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.

Virginia
Twenty years of hauling junk boats out of driveways, marinas, and backyards. Firm quote before the truck rolls.
A storm does more to end a boat's useful life in Virginia than age ever does. A hull comes through damaged enough that fixing it costs more than the boat is worth. A slip bill on the bay side keeps climbing long after anyone used the boat. Or an HOA letter finally forces the issue after months of looking the other way. Either way, the owner ends up with an unwanted boat and no real plan for what comes next.
My crew treats it as one job: boat removal, transport, and disposal together, never scheduled apart. Boat pickup happens off a trailer, out of blocks, or straight from a marina, whatever fits the job. No title in hand does not stop us. Details 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.
Virginia gives me a steady run of marina slips and storm-damage pulls mixed in with the usual driveway jobs. My processing yard sits close enough that most Virginia hauls run short, so distance rarely drives the price here. Condition matters more, especially with boats that took on storm damage before I ever get the call. Spring brings a wave of cleanouts, and the rest of the year holds fairly even after that. My number stands from the first call to the day the trailer leaves your property.
Real crew snapshots from recent Virginia 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.
Virginia titles every motorized boat, regardless of horsepower. Non-motorized sailboats 18 feet and longer need a title too, but no registration. A boat documented with the Coast Guard cannot be titled in Virginia at all, and boat trailers are handled separately, through the DMV.
A Virginia-titled boat changes hands with the original title, transfer section completed. A boat that is only registered, not titled, transfers with a dated bill of sale from the registered owner. Title costs $10, plus 2% sales tax, and a duplicate is $7. For a found or abandoned boat with no title, the route is Form BRT-006, notarized, under Va. Code Section 29.1-733.25.
Virginia's setup is mixed. The Marine Resources Commission can order an owner to remove a vessel, or remove it itself after notice. But the state's own Coastal Zone Management office says plainly it does not have the jurisdiction or funding to physically remove abandoned vessels, offering only a registry and reporting tool.
If the boat is not yours. Virginia does have a legal path: search for the owner and lienholder by registered mail, publish notice in a local paper for three issues, then file a notarized application with the Department of Wildlife Resources. It works, but the boat must sit 60 days first, and the fees are on you. Removal is the shorter road if you would rather skip that.
We pick up boats across all 133 counties in Virginia. Cities below are the ones we reach most often; if yours is not listed, call and we will confirm coverage.
Chincoteague, Wattsville, Captains Cove, Onancock, Accomac, Parksley, Pastoria, Belle Haven, Gargatha, Savageville, Atlantic, Onley, Chase Crossing, New Church, Horntown, Mappsville, Tangier, Boston, Bloxom, Melfa, Nelsonia, Quinby, Painter, Temperanceville, Wachapreague, Savage Town, Metompkin, Modest Town, Bobtown, Hallwood, Pungoteague, Bayside, Saxis, Cats Bridge, Greenbush, Keller, Makemie Park, Lee Mont, Locust Mount, Tasley, Whitesville, Southside Chesconessex, Schooner Bay, Oak Hall, Greenbackville, Deep Creek, Sanford, Mappsburg, Harborton
University of Virginia, Crozet, Hollymead, Pantops, Piney Mountain, Rivanna, Earlysville, Rio, Ivy, Scottsville, Esmont, North Garden, Keswick, Afton, Free Union
Alexandria
Clifton Forge, Mallow, Selma, Low Moor, Iron Gate, Callaghan, Cliftondale Park
Amelia Court House
Madison Heights, Amherst
Appomattox, Concord, Pamplin City
Arlington
Stuarts Draft, Fishersville, Verona, Grottoes, Weyers Cave, Crimora, Lyndhurst, Greenville, Jolivue, Dooms, Harriston, New Hope, Craigsville, Mount Sidney, Wintergreen, Deerfield, Sherando, Augusta Springs, Churchville, Middlebrook
Hot Springs, Millboro, Warm Springs
Forest, Bedford, Stewartsville, Montvale, Moneta, Big Island
