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Montana Boat Removal and Disposal — flatbed truck hauling a junk boat away

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Montana Boat Removal and Disposal

Twenty years of hauling junk boats out of driveways, marinas, and backyards. Firm quote before the truck rolls.

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The story usually starts with a dead motor on the boats I pick up around Montana. The repair quote comes in higher than the hull is worth, and the boat just stays put. Sometimes it is simpler than that, a boat that came with a property through an estate, sitting in the same spot for years. Either way, somebody eventually wants it off the lot.

Boat removal is what my crew does, start to finish, from pickup to transport to disposal. Whether it is a junk boat on a trailer, on blocks, or parked in a storage lot, we handle the load out. You can get rid of a boat here without a title in hand. That part is explained further down.

How much does boat removal cost?

Starting from
$250

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.

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.

Where it sits

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.

Condition

Engine already out is cheaper. Fuel still aboard, a hull full of rainwater, a trailer that will not roll: each adds handling.

Distance

Miles to the processing yard are part of the quote. Boat hauling cost scales with them.

Not sure which factors apply to your boat?

Can it be free?

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.

Our guarantee

The number is firm before the truck rolls.

Twenty years in, nobody has heard a different price at the curb.

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What pricing looks like in Montana

Montana's boats tend to be parked, not moored, so most of my pickups start in a driveway, a barn, or a storage lot, with water pulls being rare. These jobs often mean a long haul back to our yard, and that distance is a real part of what shapes the quote. Spring de-winterizing gets people moving, and fall brings another push once storage deadlines close in. I give you the firm number before my crew ever loads the boat, and that's what you pay when we're done.

Junk boat pickup, salvage, and old boat removal

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.

Getting rid of a boat legally in Montana

State legal briefMontana
Reviewed August 25, 2026

Montana titles boats by length: any motor boat or sailboat 12 feet or longer needs a title before use on Montana waters. One exception lets a boat owned continuously since July 1, 1988 with a valid number wait until sale or renewal. Under 12 feet, or unpowered, is exempt.

Transferring a titled boat runs through Form MV1A. Without one, Montana law has you file a sworn affidavit plus Form MV10 and Form MV20, a VIN/HIN inspection certificate. A motorboat, PWC, or sailboat only needs to prove the title is lost, not post a value-based bond like a car. If a bond is required, it matches the boat's value and returns after three years.

Montana is absent from NOAA's list of derelict-vessel-program states, and no agency claims one. A general abandoned-vehicle law lets police and Fish, Wildlife and Parks staff seize a vehicle left on a highway, street, or public or private land, but whether that covers boats is unconfirmed.

If the boat is not yours. We could not find a Montana procedure letting a property owner take ownership of a boat left behind; the general vehicle law might reach boats, but that is unconfirmed. Your option is general civil process: find the owner, sue for removal costs, and hope they are solvent. Most people skip that and call a removal service instead. We take Montana boats without a title.

Skip the paperwork.We take Montana boats with or without titles. One call, one price.

Counties We Serve in Montana

We pick up boats across all 56 counties in Montana. Cities below are the ones we reach most often; if yours is not listed, call and we will confirm coverage.

Beaverhead County

Dillon, Lima, Wisdom, Argenta, Maverick Mountain, Glen, Grant, Lakeview, Dell, Wise River, Jackson, Dewey

Big Horn County

Hardin, Crow Agency, Muddy, Pryor, Busby, Lodge Grass, Wyola, Fort Smith, St. Xavier, Forty Mile Colony

Blaine County

Fort Belknap Agency, Chinook, Hays, Harlem, Lodge Pole, Turner, Turner Colony, North Harlem Colony, Zurich, Hogeland, Hartland Colony

Broadwater County

Townsend, Wheatland, Spokane Creek, The Silos, Toston, Winston, Radersburg

Carbon County

Red Lodge, Joliet, Fromberg, Rockvale, Roberts, Belfry, Bearcreek, Edgar, Montaqua, Fox, Luther, Boyd, Roscoe, Silesia

Carter County

Ekalaka, Alzada

Cascade County

Great Falls, Malmstrom AFB, Sun Prairie, Vaughn, Ulm, Black Eagle, Cascade, Belt, Simms, Sand Coulee, Fort Shaw, Stockett, Gibson Flats, Tracy, Hardy, Sun River, Pleasant Valley Colony, Neihart, Monarch, Big Stone Colony, Cascade Colony, Centerville, Riceville, Fair Haven Colony

