorado: what owners ask

How much does it cost to haul a boat in Colorado?
Mileage drives most of the number here, since almost every Colorado haul starts and ends on land. Send photos, the hull length and beam, and both ZIP codes, and we will quote it using the rates in the pricing section above rather than estimate blind.
How much is a mile to transport a boat?
The per-mile rate shifts with distance. A short haul between two nearby Colorado towns costs more per mile than a long cross-state run, because loading and rigging cost the same either way and get spread over fewer miles on a short trip.
Can you move a 40 ft boat?
Yes. We haul on hydraulic trailers rated for wide, heavy hulls, and we pull any oversize paperwork the route calls for. Size alone rarely stops a job in Colorado. A boat that big just needs more lead time booked than a smaller one would.
Are you the actual hauler or a broker?
We are the hauler, not a middleman passing your job along. Our trucks, our drivers, and whoever quotes your Colorado job is the one responsible for it showing up right. You get the driver's name and number before pickup, no bid board involved.
Is my boat insured during transport?
Covered for the whole trip, load to unload, under our own policy. A certificate is available before you commit to booking. We also photograph the boat when it goes on the trailer and again once it comes off at delivery.
Do I need a permit to move my boat, and who handles it?
Some Colorado routes need an oversize permit for a wide load, and pulling that is on us, not you. It gets handled before the truck ever leaves, and the cost is already built into the quote using the rates in the pricing section above.
How far in advance should I book boat hauling in Colorado?
Spring de-winterizing and the fall storage deadline both fill our Colorado schedule fast. Two to three weeks out is a safe window either season. Outside those two rushes, we can sometimes turn a job around on shorter notice.

Get a free boat hauling quote

Send photos, hull length and beam, and both ZIP codes. One flat number for loading, transport, permits, and delivery, usually the same day.

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