FloridaDebary, Volusia County
Raising a 27 ft Chris-Craft Commander 27 in Debary, FL
Every buyer who walked up to the 27 ft Chris-Craft Commander 27 over three years backed off at the fuel smell. When she sank at a public ramp, gunwales level with the water, the owner did not argue. He wanted her gone, and he wanted nothing in the water.
Fuel was the whole job. Old gas tanks leak, and a sunken one leaks more with every wave. Before lifting anything we laid sorbent boom and sealed the tank vents. Then we put lift bags under the hull and raised her slowly so nothing sloshed. We caught about a bucket of fuel and oil, and nothing reached open water.
Most of a morning. A tow took her toward Deltona to our trailer, and then to our yard for dismantling and recycling. The twin engines came off as salvage. Careful sunken boat removal means the ramp looks untouched.
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Crews cover Volusia County: Daytona Beach, Deland, Deltona, and Edgewater. Crews work Volusia County on a same-week basis, and fuel cases get priority. From Debary, the trailer hauls out on the main highway north and south, so a heavy cruiser avoids the town's tight residential streets. Fuel on board changes the plan, so tell us what the tank holds when you call.