Bland, Bastian, Mechanicsburg, Rocky Gap
Hollins, Cloverdale, Daleville, Blue Ridge, Laymantown, Buchanan, Fincastle, Troutville, Glen Wilton, Eagle Rock
Bristol
Lawrenceville, Gasburg, Alberta, Brodnax, Ebony, Warfield
Grundy, Vansant, Breaks, Big Rock
Dillwyn, Buckingham Courthouse, Yogaville
Buena Vista
Timberlake, Altavista, Rustburg, Brookneal
Lake Land'Or, Lake Caroline, Bowling Green, Port Royal
Hillsville, Woodlawn, Cana, Hilltown, Fancy Gap
Charles City
Keysville, Drakes Branch, Charlotte Court House, Phenix
Chesapeake
Chester, Meadowbrook, Midlothian, Bon Air, Brandermill, Manchester, Rockwood, Bellwood, Woodlake, Bensley, Ettrick, Enon, Matoaca
Berryville, Shenandoah Farms, Boyce, Shenandoah Retreat
Colonial Heights
Covington
New Castle
Culpeper, Brandy Station
Farmville, Cumberland
Danville
Clintwood, Dante, Haysi, Clinchco
McKenney, Dinwiddie
Emporia
Tappahannock
Fairfax
Centreville, Reston, McLean, Burke, Annandale, Oakton, Fair Oaks, West Falls Church, Springfield, Tysons, Bailey's Crossroads, Herndon, West Springfield, Chantilly, McNair, Lorton, Rose Hill, Merrifield, Lincolnia, Franklin Farm, Kingstowne, Hybla Valley, Burke Centre, Franconia, Idylwood, Vienna, Fort Hunt, Wolf Trap, Great Falls, Groveton, Huntington, Newington, Mount Vernon, Kings Park West, Newington Forest, Fairfax Station, Dranesville, Wakefield, Lake Barcroft, Difficult Run, George Mason, Woodburn, Seven Corners, Fair Lakes, Dunn Loring, Greenbriar, Fort Belvoir, Long Branch, Mantua, Bull Run, Floris, Laurel Hill, Hutchison, South Run, North Springfield, Pimmit Hills, Braddock, Crosspointe, Hayfield, Union Mill, Kings Park, Navy, Ravensworth, Sully Square, Mason Neck, Great Falls Crossing, Occoquan, Clifton
Falls Church
New Baltimore, Warrenton, Bealeton, Marshall, Opal, Remington, The Plains, Catlett, Midland, Paris, Rectortown, Upperville, Calverton
Floyd
Lake Monticello, Palmyra, Columbia
Franklin
Rocky Mount, North Shore, Westlake Corner, Ferrum, Penhook, Union Hall, Henry Fork, Boones Mill
Shawneeland, Lake Holiday, Stephens City, Middletown, Brucetown, Gore
Galax
Pearisburg, Narrows, Pembroke, Rich Creek, Ripplemead, Glen Lyn, Eggleston
Gloucester Point, Gloucester Courthouse
Goochland
Independence, Baywood, Fries, Troutdale, Stevens Creek
Twin Lakes, Ruckersville, Stanardsville
Jarratt
South Boston, Mountain Road, Clarksville, Halifax, Riverdale, Cluster Springs, Clover, Scottsburg, Virgilina, Nathalie
Hampton
Mechanicsville, Ashland, Hanover
Harrisonburg
Tuckahoe, Short Pump, Laurel, East Highland Park, Glen Allen, Highland Springs, Lakeside, Wyndham, Innsbrook, Montrose, Dumbarton, Sandston, Chamberlayne
Collinsville, Horse Pasture, Stanleytown, Laurel Park, Chatmoss, Bassett, Fieldale, Ridgeway, Sandy Level, Villa Heights, Oak Level
Monterey, McDowell
Smithfield, Carrollton, Windsor, Benns Church, Rushmere, Camptown, Carrsville
King and Queen Court House
King George, Dahlgren, Passapatanzy, Dahlgren Center, Fairview Beach
West Point, Central Garage, King William
Kilmarnock, Irvington, White Stone, Weems, Lancaster
Pennington Gap, Jonesville, Dryden, Ewing, Keokee, Stickleyville, St. Charles
Lexington
Leesburg, Ashburn, South Riding, Sterling, Brambleton, Stone Ridge, Broadlands, Lansdowne, Sugarland Run, Cascades, Lowes Island, Loudoun Valley Estates, Belmont, Countryside, Purcellville, Dulles Town Center, Moorefield, University Center, One Loudoun, Lovettsville, Oak Grove, Arcola, Goose Creek Village, Round Hill, Middleburg, Hamilton, Kincora, Waterford, Aldie, Hillsboro
Louisa, Blue Ridge Shores, Mineral
Victoria, Kenbridge, Lunenburg
Lynchburg
Brightwood, Madison
Manassas Park
Martinsville
Mathews, Gwynn
South Hill, Chase City, Bracey, La Crosse, Boydton, Fairview, Baskerville, Union Level, Thynedale
Deltaville, Saluda, Urbanna
Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Merrimac, Shawsville, Belview, Elliston, Plum Creek, Prices Fork, Riner, Lafayette
Nellysford, Arrington, Shipman, Lovingston, Schuyler
New Kent
Newport News
Exmore, Cape Charles, Nassawadox, Cheriton, Eastville, Willis Wharf, Franktown
Heathsville
Norton
Blackstone, Crewe, Burkeville, Nottoway Court House
