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.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire 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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New Hampshire Statewide
Fast Response
Two kinds of calls come in most from New Hampshire. One is an estate that included a boat along with the lake house, and nobody in the family wants to take it on. The other is a motor that finally gave out, with a repair estimate nobody wants to pay. Either way, the boat sits there while the season passes.
My crew handles junk boat removal the same way here, pickup, transport, and disposal in one visit. We take it off a trailer, out of storage, or right off the dock. An unwanted boat does not need paperwork sorted first, no registration on hand will not hold things up. More on that further down the page.
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.
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.
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 New Hampshire
New Hampshire mixes marina work with storm damage, and both show up right alongside the ordinary driveway job. Most of these pickups sit close enough to our yard that the haul itself stays short. Spring de-winterizing gets the phone ringing as people decide against relaunching, and fall brings another round once storage deadlines close in. I quote the boat pickup before my crew ever hooks up, and I stand behind that number all the way to the yard.
Junk boats we hauled out
Real crew snapshots from recent New Hampshire pickups. Watermarked photos are placeholders while we swap in the real jobs.
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 New Hampshire
State legal briefNew Hampshire
Reviewed August 25, 2026
New Hampshire does not title boats. RSA 270-E covers only registration and numbering, required for every boat on the state's public waters, tidal, coastal, or inland, except a short exempt list: sail or oar-powered boats under 12 feet, visitors staying 30 days or less, and US government boats.
Since there is no title, transfer runs through notice: RSA 270-E:10 requires written notice to the Department within 15 days of a transfer, destruction, or abandonment. The new owner keeps the number and can re-register for the rest of the period for $5.
New Hampshire runs a program for abandoned boats under RSA Chapter 270-B, administered by the Director of State Police. Any boat found unattended, sunk, beached, or drifting counts as abandoned; police seize, remove, and store it, with costs becoming a lien on the boat. The owner is notified and has 90 days to redeem it; after that, it can be destroyed, auctioned, or kept, with proceeds going to the general fund.
If the boat is not yours. RSA 270-B does not distinguish public water from private property; it applies wherever the boat sits, under the Director of State Police. Getting that process moving and living with the 90-day window is on you. If you would rather the boat be gone sooner, removal does not run on that clock. We take New Hampshire boats whether or not you have paperwork for it.
Skip the paperwork.We take New Hampshire boats with or without titles. One call, one price.
Counties We Serve in New Hampshire
We pick up boats across all 10 counties in New Hampshire. Cities below are the ones we reach most often; if yours is not listed, call and we will confirm coverage.
Belknap County
Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Tilton, Gilmanton, Sanbornton, Tilton Northfield, New Hampton, Center Harbor, Belmont, Barnstead, Alton
Carroll County
Conway, Wolfeboro, Wakefield, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Tamworth, Madison, Tuftonboro, North Conway, Effingham, Freedom, Sandwich, Jackson, Sanbornville, Center Ossipee, Eaton, Suissevale, Union, Chatham, Center Sandwich, Melvin Village, Hart's Location, Bartlett, Albany, Brookfield
Cheshire County
Keene, Swanzey, Rindge, Jaffrey, Winchester, Hinsdale, Walpole, Chesterfield, Fitzwilliam, Troy, Marlborough, Westmoreland, Dublin, Stoddard, Richmond, West Swanzey, Harrisville, Surry, Gilsum, Marlow, Sullivan, Nelson, North Walpole, Roxbury, Alstead
Coos County
Berlin, Lancaster, Gorham, Whitefield, Northumberland, Colebrook, Milan, Jefferson, Dalton, Groveton, Carroll, Pittsburg, Stewartstown, Columbia, Stratford, Stark, West Stewartstown, Shelburne, Randolph, Dummer, Errol, Clarksville