Chouteau County

Fort Benton, Rocky Boy West, Big Sandy, Parker School, Boneau, Geraldine, Highwood, Carter, Loma, Twin Hills Colony, Floweree, Square Butte, Sunnybrook Colony

Custer County

Miles City, Ismay

Daniels County

Scobey, Flaxville, Whitetail, Peerless

Dawson County

Glendive, West Glendive, Richey, Bloomfield, Lindsay

Deer Lodge County

Anaconda

Fallon County

Baker, Plevna

Fergus County

Lewistown, Lewistown Heights, Denton, Moore, Winifred, Roy, Grass Range, Fords Creek Colony, Ayers Ranch Colony, Coffee Creek, King Ranch Colony, Deerfield Colony, Warm Spring Creek, Danvers, Hilger, Brooks, Spring Creek Colony

Flathead County

Kalispell, Whitefish, Evergreen, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Lakeside, Marion, Helena Flats, Somers, Hungry Horse, Batavia, Coram, Kila, Martin City, Forest Hill Village, Rhodes, West Glacier, Olney, Little Bitterroot Lake, Essex, Pinnacle, Polebridge, Snowslip, Niarada

Gallatin County

Bozeman, Belgrade, Four Corners, Big Sky, Manhattan, King Arthur Park, Three Forks, West Yellowstone, Churchill, Gallatin Gateway, Ponderosa Pines, Willow Creek, Springhill, Gallatin River Ranch, Bridger, Amsterdam, Logan, Sedan, Hebgen Lake Estates

Garfield County

Jordan

Glacier County

Cut Bank, North Browning, South Browning, Browning, Glacier Colony, Babb, East Glacier Park Village, St. Mary, Starr School, Blackfoot, Little Browning, Santa Rita, Horizon Colony, Seville Colony, Zenith Colony, Hidden Lake Colony, Glendale Colony, Big Sky Colony

Golden Valley County

Ryegate, Lavina, Golden Valley Colony

Granite County

Philipsburg, Drummond, Maxville, Hall

Hill County

Havre, Havre North, Sangrey, St. Pierre, Azure, Beaver Creek, Rudyard, Rocky Boy's Agency, Saddle Butte, Gildford, West Havre, Hingham, Box Elder, Kremlin, Herron, Gildford Colony, Hilldale Colony, Inverness, East End Colony, Laredo

Jefferson County

Montana City, Clancy, Boulder, Whitehall, South Hills, Jefferson City, Rader Creek, Basin, Elkhorn, Cardwell

Judith Basin County

Stanford, Hobson, Geyser, Raynesford, Moccasin, Windham, Sapphire Ridge, Utica, Surprise Creek Colony

Lake County

Polson, Ronan, Pablo, St. Ignatius, Woods Bay, Arlee, Lindisfarne, Finley Point, Charlo, Kings Point, Bear Dance, Kerr, Swan Lake, Jette, Ravalli, Big Arm, Elmo, Rocky Point, Turtle Lake, Rollins, Dayton, Kicking Horse, Lake Mary Ronan

Lewis and Clark County

Helena, Helena Valley Southeast, Helena Valley West Central, Helena Valley Northwest, Helena Valley Northeast, East Helena, Helena West Side, Lincoln, Unionville, York, Augusta, Rimini, Marysville, Canyon Creek, Craig, Gilman, Wolf Creek, Milford Colony

Liberty County

Chester, Riverview Colony, Joplin, Eagle Creek Colony, Sage Creek Colony, Whitlash

Lincoln County

Libby, Eureka, Troy, Trego, White Haven, Pioneer Junction, Fortine, Yaak, Bull Lake, West Kootenai, Sylvanite, Rexford, Happys Inn, Stryker, Indian Springs

Madison County

Ennis, Sheridan, Twin Bridges, Virginia City, McAllister, Pony, Alder, Silver Star, Brandon, Jeffers, Norris, Harrison, Mammoth

McCone County

Circle, Vida, Brockway, Prairie Elk Colony

Meagher County

White Sulphur Springs, Martinsdale, Springdale Colony

Mineral County

Superior, Alberton, Riverbend, St. Regis, Cyr, De Borgia, Haugan, Saltese

Missoula County

Missoula, Orchard Homes, Lolo, East Missoula, Seeley Lake, Frenchtown, Bonner-West Riverside, Wye, Clinton, Piltzville, Evaro, Carlton, Turah, Condon, Twin Creeks, Huson, Potomac

