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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Sailboat Disposal in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Rig down, keel out, hull hauled for Santa Fe sailboat owners. Firm quote from photos, lead keel value credited.

Licensed & Insured Santa Fe County crews Rig-Down Included
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Sailboat disposal in Santa Fe starts at $600 and covers rig-down, haul, and disposal in one visit, with keel scrap value credited.

ZIPs in Santa Fe:87501, 87502, 87503, 87504, 87505, 87506, 87507, 87508, …
Santa Fe County:Eldorado at Santa Fe, La Cienega, Agua Fria, Pojoaque, Nambe, Tres Arroyos
Lead keel scrap value:credited against your price
Dale's take on Santa Fe

A lot of sailboat owners in Santa Fe County don't plan to stop sailing. It just happens. The mast came down one fall after the rigging corroded, and it never went back up. Or slip fees at a local marina climbed higher every year while the boat sat idle, eating money. Sometimes an estate comes with a sailboat nobody in the family sails, and it's been taking up dry storage space for a decade. Sometimes the survey killed the sale, the buyer walked, and now you're holding a boat with a failed inspection and no buyer in sight.

We tow sailboats out of Santa Fe and surrounding areas like Hyde Park and Tano Road, start to finish. You call with a location and a description. We handle the rig-down, load it on the truck, and haul it out. Missing paperwork, no title, unclear ownership,none of that stops the job. Full details on how Santa Fe sailboat disposal works are on our service page.

What's covered

What sailboat disposal covers in Santa Fe

Sailboat disposal in Santa Fe means we handle the full breakdown from arrival to final recycling. The mast comes down and standing rigging is cut away or salvaged for resale. We pull the keel at our yard, and its scrap value gets credited against your cost. Usable sails, winches, and hardware are spoken for before we route the fiberglass hull to the processor. For boats in the water at a marina or boatyard, we run the haul-out and manage the marina conversation so you don't have to. We also pick up from storage lots, driveways, and land stands across Santa Fe, Conejo, and Santa Fe Foothills. The process steps below show how scheduling works.

Also in Santa Fe:boat hauling · fiberglass boat disposal. See the New Mexico Sailboat Disposal hub for state-level coverage and pricing.

Dale Hanson, owner, Hansons Boat Removal. Twenty years hauling boats out of driveways, marinas, and backyards across the country.

A job we ran in Santa Fe

Grady-White 204 removal Santa Fe NM

20 ft Grady-White Removal in Santa Fe, NM

A 20 ft Grady-White 204 sat in a yard outside Eldorado at Santa Fe for three years. The console had cracked, the fuel tank was suspect, and the fiberglass had gone soft in patches. The trailer's axle was rusted through, which meant we couldn't roll it out the way it came in.

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How sailboat disposal in Santa Fe works

  1. 1

    Send photos, rig status, and the pickup ZIP

    Length, keel type, whether the mast is up or already down, and access notes for the yard or slip in Santa Fe. Photos of the rig and any winches or hardware set the number.

  2. 2

    Get a firm quote back the same day

    One number covers rig-down through disposal. Keel scrap value is credited off the total up front, not owed back after.

  3. 3

    Schedule pickup and marina coordination in Santa Fe

    If the boat is in a slip we run the marina office and the crane call. On stands or on a trailer we set a date and window; the crew calls when they are an hour out.

  4. 4

    Rig-down and load

    Mast unstepped, standing rigging cut or salvaged, spreaders and boom stacked and strapped. Usable sails, winches, and hardware come off before the hull leaves.

  5. 5

    Keel out, hull processed, documentation

    The keel is unbolted or cut at our yard, weighed, and sold to the metal recycler; the fiberglass hull is cut down and routed to a processor. You get proof of disposal and the hull ID record.

    Metal keel, rigging, winches, and salvageable hardware are routed to recyclers first. Only what a facility refuses ends up in a landfill.

The starting number at the top of this page is real. Length, keel type, and whether the boat sits in the water or on the hard move it from there. Lead keel scrap value is credited off — details on the New Mexico sailboat disposal pricing section.

Common questions about Santa Fe sailboat disposal

How much does it cost to get rid of a sailboat in Santa Fe?
Length and keel type set most of it. Lead scrap value credits back against the number. Send photos of the boat and the rig and the quote comes back the same day, firm.
Can you take a sailboat straight out of a marina slip?
Yes — slip pickups are routine. We call the marina, book the crane, and pull the mast on the ramp if that is where it makes sense. One point of contact all the way through.
Is the lead keel worth anything?
Yes. Lead recovers more per pound at scrap than iron, and the value gets credited against the price. We confirm keel type from photos before we quote because it moves the number more than almost anything else.
Should I just donate the sailboat instead?
Donation works when the boat still has resale value. A stalled restoration or a stripped hull almost never qualifies. Send photos and I will tell you honestly which route makes sense.
What happens to the mast, rigging, and sails?
We unstep the mast, coil or salvage the standing rigging, and pull winches, cleats, and any usable sails before the hull leaves. Metals get recycled and sails get sold or donated when they are still good.
Do I need a title to dispose of a sailboat in Santa Fe?
Missing paperwork does not stop the pickup. What New Mexico requires for the paperwork side lives on the New Mexico boat-removal page, in the legal section. We handle what we can from our end.
What if the boat has been sitting on stands for years?
A boat on stands for a decade is exactly what this service is for. Nothing about the condition surprises the crew. The quote is built for boats that need the work we are already doing.

Other services we offer in Santa Fe

Whatever the job, our New Mexico crews handle it. Click any service for local details.

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Send photos of the boat and rig, length, keel type, and where it sits in Santa Fe. One firm number covers rig-down through disposal, with any keel value already credited.

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