Detailing is the most visible thing on a boat and the easiest to get wrong. Salt, sun and rain work constantly, and gelcoat left alone chalks, oxidises and stops coming back. Done regularly it is maintenance. Left too long it becomes correction work, which costs several times more.
Detailing is in house at YachtBoss. Our own team, our own standards, and the same people returning to your boat rather than whoever was available.
What we do
Most of it is washing on a schedule. Salt removed before it does its work does more for a hull than any product applied afterwards, which is why the routine matters more than anything we could sell you. Where the gelcoat still has life we compound and polish, cutting back oxidation and bringing the gloss up, and we will tell you honestly when a hull needs correction and when it only needs washing.
Once the surface is right, ceramic coating gives protection that holds up in this climate. Applied over unprepared gelcoat it only locks the problem in, so the preparation is the job and the coating is the last step.
Inside, we cover leather, vinyl, headliners, lockers and bilges, the parts a buyer opens and an owner stops seeing. Stainless is polished and protected, canvas cleaned and treated, and glass finished without haze.
What you would notice first
Gelcoat that feels chalky rather than slick. Water no longer beading. Stainless spotting within days of a wash. A dull line along the waterline that does not come off. Interior vinyl going hard or sticky.
Common questions
How often should she be washed?
In South Florida, every one to two weeks for a boat in the water. Longer than that and salt starts doing damage that costs money to reverse.
Is ceramic coating worth it?
On a well prepared surface it holds gloss and makes washing easier for a long time. On a neglected hull it is money spent covering a problem.
Can you detail before a survey or listing?
Yes, and it is one of the highest return things you can do. A clean boat changes how a surveyor and a buyer read everything else.