Musselshell County

Roundup, Klein, Camp Three, Melstone, Musselshell, Flat Willow Colony, Kilby Butte Colony

Park County

Livingston, Pray, Gardiner, Clyde Park, Emigrant, South Glastonbury, Pine Creek, Wilsall, Wineglass, Corwin Springs, Silver Gate, Cooke City, Jardine, Springdale

Petroleum County

Winnett

Phillips County

Malta, Saco, Dodson, Whitewater, Landusky, Zortman, Loring Colony, Sleeping Buffalo, East Malta Colony

Pondera County

Conrad, Heart Butte, Valier, New Miami Colony, Dupuyer, Birch Creek Colony, Brady, Pondera Colony, Midway Colony, Kingsbury Colony

Powder River County

Broadus, Biddle

Powell County

Deer Lodge, Elliston, Avon, Garrison, Helmville, Ovando, Racetrack, Goldcreek

Prairie County

Terry, Fallon

Ravalli County

Hamilton, Stevensville, Corvallis, Florence, Victor, Pinesdale, Darby, Conner, Charlos Heights, Sula

Richland County

Sidney, Fairview, Savage, Crane, Fox Lake

Roosevelt County

Wolf Point, Poplar, Culbertson, Brockton, Froid, Bainville

Rosebud County

Lame Deer, Colstrip, Forsyth, Ashland, Birney, Rosebud

Sanders County

Thompson Falls, Plains, Hot Springs, Heron, Trout Creek, Dixon, Noxon, Lonepine, Paradise, Weeksville, Old Agency, Camas, Belknap

Sheridan County

Plentywood, Medicine Lake, Westby, Outlook, Reserve, Redstone, Homestead, Antelope

Silver Bow County

Butte, Walkerville

Stillwater County

Columbus, Park City, Absarokee, Reed Point, Fishtail, Rapelje, Nye

Sweet Grass County

Big Timber, Greycliff

Teton County

Choteau, Fairfield, Dutton, Power, New Rockport Colony, Rockport Colony, Bynum, Pendroy, Miller Colony

Toole County

Shelby, Sunburst, Hillside Colony, Kevin, Rimrock Colony, Camrose Colony, Sweet Grass

Treasure County

Hysham

Valley County

Glasgow, St. Marie, Frazer, Nashua, Hinsdale, Fort Peck, Opheim

Wheatland County

Harlowton, Judith Gap, Shawmut, Springwater Colony, Martinsdale Colony, Twodot, Duncan Ranch Colony

Wibaux County

Wibaux

Yellowstone County

Billings, Lockwood, Laurel, Shepherd, Worden, Huntley, Ballantine, Broadview, Custer, Nibbe, Acton, Pompeys Pillar, Mountain View Colony

Boat removal across Montana

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Boat removal in Montana: what owners ask

How do I get rid of an old boat in Montana?

Out here it comes to four moves: sell it, donate it, run it to a salvage yard, or bring in a removal service to clear it out. Jobs sit in a driveway, a barn, or a storage lot, and hauling distance is what we handle.

How much does boat disposal cost in Montana?

The pricing section above gives the starting range, and the number depends on size, where the boat sits, its condition, and the distance our crew covers. A boat parked in a barn far from the nearest yard costs more to move than one near town.

Where can I dispose of a boat in Montana?

A salvage yard, a marine recycler, or a removal service are your real choices, since landfills here won't take a hull under any circumstances. There's no boat dump set up for this out here, so most people call a removal service to close the gap.

Can I get free junk boat removal in Montana?

An outboard that still runs or decent aluminum often carries enough value that we take the boat for nothing, and I say so first. Nothing salvageable means a fee, and I tell you which situation you're in before we ever schedule a pickup.

Are there boat salvage yards near me in Montana?

Boat junkyards exist out here, but they almost always want the boat delivered on a trailer, tough for something parked in a barn for years. That gap is exactly where boat removers like us come in, since we handle the pickup ourselves.

How do I dispose of a fiberglass boat in Montana?

An old fiberglass hull won't get accepted at any landfill here, so we cut it into sections before hauling it off. That cutting happens on-site, whether the boat came from a barn or a storage lot holding an unwanted boat for years.

Can you remove a boat without a title in Montana?

Montana titles boats past a certain length. 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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