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Boat Washes & Maintenance in Jupiter
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 Jupiter, Tequesta & Jupiter Inlet Colony — at Admirals Cove Marina & Yacht Club, Jupiter Inlet Marina at U-Tiki Beach, Jupiter Yacht Club Marina, and private docks in Admirals Cove and Jonathan's Landing — 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 Jupiter water and driveways
A Contender comes back through Jupiter Inlet at dusk with salt dried white on the tower rails and the outboard cowlings, then sits in its slip at Jupiter Pointe Club & Marina until someone deals with it. That crust is what these washes exist for: fresh water top down, non-skid and SeaDek scrubbed rather than blasted, chamois dry on glass and stainless so nothing spots in the morning sun. Boats kept up the Loxahatchee River carry a second problem — tannin paints a waterline mustache fast — so those hulls get a dedicated waterline step with mild chemistry, never an acid wash that thins gelcoat.
Most of this runs on a standing schedule: weekly through fishing season, bi-weekly for boats that mostly sit. Admirals Cove and Jupiter Inlet Colony are gated, so we clear access once and stay on the list; at Admirals Cove Marina & Yacht Club, The Bluffs Marina and Loggerhead Marina we work around dockmaster hours and neighboring slips. Canal homes on Pennock Point and in Jonathan's Landing get serviced off the dock with our own water and power. Expect a short condition note after each visit — a cowling starting to chalk, a coating that stopped beading, stainless needing attention before it pits.
What Jupiter does to a finish
Offshore salt, run hard
Jupiter boats actually fish. Salt crust after every canyon run needs a same-week washdown before it etches metals and glass — that's the cadence we build here.
Brown river water
The Loxahatchee's tannin-stained water paints waterlines fast. Our maintenance program keeps the mustache off without acid-washing your gelcoat thin.
Tower, tuna door & outboard care
Powder-coated towers, quad outboard cowlings, and stainless work need product knowledge generic detailers don't carry. This is our bread and butter.
Boat Washes & Maintenance at Jupiter marinas
We carry the insurance certificates these facilities require and coordinate directly with the dockmaster or yard.
Private club · Mega-yachts
Admirals Cove Marina & Yacht Club
Jupiter
Full service · Sportfish
Jupiter Inlet Marina at U-Tiki Beach
Jupiter
Private club · Mixed fleet
Jupiter Yacht Club Marina
Jupiter
Full service · Mixed fleet
The Bluffs Marina
Jupiter
Full service · Mixed fleet
Loggerhead Marina – Jupiter
Jupiter
Boutique · Mixed fleet
Blowing Rocks Marina
Tequesta
Dry stack · Center consoles
Jupiter Pointe Club & Marina
Tequesta
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 Jupiter — 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 work inside Admirals Cove?
Yes — Admirals Cove, Jonathan's Landing, and Jupiter Inlet Colony are core service areas. We handle club and community vendor requirements ourselves, and we service both private docks and the marina.
Can you keep up with a boat that fishes every weekend?
That's the Jupiter 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 — most of our serious fishing clients coat for exactly that reason.
Can you keep up with a boat that fishes offshore out of Jupiter Inlet most weekends?
Yes — that is the cadence we build here. Boats running the inlet hard get a same-week washdown after each trip so salt never sits on the tower, the cowlings or the glass. Off-season we drop to bi-weekly. Tell us your fishing schedule and we set the interval around it.
My hull picks up a brown waterline sitting on the Loxahatchee River. Does a maintenance wash handle that?
Yes, if it is caught on schedule. We pull the stain with mild waterline chemistry on each visit instead of letting it set and needing something aggressive later. Boats on the river usually need the waterline touched every time; slips closer to the ICW and inlet need it less often.
Boat Washes & Maintenance in Jupiter?
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