Boats · Weekly, bi-weekly & monthly · Broward County · 33301 / 33304 / 33308 / 33316
Boat Washes & Maintenance in Fort Lauderdale
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 Fort Lauderdale — at Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Pier Sixty-Six Marina, Las Olas Marina, and private docks in Las Olas Isles and Harbor Beach — for boats from 20 to 100+ feet. Licensed, bonded and insured; based in West Palm Beach; Broward 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 Fort Lauderdale water and driveways
A boat kept on a private dock in Seven Isles or Las Olas Isles sits downwind of Port Everglades Inlet, and the fallout shows it: diesel soot bonded into salt film across the foredeck, hardtop, and the upper third of a dark hull. Left through a week of afternoon rain, that mix etches gelcoat and dulls Awlgrip faster than open water ever does. Our maintenance wash starts with a full fresh-water flood, then a pH-balanced soap that lifts soot without stripping coating, non-skid and SeaDek scrubbed by hand, and a chamois dry on glass and stainless so nothing dries spotted.
Access sets the schedule. Harbor Beach and Seven Isles run manned guardhouses, so we carry standing vendor credentials and check in the same way every visit rather than calling you at the gate. At Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Pier Sixty-Six Marina, or Las Olas Marina we work around dock rules and clear the finger pier before your next run out the inlet. Where the garage holds a Porsche or a G-Wagon behind that same gate, we wash it on the same standing visit, and you get a note on anything we flag: chalking brightwork, a soft upholstery seam, corrosion starting at a stainless base.
What Fort Lauderdale does to a finish
Port Everglades traffic & fallout
The inlet handles cruise ships, cargo, and 5,000-plus vessel calls a year. Diesel soot and salt settle on hulls between Harbor Beach and the 17th Street bridge — decontamination is the first step.
Boat-show-grade presentation
This is the FLIBS town. Hulls here get compared to the show fleet at Bahia Mar every fall — dark hulls, brightwork, and glass need correction and coating that hold up to that comparison.
Two assets, one gate
Harbor Beach is guard-gated and Seven Isles has its own manned guardhouse. We handle gate passes and vendor check-in where they apply, service the yacht and the garage on the same standing visit, and coordinate through captains and staff so you never manage vendors.
Boat Washes & Maintenance at Fort Lauderdale marinas
We carry the insurance certificates these facilities require and coordinate directly with the dockmaster or yard.
Resort marina · Mega-yachts
Bahia Mar Yachting Center
Fort Lauderdale
Resort marina · Mega-yachts
Pier Sixty-Six Marina
Fort Lauderdale
Full service · Mega-yachts
Las Olas Marina
Fort Lauderdale
Shipyard · Mega-yachts
Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center
Fort Lauderdale
Boutique · Mega-yachts
Sunrise Harbor Marina
Fort Lauderdale
Full service · Mixed fleet
Hall of Fame Marina
Fort Lauderdale
Private club · Mixed fleet
Coral Ridge Yacht Club
Fort Lauderdale
Private club · Mixed fleet
Lauderdale Yacht Club
Fort Lauderdale
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 Fort Lauderdale — 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 yachts at Bahia Mar, Pier Sixty-Six, and Las Olas Marina?
Yes — we can meet your boat at all three, and at Sunrise Harbor, Hall of Fame Marina, and Marina Bay on the New River. We're licensed, bonded and insured, and we coordinate slip access and any dockmaster requirements with your captain before the first visit.
Can you work inside Harbor Beach and Seven Isles?
Yes. Both are guarded communities, and we handle vendor registration and gate coordination ourselves. The yacht at the private dock and the vehicles in the garage can be combined on one standing visit — one team your gate staff knows, one schedule, one invoice.
How do you keep Port Everglades soot off a hull between washes?
Frequency, not stronger chemicals. Boats on the Harbor Beach and Rio Vista side of the inlet usually hold best on a weekly wash; soot that sits two weeks needs decontamination instead of soap. If your slip sits close to the shipping channel, we set cadence there and adjust after the first month.
Can you tighten the schedule before boat show season at Bahia Mar?
Yes. We move Bahia Mar and Las Olas Marina boats to weekly through late summer so the hull is already clean and stable, not corrected the week before. Dark hulls and brightwork need that lead time. Send us your dates and we build the cadence backward from them.
Boat Washes & Maintenance in Fort Lauderdale?
Two minutes to a real quote — condition, photos, location. We handle the rest.
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