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.
Vermont
Vermont 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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Vermont Statewide
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Most Vermont boats I deal with came attached to something else. A house. An estate nobody planned on inheriting a boat with. Or a full season on the market at the lake camp with no offers, and a storage bill that kept coming anyway. I have hauled junk boats out of enough driveways and yards to know the owner almost always just wants it gone.
Boat removal covers the whole thing for my crew: pickup, transport, and boat disposal in one pass. We work off a trailer, out of blocks, or straight from a storage lot. Missing paperwork does not hold up the job. Details further down this 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 Vermont
Vermont sends me back to the same kind of jobs again and again: driveways, lake properties, and the occasional ramp pull. My processing yard sits close by, so most Vermont hauls run short and distance rarely swings the quote. What actually shifts the number is the boat itself, how it sits on the trailer, and what kind of pickup the job calls for. Spring de-winterizing keeps me busiest, and fall storage deadlines bring a second wave before winter sets in. Once I name a price for your boat pickup, that price does not move on truck day.
Junk boats we hauled out
Real crew snapshots from recent Vermont 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 Vermont
State legal briefVermont
Reviewed August 25, 2026
Vermont titles boats conditionally. The DMV separates a Titleable Boat from a Non-Titleable Boat, so not every motorized vessel gets a title, and boats are grouped into length classes: under 16 feet, 16 to under 26, 26 to under 40, and 40 feet and up.
For a titled boat, hand over the original title signed by every owner with liens released, plus a bill of sale listing make, year, hull number, price, and date. A non-titled boat only needs a bill of sale or the seller's signature on the DMV's transfer form.
Vermont does run a removal program, through the Agency of Natural Resources rather than the DMV. The Secretary of Natural Resources can order a boat removed and stored, on police request or its own initiative, then bills the owner for removal, storage, and oversight as a lien on the vessel.
If the boat is not yours. Vermont's program pays for removal and storage upfront, then bills the owner afterward. The catch is scope: it covers boats abandoned on public waters or land immediately next to them, triggered by police or the agency itself, not a homeowner's request. If your boat sits away from public water, that road is closed, and removal is the practical answer.
Skip the paperwork.We take Vermont boats with or without titles. One call, one price.
Counties We Serve in Vermont
We pick up boats across all 14 counties in Vermont. Cities below are the ones we reach most often; if yours is not listed, call and we will confirm coverage.
Addison County
Middlebury, Ferrisburgh, Vergennes, Monkton, Starksboro, New Haven, Lincoln, Shoreham, Orwell, Cornwall, Salisbury, Leicester, Weybridge, Ripton, Panton, East Middlebury, Waltham, Whiting, Hancock, Granville, Goshen, South Lincoln, Bristol, Bridport, Addison
Bennington County
Shaftsbury, Pownal, Dorset, Manchester Center, North Bennington, Winhall, Sunderland, Stamford, Manchester, Readsboro, Rupert, Peru, Pownal Center, South Shaftsbury, North Pownal, Sandgate, Woodford, East Dorset, Landgrove, Old Bennington, Searsburg, Stratton Mountain, Bennington, Arlington
Caledonia County
St. Johnsbury, Lyndon, Hardwick, Danville, Burke, Waterford, Lyndonville, Ryegate, Groton, Walden, Sutton, Wheelock, Peacham, Sheffield, Newark, Kirby, Lyndon Center, West Burke, Stannard, East Burke, Barnet
Chittenden County
Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester, Essex, Essex Junction, Milton, Williston, Winooski, Shelburne, Hinesburg, Richmond, Charlotte, Underhill, Westford, Huntington, Jericho, St. George, Underhill Flats, West Charlotte, Bolton Valley, East Charlotte, Huntington Center, Underhill Center, Hanksville, Bolton
Essex County
Lunenburg, Concord, Canaan, Island Pond, East Haven, Guildhall, Gilman, Maidstone, Norton, Beecher Falls, Lemington, Brunswick, Granby, Victory, Brighton, Bloomfield
