Asheville, NC: 16 ft Lund Gone in One Morning

A 16 ft Lund 1600 Fury had been sitting in a driveway in Buncombe County for three years. The aluminum hull was sound, but the transom plywood had rotted straight through, which meant the engine mount was compromised and the boat couldn't be towed safely. The trailer was in decent shape, but the driveway sloped toward the street and ended at a tight angle near the property line, which made backing a full-size recovery truck in a real puzzle. We assessed the setup from the photos first. The rotted transom meant we couldn't trust the engine or the structural integrity, so we treated it as a dead haul from the start. We brought a smaller wrecker and a set of load-rated slings, strapped the hull from the sides instead of relying on any attachment points, and lifted it off the trailer in place. That took most of a morning. Once the boat was on the bed, we loaded the trailer separately and headed out. The Lund went to the metal recycler in Buncombe County. Aluminum hull, steel hardware, all of it gets sorted and processed. The owners got their driveway back. That's the job. Crews cover all of Buncombe County: Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Royal Pines, Weaverville, Avery Creek. We handle same-week pickups across Asheville, and we see a lot of boats coming out of mountain storage in spring and fall when owners move them between seasonal spots. A 16-footer like yours gets loaded and hauled out fast, whether it's sitting in a driveway off I-40 or tucked in a storage yard on the edge of town.