The cheapest way to own a good-looking boat
Every expensive detail starts the same way: a boat that went too long between washes. Salt dries and etches, algae grabs the waterline, water spots bake into the gelcoat, and mildew creeps into the vinyl. Undoing all that takes compounding and hours of labor. Staying ahead of it takes a regular wash. That's the whole idea behind a maintenance plan — a little, often, so you never pay for a big correction you could have avoided.
For boats that live on the water in Northeast Florida, a recurring wash is genuinely the highest-value thing you can do for the finish. It protects your gelcoat, keeps your metal from pitting, holds resale value, and means the boat is always ready to go when you are.
Plans that fit how you boat
- Weekly / bi-weekly. For boats kept in a wet slip, where salt and algae move fast. Keeps the waterline and topsides consistently clean.
- Monthly. A solid rhythm for lifted or dry-stack boats and lighter users — enough to stay ahead of buildup.
- Seasonal touch-ups. Wax refreshes and deep washes timed around heavy-use months and storage.
We'll recommend a cadence based on where your boat is stored and how often you run it — no locked-in contract games, just the schedule that actually keeps your boat clean.
Pairs perfectly with protection. Maintenance washes are what make a ceramic coating or a fresh full detail last. We use coating-safe, pH-neutral marine soap so we protect the barrier instead of stripping it.
What a maintenance visit covers
Each visit is more than a rinse. We hand-wash the hull and topsides with marine soap, clean the waterline, wipe down and brighten metal and chrome, clean the glass and non-skid, and touch up wax or sealant as needed to keep salt beading off. Vinyl gets wiped so mildew never gets a foothold in the humidity. You come back to a boat that looks like it just left the detailer — because it did.
Wherever your boat lives in the 904
We run recurring routes across the Ortega, the St. Johns, Julington Creek, Doctors Lake, the Intracoastal and Beaches, Ponte Vedra, and Amelia Island. In the water, on the lift, or on the trailer — we bring our own water and power and keep your boat on schedule so you don't have to think about it.