Newport News, VA: 24 ft Harris FloteBote Gone in One Morning

A 24 ft Harris FloteBote 24 pontoon was sitting on a rusted tandem trailer in Newport News. The vinyl floor had bubbled up across most of the deck, and the bimini frame had snapped in half, leaving the frame twisted and the canvas hanging loose. The boat had been parked for years, and the owner finally decided to let it go. The trailer was the real problem. Both axles had surface rust thick enough that we had to be careful loading the winch, and one of the tires had cracked sideways. The pontoon itself was stable enough to load, but getting the trailer to roll was going to take some work. We chained it down to our recovery rig, took the weight slow, and had the whole package on the truck under a morning's work. No title in the drawer, handled per Virginia's rules. The pontoon came to our yard, where we assessed what was salvageable and what was headed to the recycler. The aluminum tubes were clean, and the frame had potential, but the floor and canopy were done. We cover all of Newport News, including the downtown waterfront and surrounding neighborhoods. Most boats we pick up in Newport News move within the same week. A lot of calls come in during spring and fall when people are moving boats in and out of storage, and we handle those without delay. You call, we quote, we schedule. That's how it works here.