Colorado sailboat disposal and removal services

How do you get a sailboat disposal estimate in Colorado?

Hansons Boat Removal handles sailboat disposal in Colorado from the first call to the final disposal certificate. You tell us the length overall, the mast height, the keel type, and whether the sailboat is in a marina slip or sitting on the hard at a boatyard. We come back with written pricing, usually within a few hours. No guessing. No callbacks with a different number.

Sailboat removal in Colorado isn't the same job as pulling a powerboat off a trailer. A sailboat has a keel, a mast, and rigging, and each one gets handled separately. The keel comes off before the hull can be transported. The mast gets unstepped, and if the sailboat is in a slip, Hansons Boat Removal coordinates the crane work directly with the marina so you don't have to. The rigging, which is stainless steel, and the mast, which is aluminum, go to metal recyclers as separate salvage streams. The fiberglass hull follows the same disposal path as any fiberglass vessel of its size.

Pricing on a Colorado sailboat runs between $600 and $2,500 depending on a few things. Boat length matters. Keel type matters more than most people expect. A lead keel carries scrap value, typically $0.40 to $0.80 per pound, and on a sailboat with a heavy lead keel that can offset a meaningful chunk of the removal cost. An iron keel has less scrap value, so the pricing reflects that. Marina access also affects cost. A sailboat sitting on the hard at a Colorado boatyard is a different haul than one in a slip that needs crane time and marina coordination before it moves anywhere.

Hansons Boat Removal can remove sailboats of any size in the 24 to 50 foot range, and we've handled every type of sailboat you're likely to find in Colorado, from older fiberglass sloops with iron keels to heavier bluewater vessels with full lead ballast. The removal process covers the whole job: keel extraction, mast removal, rigging salvage, hull transport, and responsible disposal or recycling at licensed facilities. We don't subcontract pieces of the job to haulers who don't know what they're handling.

If you've got a junk sailboat sitting in a Colorado marina or boatyard running up monthly fees, the removal and disposal quote is free and there's no obligation. An old sailboat that's been on the hard for two seasons isn't going to get easier or cheaper to deal with the longer it sits. Hansons Boat Removal provides a disposal certificate when the job is done, which your marina needs to clear the slip and what Colorado's titling process requires to close out the vessel. Most Colorado sailboat removal jobs get scheduled within 7 to 14 days from the time you accept the quote, depending on marina coordination.

Send us the LOA, mast height, keel type if you know it, and the slip or yard location. Hansons Boat Removal will handle the rest, and we'll have written pricing back to you before the day is out.