Boat Detailing & Repair in Cape Coral, FL
Call (239) 288-6185 or request an estimate to set up service for your Cape Coral boat.
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Lee County
Cape Coral has more than 400 miles of freshwater and saltwater canals, and many of the boats on them spend most of their lives on a lift behind the house. We take care of those boats. Our wash crews come to your lift, and boats that need detailing, fiberglass, paint or upgrade work can come across the Caloosahatchee to our Fort Myers shop on Pine Ridge Road.
Boat Detailing, Repair and More for Cape Coral Owners
- Boat washing with biweekly or monthly wash plans, at your lift or dock
- Boat detailing and ceramic coating for finishes dulled by sun and salt
- Fiberglass and gelcoat repair and structural repair, including transom work
- Bottom paint for boats that stay in the water
- Marine electronics installs and helm upgrades
- Upholstery and canvas for seats, Bimini tops and covers
You’ll find the full list on our services page.
Freshwater or Gulf-Access Canal? It Changes the Plan
Cape Coral’s canals come in two kinds, and the one your boat sits on affects what it needs:
Saltwater
Saltwater, Gulf-access canals.
These lead out toward the waters that border the city, the Caloosahatchee River and Matlacha Pass, though the route and any bridges vary by neighborhood. Boats here live with salt spray, and boats left in the water pick up marine growth, so a steady wash schedule matters and in-water boats need bottom paint.
Freshwater
Freshwater canals.
Many have no direct water route to the Gulf, so boats there are often trailered to reach open water. Salt exposure is lower, but a boat on a freshwater lift gets the same daily sun.
Mention your canal when you call. It shapes the wash schedule, the protection we recommend and how we’d get the boat to the shop.
Lift-Kept Boats and the Florida Sun
A boat on a lift stays out of the water, which keeps the hull clean below the waterline, and lift-kept boats often don’t need antifouling. The trade-off is direct sun on the deck, console and upholstery nearly every day. That’s why our recommended ceramic coating cycle for lift-kept boats is an annual refresh, and why faded canvas and cracked vinyl are such common requests from canal homes. For high-wear areas like hullsides, Yacht Armor film adds a physical layer of protection.
Getting a Cape Coral Boat to Our Shop
Washing happens at your lift. Larger jobs, like gelcoat repair, refinishing or a bottom job, usually mean bringing the boat to us. There are three ways to handle that:
1
We pick it up.
Our transportation and haul-out service can collect the boat and bring it back when the work is done.
2
You trailer it in.
Our shop is on Pine Ridge Road in Fort Myers, across the Caloosahatchee from Cape Coral. No trailer? We can pick it up instead.
3
Ramp launch and retrieval.
If you’d like the boat delivered to a ramp after the work, we can coordinate launch and retrieval. The City of Cape Coral’s Horton Park ramp is a saltwater launch with access to the Gulf via the Caloosahatchee River; trailer parking there requires an annual permit or a daily fee.
We’ll suggest the simplest option for your boat and your canal.
Hurricane Season for Boats on a Lift
Lift-kept boats need a storm plan as much as boats in a slip. BoatU.S., which studies hurricane insurance claims, reports that in most cases boats are safer out of the water during a hurricane, and recommends trailering the boat inland or having it hauled out when a hurricane watch is issued. It also recommends removing canvas and Bimini frames to reduce wind load. We help with haul-out, transport and shrink wrap when space and equipment are available, so it pays to make a plan before the season starts on June 1.
Planning Example
Illustrative example: a hypothetical service request, not a completed company project.
Suppose your 25-foot center console sits on a lift on a Gulf-access canal in southeast Cape Coral. The gelcoat has started to chalk, there’s a chip on the bow from a lift bunk, and the Bimini has faded. Your request could include:
- a biweekly wash plan at the lift
- pickup and a shop visit for the chip repair, compounding and a ceramic coating
- a quote for a new Bimini top
Before pricing it, we’d ask how often you run the boat, whether it ever stays in the water overnight, and whether you’d like the work done in one visit or spread out.
FAQ
Cape Coral Boat Service FAQs
Don’t see yours? Call the shop and talk to the team directly.
Do your wash crews come to Cape Coral?
Yes. Our wash crews cover Cape Coral along with the rest of Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties, at lifts, docks and marinas.
Can you do the work at my lift?
Washing happens at your lift. For other services, we’ll tell you whether the work can be done where the boat is kept or needs to come to the shop.
My boat is on a freshwater canal. Can you still pick it up?
Yes. Tell us about the lift and the access at your home, and we’ll plan the pickup around it.
Next step
Request an Estimate
Request an estimate or call (239) 288-6185, and we’ll plan service around your Cape Coral canal.