A yacht is a multi-day detail — and it should be
A large vessel isn't a wash-and-go. There's simply more of everything: dozens of feet of topside gelcoat, expanses of non-skid deck, teak that has to be handled with care, stainless rails and hardware running bow to stern, canvas biminis and isinglass enclosures, and a hull that's expensive to touch up if it's done wrong. Rushing it is how you end up with holograms in the gloss, raised teak grain, and swirls that show every time the sun hits the deck. On a yacht, the right detail is a planned, multi-day job — and the finish shows the difference for years.
We build the visit around your vessel and your slip. Bigger boats mean staging the work across days: strip and decontaminate one day, compound and polish the topsides the next, then teak, brightwork, stainless, and protection to finish. Because we're fully mobile, all of it happens where the yacht is berthed — no haul-out, no moving her to a shop. You get the days blocked out in advance and a clear picture of what each one covers before we start.
High-gloss topsides, teak, stainless — and protection that lasts
The heart of a yacht detail is the topsides. Big hulls take on oxidation and a dull, chalky cast from salt, sun, and time on the water, and bringing back true depth of gloss means machine compounding to cut the oxidation, then multiple polishing stages to remove the compounding haze and refine the finish to a mirror. On a vessel this size that's hours of careful passes — the difference between "clean" and a reflection you can read your slip number in. Where the gelcoat is heavily chalked, dedicated oxidation removal gets it back before we ever start polishing.
Teak is its own craft. Decks and cockpit soles are cleaned with the grain and brightened so they glow without being scrubbed raw, and varnished brightwork — toe rails, trim, cap rails — is cleaned and protected so it holds its warmth. All the stainless a yacht carries, from bow rails and cleats to the arch, davits, and hardware, is polished and sealed so it stops water-spotting and keeps its shine. Detailed metal-and-teak work like this is what separates a maintained yacht from a neglected one, and it's a service we offer on its own as metal & teak polishing between full details.
Non-skid decks are scrubbed out of their texture where salt and grime hide, then treated so they stay grippy underfoot rather than slick. Canvas enclosures, biminis, and cloudy isinglass are cleaned with products made for them and the isinglass is treated to stay clear instead of hazing. And once the topsides are corrected, protection is what makes the whole job worth it: a marine ceramic coating locks in the gloss, sheds salt and dockside grime, and dramatically cuts how often a big, expensive-to-wash hull needs attention — years of protection instead of a wax that fades in a season.
Protect the work, not just the boat. A yacht is a real investment to correct and coat — so the smart move is keeping it there. A recurring wash & wax maintenance plan keeps salt off the coating and the brightwork bright between full details, so you're never paying for a full correction twice.
Every yacht, at your slip across the 904
Motor yachts, sport-fish, express cruisers, sailing yachts with acres of brightwork — we detail them at their berth across Duval, Clay, St. Johns, and Nassau, in the water and ready to run. We bring the machines, products, water, and power, work around your slip and your schedule, and hand back a vessel that looks like the day she splashed. Tell us the make, length, and how the gelcoat and teak are holding up, and we'll scope the days and give you an honest, all-in price.