The service that stops the expensive job from ever happening. Salt does not wait and sun does not take a season off, so regular washing is the cheapest hour you will ever spend on a boat.
Nobody photographs a wash. But the difference between a boat washed every two weeks and one washed when someone remembers is the difference between a light polish next spring and a full compound.
A wash here means the whole boat rather than a rinse. Hull and waterline, non-skid, gutters and hatches, hardware, glass, and a wipe-down of the cockpit so salt is not left sitting on vinyl and stainless. Wax or a spray sealant goes on top depending on the schedule.
Most owners start with a single wash and move onto a plan once they see the difference six months later. The reason it matters is compounding: every pass of compound removes a thin layer of gelcoat and gelcoat does not grow back, so a boat that needs heavy correction every few years is on a clock. A boat on a plan never gets there.
There is no contract to sign and no tier to pick off a chart. Which schedule suits you depends on how the boat is stored and how hard it gets used.
The most common plan, and the right one for boats kept in the water or on a lift and used through the season. A full exterior wash every two weeks covering hull, waterline, non-skid, hardware and glass, plus a cockpit wipe-down so salt is never left sitting.
For covered boats and lighter use. Enough to stay ahead of salt, staining and organic growth without paying for visits the boat does not need. Most owners on this plan add a full detail once a year.
For boats kept in dry storage or under cover for most of the year. A reset before the season and another after it, which is usually enough to stop anything setting in while the boat sits.
Every photograph on this site is Brian's own work on a customer's boat between Jupiter and Stuart. None of it is stock.
The gallery has the rest, including a genuine before and after from a single visit.
You describe it, he quotes it, he does it.
If the boat needs more than a wash to get level, that gets handled once, up front.
Bi-weekly through the season is the most common. Monthly suits covered boats. Quarterly suits dry storage.
Brian comes on schedule. You use the boat.
“Took care of my 31 foot boat more than I’ve ever seen.”
“The boat looks brand new. The price did not change.”
“Made our boat sparkle. Would recommend.”
A few details and you will get a straight answer on what it needs, what it costs and when he can get to it. The number you are quoted is the number you pay.