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Boat Washes & Maintenance in Delray Beach
Fresh-water washdowns, chamois dry, metals wiped, and interior refresh on a standing schedule — the program that keeps a boat looking new for a decade.
Zea Detailing provides mobile boat washes & maintenance detailing in Delray Beach & Boynton Beach — at Delray Harbor Club Marina, Suntex Marina at Boynton Beach, Boynton Harbor Marina, and private docks in Delray Beach waterfront and Seagate — for boats from 20 to 100+ feet. Licensed, bonded and insured; based in West Palm Beach; Palm Beach County.
What it is: A boat maintenance detail is a scheduled, professional fresh-water washdown and wipe-down of the entire vessel — hull, deck, glass, stainless, upholstery — that removes salt before it etches the finish. In South Florida, weekly or bi-weekly service is what separates boats that stay new from boats that need restoration every two years.
Boat Washes & Maintenance on Delray Beach water and driveways
A center console runs back through Boynton Inlet at mid-morning, and by the time it is tied off at Boynton Harbor Marina the spray has already dried on the powder-coated tower and the Mercury cowlings. That crust is what we chase here. Delray Harbor Club Marina and Suntex Marina at Boynton Beach both sit in high-traffic water, so diesel soot and dock dust settle on top of the salt, and the Intracoastal estates behind Seagate keep cruisers on private docks where still canal water leaves a waterline film the tide never moves.
We build the cadence around how the boat is used. Fish-every-weekend boats get a same-week washdown: fresh water over the hull, deck and non-skid, SeaDek scrubbed, stainless and glass chamois-dried so nothing spots, and towers and cowlings handled with products that will not chalk powder coat. Ceramic-coated hulls get a maintenance wash instead of anything aggressive. At Boynton Harbor Marina we check in at the office and work around the fuel dock and ramp traffic; at private docks in Delray we handle gate codes once and keep the same window each week. You get a condition note when we see something starting.
What Delray Beach does to a finish
Offshore salt, run hard
Salt crust after every canyon run needs a same-week washdown before it etches metals and glass — that's the cadence we build here.
Municipal-marina dust & fallout
High-traffic marinas mean diesel soot and dust on top of salt. Regular decontamination keeps both off gelcoat and clear coat.
Tower, T-top & outboard care
Powder-coated towers, multi-outboard cowlings, and stainless need product knowledge generic washers don't carry. This is our bread and butter.
Boat Washes & Maintenance at Delray Beach marinas
We carry the insurance certificates these facilities require and coordinate directly with the dockmaster or yard.
Boutique · Mixed fleet
Delray Harbor Club Marina
Delray Beach
Full service · Center consoles
Suntex Marina at Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach
Public marina · Sportfish
Boynton Harbor Marina
Boynton Beach
How boat washes & maintenance gets done right
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Program design
Cadence, checklist, and access designed around your boat, dock, and usage.
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Standing schedule
Same detailer, same day, no coordination required from you.
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Washdown & dry
Fresh-water wash with coating-safe soap, chamois dry, glass and metals wiped — spot-free.
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Condition watch
We flag developing issues — corrosion, mildew, dock rash — before they grow.
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Seasonal add-ons
Interior refresh, teak care, and coating top-ups woven in as needed.
Boat Washes & Maintenance in Delray Beach — FAQ
Good questions
How much is a boat wash?
$10 per linear foot for a fresh-water wash, $30 per foot for a wash and wax. A 34-foot center console is $340 or $1,020. Most recurring clients settle into a flat monthly number once we have seen the boat and the dock.
What does a boat washdown include?
Fresh-water wash of all exterior surfaces, chamois dry, glass and stainless wiped spot-free, non-skid scrubbed, and a quick condition check of upholstery and metals. Coated boats get coating-safe wash chemistry that extends protection life.
Do you service boats at Boynton Harbor Marina and Suntex?
Yes — both are on our regular route. We carry the insurance certificates marinas require and coordinate slip access directly with the dockmaster.
Can you keep up with a boat that fishes every weekend?
That's the Boynton program: standing washdowns timed to your fishing schedule, so salt never sits more than a day or two. Coated boats rinse clean in half the time.
We keep a boat at Boynton Harbor Marina and run the inlet most weekends. What wash schedule do you recommend?
Weekly. Boats running Boynton Inlet that often carry salt into the tower, cowlings and stainless after every trip, and the marina adds diesel soot on top of it. A weekly fresh-water washdown with a chamois dry keeps etching off glass and metals so nothing needs correcting later.
Our boat sits on an Intracoastal dock and the cars are in the garage. Can both be handled on one visit?
Yes, and that is the usual setup at the Intracoastal estates. We wash the boat at the dock, then take the vehicles in the garage on the same trip. Coated cars get the same maintenance wash chemistry as coated hulls, and everything is dried by hand so nothing spots in the sun.
Boat Washes & Maintenance in Delray Beach?
Two minutes to a real quote — condition, photos, location. We handle the rest.
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