Size and type
A 14-foot aluminum fishing boat is one job. A 30-foot cabin cruiser is a different one. Length, beam, and weight decide the crew and the equipment.

Mississippi
Twenty years of hauling junk boats out of driveways, marinas, and backyards. Firm quote before the truck rolls.
Storms along the coast turn a working boat into a liability faster than most owners plan for. I also get calls about a hull sitting in the yard after a code enforcement letter, or a slip bill that kept adding up long after the boat stopped going out. By the time someone calls me, they just want the thing off the property.
My crew runs junk boat removal the same way every visit, from pickup through transport to boat disposal. We work off a trailer, out of a storage lot, or right at the marina. Boat removal does not stop for a missing title. That part gets covered further down this page.
Junk boat on a trailer that rolls, with room for the truck to reach it. From there, four things move the number.
I will tell you which ones apply to yours before we schedule anything.
A 14-foot aluminum fishing boat is one job. A 30-foot cabin cruiser is a different one. Length, beam, and weight decide the crew and the equipment.
Driveway on a trailer is the cheapest boat removal there is. On blocks in the backyard takes more work. In a slip, it needs a haul-out. Sunken, it needs recovery.
Engine already out is cheaper. Fuel still aboard, a hull full of rainwater, a trailer that will not roll: each adds handling.
Miles to the processing yard are part of the quote. Boat hauling cost scales with them.
People ask about free junk boat removal. Sometimes the boat has enough going for it, a running outboard, decent aluminum, and we take it for nothing. Sometimes it does not, and there is a fee. We will tell you which one you have.
Twenty years in, nobody has heard a different price at the curb.
Mississippi's boats mostly turn up in marina slips or tucked along canals, and hurricane season sends storm-damaged hulls our way every fall. Hauls to our yard don't run long from most of these spots, which keeps the trip itself a small part of the quote. Once hurricane season passes and spring cleanouts start, the calls stack up fast as people finally clear out what the storms left behind. I settle on a number before my crew ever hooks up the trailer, and that number holds.
Real crew snapshots from recent Mississippi pickups. Watermarked photos are placeholders while we swap in the real jobs.



One boat, a whole yard, or an emergency. Old boat removal from a driveway or an estate. Junk boat pickup for the one that never sold. Marinas and boat yards call us to clear a season of abandoned slips in one visit. Insurance adjusters call after storms. My crew has floated sunken boats, hauled sailboats out of backyards, and moved a 40-footer through a neighborhood that was not built for it. One call covers removal, transport, and disposal. If it floats, floated, or was supposed to float, we haul it.
Mississippi does title boats, despite a common myth otherwise. MDWFP titles boats and motors, but the boat must be registered first. Registration is required for all sailing vessels and non-documented motorboats. Titling happens only at MDWFP headquarters in Jackson, with a notarized application.
To transfer a boat you need proof of prior registration, the original title for the boat and motor if titled, and a witnessed or notarized bill of sale. A dealer sale needs only an invoice. A lost title is replaced at the Jackson office with a notarized statement explaining the loss.
Mississippi runs a removal program, but only in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties. The Department of Marine Resources administers it under the Mississippi Derelict Vessel Act, covering coastal wetlands, marine waters, and connected private canals there. The abandoning owner is billed for the cost, doubled if title transfers to the state, with fines up to $500 a day through Chancery Court. Inland Mississippi has no equivalent.
If the boat is not yours. Mississippi's removal program does pay to clear boats from coastal wetlands and marine waters, but only in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties. If your property sits in that coastal zone, the law lets the property owner where the boat rests act. Outside those counties, or on dry land the statute does not cover, removal is the practical answer.
We pick up boats across all 82 counties in Mississippi. Cities below are the ones we reach most often; if yours is not listed, call and we will confirm coverage.
Natchez, Morgantown, Cloverdale
Corinth, Farmington, Glen, Rienzi, Kossuth, Biggersville, Jacinto
Centreville, Gloster, Liberty, Crosby
Kosciusko, Ethel, Sallis, McCool
Ashland, Hickory Flat, Snow Lake Shores, Lamar
Cleveland, Shelby, Rosedale, Mound Bayou, Shaw, Boyle, Renova, Benoit, Merigold, Beulah, Gunnison, Duncan, Skene, Alligator, Pace, Winstonville, Bolivar, Scott, Symonds
Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Big Creek, Slate Springs
Vaiden, Carrollton, North Carrollton
Houston, Okolona, New Houlka, Woodland, Van Vleet
Ackerman, Mathiston, Weir, French Camp
Port Gibson, Alcorn State University, Hermanville, Pattison
Quitman, Stonewall, Enterprise, Shubuta, De Soto, Pachuta
West Point, Pheba
Clarksdale, Jonestown, Friars Point, Lyon, Farrell, Coahoma, Rena Lara, Lula, Bobo, Dublin
Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst, Wesson, Beauregard, Georgetown
Collins, Mount Olive, Seminary
Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Bridgetown, Lynchburg, Walls, Eudora, Lakeview
Hattiesburg, Petal, Rawls Springs, Glendale, Eastabuchie
Bude, Roxie, Meadville
Lucedale, Agricola, Benndale
Leakesville, State Line, McLain, Leaf
Grenada, Elliott, Holcomb
Bay St. Louis, Diamondhead, Waveland, Kiln, Pearlington
Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach, D'Iberville, Pass Christian, DeLisle, Lyman, Saucier, Henderson Point
Jackson, Clinton, Byram, Raymond, Terry, Edwards, Bolton, Utica, Learned
Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Goodman, Pickens, Cruger, West
Belzoni, Isola, Silver City, Louise
Mayersville, Grace, Valley Park
Fulton, Mantachie, Tremont, Kirkville
Pascagoula, Gautier, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Gulf Hills, St. Martin, Gulf Park Estates, Latimer, Vancleave, Escatawpa, Hurley, Wade, Big Point, Helena
Bay Springs, Heidelberg, Louin, Montrose
Fayette
Prentiss, Bassfield
Laurel, Ellisville, Sharon, Sandersville, Soso, Ovett, Moselle
De Kalb, Scooba, Bogue Chitto, Porterville
Oxford, University, Abbeville, Paris, Taylor, Tula
West Hattiesburg, Purvis, Sumrall, Arnold Line, Lumberton, Oak Grove, Baxterville
Meridian, Collinsville, Marion, Nellieburg, Toomsuba, Meridian Station, Lauderdale
Monticello, New Hebron, Silver Creek
Carthage, Standing Pine, Redwater, Walnut Grove, Sebastopol, Lena
Tupelo, Saltillo, Baldwyn, Verona, Guntown, Nettleton, Mooreville, Shannon, Plantersville, Sherman
Greenwood, Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State University, Sidon, Schlater, Morgan City
Brookhaven
Columbus, New Hope, Columbus AFB, Caledonia, Crawford, Artesia
Madison, Ridgeland, Canton, Gluckstadt, Flora, Kearney Park
Columbia, Foxworth, Kokomo
Holly Springs, Byhalia, Victoria, Mount Pleasant, Potts Camp, Bethlehem, Red Banks, Waterford
Amory, Aberdeen, New Hamilton, Smithville, Hatley, Hamilton, Gattman
Winona, Duck Hill, Kilmichael, Stewart
Philadelphia, Pearl River, Union, Tucker
Newton, Decatur, Conehatta, Lake, Hickory, Chunky
Macon, Brooksville, Shuqualak
Starkville, Mississippi State, Maben, Longview, Sturgis
Batesville, Sardis, Como, Crenshaw, Crowder, Courtland, Pope
Picayune, Poplarville, Nicholson, Hide-A-Way Lake
Richton, Beaumont, New Augusta, Runnelstown
McComb, Magnolia, Summit, Osyka, Fernwood
Pontotoc, Ecru, Algoma, Thaxton, Randolph, Toccopola
Booneville, Wheeler, Jumpertown, Marietta, New Site
Marks, Lambert, Sledge, Darling, Falcon
Pearl, Brandon, Flowood, Richland, Florence, Cleary, Robinhood, Pelahatchie, Puckett
Forest, Morton, Hillsboro, Harperville
Rolling Fork, Anguilla, Cary, Panther Burn, Nitta Yuma, Delta City
Magee, Mendenhall, D'Lo, Braxton
Taylorsville, Raleigh, Polkville, Mize, Sylvarena
Wiggins, Bond
Indianola, Ruleville, Moorhead, Drew, Sunflower, Inverness, Doddsville
Tutwiler, Charleston, Webb, Sumner, Glendora
Senatobia, Coldwater, Arkabutla, Independence, Strayhorn
Ripley, Blue Mountain, Walnut, Dumas, Falkner, Chalybeate
Iuka, Belmont, Burnsville, Tishomingo, Golden, Paden, Dennis
Tunica Resorts, Tunica, North Tunica, White Oak, Dundee, Austin
New Albany, Myrtle, Blue Springs
Tylertown
Vicksburg, Beechwood, Bovina, Eagle Bend, Redwood
Greenville, Leland, Hollandale, Metcalfe, Elizabeth, Glen Allan, Arcola, Winterville, Stoneville
Waynesboro, Clara, Buckatunna
Eupora, Mantee, Walthall
Woodville
Louisville, Noxapater
Water Valley, Coffeeville, Oakland, Tillatoba
Yazoo City, Bentonia, Benton, Eden, Satartia
Top 15 cities by population. 426 cities covered across Mississippi.
Sell the boat, donate it, take it to a salvage yard, or call in a removal service to haul it away: four real moves. Plenty of calls come right after hurricane season, and picking it up is the job boat removers like us do.
The pricing section above sets the starting point, and the final figure depends on size, where the boat sits, its condition, and the distance to haul it. A boat pulled from a marina slip usually moves for less than one sitting inland for years.
Salvage yards, marine recyclers, and removal services are where a boat actually goes, since coastal landfills refuse hulls just like everywhere else. There's no boat dump built for this, so most owners hire a removal service once hurricane season passes.
A boat with a running outboard or decent aluminum often has enough value that we take it free, and that's the first thing I check. Storm-damaged hulls with nothing left carry a fee, and I tell you which applies before we set a date.
Yes, the coast has more of them than most states, though boat junkyards still expect the hull on a trailer rather than dropped off however it landed. A boat pulled from a canal after a storm rarely meets that, so a removal service steps in.
Fiberglass doesn't get accepted at any coastal landfill, so the hull gets cut into sections before it can move anywhere. We haul the pieces to facilities set up to take them, common work for an unwanted boat left after hurricane season.
Mississippi does title boats, plain and simple. We still handle abandoned boat removal whether the paperwork exists or not. The legal section above covers what actually applies to your boat.
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