Lake of the Woods, Orange, Gordonsville, Barboursville, Rhoadesville, Unionville
Luray, Shenandoah, Stanley
Patrick Springs, Stuart, Meadows of Dan
Mount Hermon, Gretna, Hurt, Chatham, Blairs, Motley
Poquoson
Portsmouth
Powhatan
Hampden-Sydney
Fort Lee, Prince George, Disputanta, Templeton
Dale City, Lake Ridge, Linton Hall, Woodbridge, Cherry Hill, Leesylvania, Montclair, Buckhall, Sudley, Gainesville, Triangle, Yorkshire, Independent Hill, Potomac Mills, Dumfries, Quantico Base, County Center, Loch Lomond, Haymarket, Bull Run Mountain Estates, Nokesville, Innovation, Quantico
Pulaski, Dublin, Fairlawn, Draper, New River, Parrott, Belspring, Hiwassee, Snowville, Allisonia
Radford
Chester Gap, Sperryville, Flint Hill, Washington
Richmond
Warsaw
Roanoke
Cave Spring, Vinton, Glenvar
East Lexington, Glasgow, Goshen, Fairfield
Bridgewater, Massanetta Springs, Broadway, Timberville, Elkton, Massanutten, Dayton, Belmont Estates, McGaheysville, Keezletown, Mount Crawford, Port Republic, Linville, Singers Glen
Lebanon, Raven, Honaker, Castlewood, St. Paul, Cleveland
Gate City, Weber City, Hiltons, Nickelsville, Dungannon, Duffield, Clinchport
Strasburg, Woodstock, New Market, Mount Jackson, Basye, Edinburg, Maurertown, Toms Brook, Mount Clifton, Conicville, Bowmans Crossing, Locust Grove, Saumsville, Lebanon Church, Alonzaville, Quicksburg, Orkney Springs, Mount Olive, Columbia Furnace, Hudson Crossroads, Forestville, Clary, Fishers Hill
Marion, Saltville, Chilhowie, Adwolf, Atkins, Sugar Grove, Seven Mile Ford, Allison Gap, McMullin
Courtland, Sedley, Boykins, Southampton Meadows, Ivor, Newsoms, Capron, Branchville
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Lake Wilderness
Aquia Harbour, Stafford Courthouse, Falmouth, Southern Gateway, Camp Barrett, Boswell's Corner
Claremont, Dendron, Surry, Scotland
Waverly, Stony Creek, Sussex
Richlands, Bluefield, Tazewell, Claypool Hill, Gratton, Cedar Bluff, Springville, Boissevain, Pounding Mill, Pocahontas, Abbs Valley, Falls Mills, Jewell Ridge, Doran, Amonate
Virginia Beach
Front Royal, Apple Mountain Lake, Skyland Estates, Shenandoah Shores
Abingdon, Glade Spring, Emory, Meadowview, Damascus, Mendota
Colonial Beach, Montross
Williamsburg
Winchester
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Appalachia, Coeburn, Pound, East Stone Gap, Big Stone Gap East, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Riverview, Tacoma, Stonega, Osaka, Dunbar
Wytheville, Rural Retreat, Fort Chiswell, Ivanhoe, Max Meadows, Austinville
Bethel Manor, Yorktown
Top 24 cities by population. 683 cities covered across Virginia.
Virginia gives you the usual paths: sell it if it runs, donate it to a group that wants a working hull, or drop it at a salvage yard. When none of those fit, boat removers clear the unwanted boat from your marina slip or driveway.
You will find Virginia pricing in the section above, shaped by hull size, whether the boat came from a marina, driveway, or storm damage, its condition, and the haul distance. Most jobs here run short.
Storm-damaged boats in Virginia usually move from a marina straight to a salvage yard, a scrap recycler, or a removal service, since landfills refuse hulls and no boat dump takes them either.
Free removal can happen for boats with a running outboard or aluminum worth scrapping, including some storm-damaged hulls, and I tell you which situation is yours before scheduling. Without that value, a fee applies, covered in the pricing section above.
Virginia has boat junkyards willing to take an old hull, but they almost always want it delivered on a trailer, not hauled straight from a marina slip or storm wreckage.
Virginia landfills reject fiberglass outright, which means the hull has to be cut into sections before any of it moves to a facility equipped to process it. That cutting and hauling is work my crew handles statewide.
Virginia titles every motorized boat regardless of horsepower, but a missing title won't stop a pickup. We pick the boat up either way since abandoned boat removal doesn't need paperwork we don't have. Check the legal section above for what Virginia actually requires of you.
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