Franklin County
St. Albans, Fairfax, Georgia, Highgate, Enosburgh, Swanton, Richford, Sheldon, Fairfield, Franklin, Fletcher, Enosburg Falls, Montgomery, Highgate Center, Highgate Springs, Berkshire, Bakersfield
Grand Isle County
Grand Isle, South Hero, North Hero, Isle La Motte, Alburgh
Lamoille County
Morristown, Stowe, Morrisville, Wolcott, Johnson, Eden, Elmore, Jeffersonville, Waterville, Hyde Park, North Hyde Park, Cambridge, Belvidere
Orange County
Randolph, Williamstown, Thetford, Corinth, Tunbridge, Chelsea, Topsham, Strafford, Orange, Washington, Fairlee, Vershire, West Fairlee, Newbury, Wells River, Brookfield, Braintree, Bradford
Orleans County
Derby, Newport, Troy, Craftsbury, Irasburg, Glover, Coventry, Charleston, Lowell, Greensboro, Orleans, Barton, Derby Line, Derby Center, Holland, Morgan, North Troy, Jay, Westfield, Westmore, Greensboro Bend, Albany, Newport Center, Brownington
Rutland County
Rutland, Castleton, Pittsford, Fair Haven, Clarendon, West Rutland, Wallingford, Proctor, Pawlet, Killington, Mount Holly, Danby, Chittenden, Wells, Mendon, Shrewsbury, Poultney, Middletown Springs, Castleton Four Corners, Hubbardton, Tinmouth, Sudbury, Pittsfield, Killington Village, North Clarendon, Ira, West Pawlet, East Poultney, West Haven, Mount Tabor, Brandon, Benson
Washington County
Barre, Montpelier, Northfield, Waterbury, East Montpelier, Warren, Waitsfield, Middlesex, Moretown, Calais, Cabot, Duxbury, Fayston, South Barre, Plainfield, East Barre, Worcester, Woodbury, Roxbury, Graniteville, Marshfield, Waterbury Center, Websterville, Berlin
Windham County
Rockingham, Bellows Falls, West Brattleboro, Putney, Wilmington, Vernon, Guilford, Londonderry, Dummerston, Dover, Marlboro, Whitingham, Townshend, Jamaica, Wardsboro, Halifax, Grafton, Saxtons River, Windham, Stratton, Westminster, Algiers, Harmonyville, Jacksonville, South Londonderry, North Westminster, Newfane, West Dummerston, Chimney Hill, Brookline, Brattleboro, Athens
Windsor County
Hartford, Springfield, Norwich, Wilder, Windsor, Hartland, Chester, Weathersfield, Royalton, White River Junction, Sharon, Cavendish, West Windsor, Rochester, Woodstock, Pomfret, Ludlow, Stockbridge, Reading, Plymouth, Weston, Hartford Village, South Royalton, North Springfield, Ascutney, North Hartland, West Woodstock, Proctorsville, Quechee, South Woodstock, Barnard, Bridgewater, Bethel, Baltimore, Andover
Boat removal across Vermont
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Boat removal in Vermont: what owners ask
How do I get rid of an old boat in Vermont?
A boat that still runs can be sold, one with life left can be donated, and a wreck good only for scrap belongs at a salvage yard. When none apply, my crew clears the unwanted boat from your lake place or driveway.
How much does boat disposal cost in Vermont?
Pricing here is laid out in the section above, built around hull size, whether the boat sits at a lake place or driveway, its condition, and the haul distance, usually short in this state.
Where can I dispose of a boat in Vermont?
Vermont landfills will not accept a hull, and neither will a boat dump, which leaves a salvage yard, a metal recycler, or a removal service as the working answers.
Can I get free junk boat removal in Vermont?
Yes, when a working outboard or solid aluminum on a lake-place boat gives boat removers enough scrap value to waive the cost. Otherwise a fee kicks in, laid out above.
Are there boat salvage yards near me in Vermont?
Vermont has yards that take old hulls, but boat junkyards generally want the boat delivered on a trailer, not pulled straight off a ramp. That gap is what my crew closes for lake-place owners.
How do I dispose of a fiberglass boat in Vermont?
You will not find a Vermont landfill that takes fiberglass, so the hull gets cut into sections and those pieces travel to a facility built to process it. My crew handles that cutting and the short haul to the yard.
Can you remove a boat without a title in Vermont?
Vermont only titles boats under certain conditions, so plenty of owners never had one at all. Either way, we load it, since abandoned boat removal here doesn't hinge on paperwork we're missing. The legal section above lays out exactly what Vermont expects from you.
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