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Boat Hauling & Transport in Florida

Licensed and insured crews load, tow, and deliver door to door — from $600. All 67 counties.

Licensed & Insured Door to door Permits handled

Dale's take on Florida

Storage yards in Florida close or raise rates without warning, and an owner near Panama City can get a short window to move a boat that has sat in one spot for years. That is a regular call on the Gulf coast: canal pulls, marina slips clearing out, and the fall hurricane surge pushing more boats onto trailers at once. Most hauls stay short, yard to yard or to a spot near Cocoa.

We run our own trucks and trailers for boat hauling across Florida. My crew loads the hull, lashes it down, and delivers it door to door. Oversize paperwork gets handled before the truck rolls. A boat whose paperwork is not sorted can still be moved.

How much does boat hauling cost in Florida?

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

Boat hauling in Florida 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 — Florida

Distance and hurricane season set most Florida quotes, with named storms adding extra work some years. A run between Panama City and Cocoa covers real mileage, while a pickup near Melbourne stays short, and the season after hurricane season along with spring cleanouts fills the calendar. Most hulls we move come off canal lots and marina slips. 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 Florida

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. Florida 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 Florida boat removal, not this page.

Transport itself needs no title, and a boat bought without paperwork can still be moved. What Florida requires when a boat changes hands is on the state boat-removal page. Read Florida title & sale notes → Oversize permits are our job, not yours.

Boat hauling in Florida: what owners ask

How much does it cost to haul a boat in Florida?

Hull size, distance, and where the boat sits when we arrive all shape the Florida price. 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 throw out a guess over the phone.

How much is a mile to transport a boat?

Short Florida hauls cost more per mile than long ones, since loading and rigging always cost the same regardless of distance. Florida has plenty of both types of routes. The rates above account for it.

Can you move a 40 ft boat?

Yes, and it is routine work for us here. We haul on hydraulic trailers rated for wide, heavy hulls, and we pull any oversize paperwork the route needs. A vessel that size just needs more lead time booked than a smaller one would.

Are you the actual hauler or a broker?

Nobody hands your job to a broker here. Our trucks, our drivers, and whoever quotes it answers for it getting there. You get the driver's name and number before pickup, no bid board involved at any point.

Is my boat insured during transport?

Insurance follows the boat the entire trip, load to unload, under our own policy. A certificate is available before you commit to booking, so you have it in writing up front. We also photograph the hull when it goes on the trailer and again at delivery.

Do I need a permit to move my boat, and who handles it?

Florida routes sometimes call for an oversize permit on a wide load, and pulling that is our job, not yours. It gets handled before the truck rolls, and the cost is already folded into the quote using the rates in the pricing section above.

How far in advance should I book boat hauling in Florida?

The stretch right after hurricane season and the spring cleanout rush both fill our Florida calendar fast. Two to three weeks out is a safe window either time. Outside those peak stretches, we can sometimes fit a job in on shorter notice.

Boat hauling across Florida

1046 cities across Florida. See the county list on the Florida boat-removal hub for the full map.

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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