Grafton County
Lebanon, Hanover, Plymouth, Littleton, Haverhill, Enfield, Thornton, Holderness, Lyme, Lincoln, Lisbon, Rumney, Woodstock, Grafton, Woodsville, Orford, Franconia, Monroe, Wentworth, Warren, North Haverhill, Piermont, Sugar Hill, Hebron, Mountain Lakes, Lyman, Groton, North Woodstock, Waterville Valley, Landaff, Dorchester, Easton, Orange, Ellsworth, Canaan, Bethlehem, Benton, Bath, Ashland, Alexandria, Bristol, Bridgewater, Campton
Hillsborough County
Manchester, Nashua, Merrimack, Hudson, Goffstown, Milford, Pelham, Weare, Litchfield, Hollis, Peterborough, New Boston, Hillsborough, New Ipswich, Pinardville, East Merrimack, Wilton, Mont Vernon, Greenville, Deering, Hancock, Greenfield, Lyndeborough, Francestown, Mason, Temple, Klondike Corner, Sharon, Windsor, Bennington, Bedford, Antrim, Amherst, Brookline
Merrimack County
Concord, Hooksett, Franklin, Pembroke, Henniker, Hopkinton, South Hooksett, Loudon, Suncook, Northfield, Epsom, New London, Pittsfield, Dunbarton, Warner, Chichester, Newbury, Sutton, Webster, Salisbury, Wilmot, Contoocook, Danbury, Hill, Blodgett Landing, Andover, Allenstown, Canterbury, Bradford, Bow, Boscawen
Rockingham County
Derry, Salem, Londonderry, Portsmouth, Hampton, Exeter, Windham, Raymond, Newmarket, Hampstead, Seabrook, Plaistow, Stratham, Epping, Sandown, Kingston, Rye, Nottingham, Chester, Deerfield, Newton, Fremont, Northwood, North Hampton, Danville, Greenland, Hampton Beach, East Kingston, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Newfields, New Castle, South Hampton, Seabrook Beach, Newington, Auburn, Atkinson, Brentwood, Candia
Strafford County
Dover, Rochester, Durham, Somersworth, Farmington, Lee, Milton, Strafford, New Durham, Rollinsford, Madbury, Middleton, Milton Mills, Barrington
Sullivan County
Claremont, Newport, Charlestown, Grantham, Sunapee, Plainfield, Cornish, Unity, Springfield, Washington, Lempster, Croydon, Goshen, Langdon, Acworth
Boat removal across New Hampshire
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Boat removal in New Hampshire: what owners ask
How do I get rid of an old boat in New Hampshire?
An unwanted boat here leaves one of four ways: sold, donated, hauled to a salvage yard, or picked up by a removal service that handles the job. Calls come from lake cabins as often as the coast, and pickup is what we take care of.
How much does boat disposal cost in New Hampshire?
The pricing section above gives the starting range, and the final cost moves with size, where the boat sits, its condition, and distance to haul it. A boat at a lake cabin costs less than one needing a pull off a coastal slip.
Where can I dispose of a boat in New Hampshire?
A salvage yard, a marine recycler, or a removal service are the paths that work, since landfills here refuse hulls just like everywhere else. There's no boat dump built for this, so between the lakes and the short coast, most owners hire a removal service.
Can I get free junk boat removal in New Hampshire?
A boat with a running outboard or solid aluminum has enough value that we take it for nothing, and I lead with that. A hull with nothing worth saving carries a fee, and I tell you which category applies before we book a date.
Are there boat salvage yards near me in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire has plenty of boat junkyards, but they still expect the hull on a trailer rather than picked up as-is. A boat pulled from a coastal slip after storm damage rarely arrives that way, so boat removers like us step in.
How do I dispose of a fiberglass boat in New Hampshire?
Landfills won't take fiberglass anywhere in the state, so the hull gets cut into sections before it can be hauled off. We truck the pieces to facilities equipped to process them, routine work whether the boat came from a lake cabin or a coastal marina.
Can you remove a boat without a title in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire doesn't issue boat titles at all. We still handle abandoned boat removal whether the paperwork exists or not. The legal section above covers what actually applies to your boat.
Recent boat removal jobs
Real jobs we've run in New Hampshire — click any card for the full story.
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