Boat & Yacht Detailing in Fort Lauderdale
Dockside detailing priced by the foot, done by a vetted local pro at your slip, lift, or trailer — anywhere in Broward County. Get your ballpark in seconds and a free, exact quote before any work starts.
The Yachting Capital deserves a boat that looks it
Fort Lauderdale holds more yachts than anywhere in the country — and some of the harshest conditions for gelcoat anywhere: year-round UV, salt air, Intracoastal soot, and summer rain that spots everything it touches. Left alone, gelcoat chalks, vinyl cracks, and stainless pits. Kept on a schedule, a boat here can look showroom sharp for decades.
Lauderdale Boat Detailing matches you with a vetted local detailing professional who works the marinas and canals of Fort Lauderdale daily — Bahia Mar, Lauderdale Marina, Pier 66, Las Olas, and hundreds of private docks — plus Pompano Beach, Dania Beach, and Hollywood. Every job is quoted up front from published per-foot rates, so you know the number before a buffer ever touches your boat.
- ◆ Priced by the foot — no mystery invoices
- ◆ Work done at your dock, slip, lift, or yard
- ◆ Marine-grade compounds, waxes & coatings
- ◆ Monthly wash programs for slip-kept boats
- ◆ Oxidation correction with a test spot first
- ◆ Interior detailing for cabins, heads & galleys
Detailing services
See the Pricing Guide →Where the work happens
Based on the Fort Lauderdale waterfront, with detailing pros on the road across Broward County every day:
From Sands Harbor and Hillsboro Inlet to the Santa Barbara Shores canals.
Local details → Dania BeachThe Dania Cutoff Canal, the yard district, and the liveaboard fleet.
Local details → HollywoodHollywood Marina, Hollywood Lakes canal homes, and Harbor Islands docks.
Local details →How it works
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Tell us about the boat
Length, where it's kept, and what it needs — the form takes two minutes.
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See your ballpark instantly
Your estimate appears the moment you submit, priced from the published per-foot rates.
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A local pro confirms the exact price
Your request goes to a vetted Fort Lauderdale detailing pro, who confirms the exact quote with you before scheduling.
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Detailed at your dock — then kept that way
The pro handles crew, water, and equipment. Add a monthly wash program and the boat stays ready to run.
Straight with you
Lauderdale Boat Detailing is a matching service, not a detailing crew. We connect Fort Lauderdale boat owners with a vetted local detailing professional who does the work, confirms your exact price directly, and invoices you for the job. Our job is the match — and making sure your request is answered fast.
Boat Detailing Pricing Guide — Fort Lauderdale
How much does boat detailing cost in Fort Lauderdale? Local detailers price by the foot, and the going rates are straightforward: wash & wax runs about $30 per foot, a full detail about $45 per foot, and marine ceramic coating $50–$125 per foot depending on how much gelcoat correction the boat needs first. Multiply by your boat's length and you have a real number — here it is, worked out:
What moves the price
- Condition & oxidation level Shiny gelcoat coats and waxes fast. Chalky, oxidized gelcoat needs compounding — sometimes wet-sanding — before any protection goes on, and that labor is most of a ceramic job's spread between $50 and $125/ft.
- Length & layout Rates run on the boat's full length overall. Flybridges and tuna towers add surface, and wide-beam catamarans price like the extra footage they carry.
- Where the boat sits Dockside at a marina or behind a house is standard. Boats on trailers, in dry storage, or in a yard during other work may price differently — say where it is when you request the quote.
- Interior scope A center console's interior is quick; a three-stateroom yacht with heads and a galley is a half-day of work on its own.
Worked examples
- · 28′ center console, wash & wax: 28 × $30 = $840
- · 40′ express cruiser, full detail: 40 × $45 = $1,800
- · 52′ motor yacht, ceramic coating: $2,600–$6,500 depending on correction needed
- · 65′ sportfisher, full detail: 65 × $45 = $2,925
Same published per-foot pricing as Fort Lauderdale: wash & wax $30/ft, full detail $45/ft, ceramic coating $50–$125/ft. See the full Pricing Guide →
Request a Detailing Quote
Tell us about the boat and where it's kept. You'll see your ballpark instantly, and a vetted local detailing pro will follow up with an exact price based on the published per-foot rates — wash & wax $30/ft, full detail $45/ft, ceramic coating $50–$125/ft.
How your request is handled
Your request goes to a vetted local detailing pro serving your marina or neighborhood. They confirm the exact price and timing with you directly — no obligation, and no work starts until you've approved the quote.