Boat Bottom Cleaning in Hollywood, FL
- 5.0★ on Google · 335 reviews
- Licensed & insured
- $2,000,000 liability insurance
- 5.0★ on Google · 335 reviews
- Photos after every cleaning
- Monthly dive report: zinc % and bottom paint condition
- Licensed & insured · $2,000,000 liability
We clean boat bottoms in Hollywood every 30 days: in the 54 slips at Hollywood Marina on Polk Street, on North Lake and South Lake in Hollywood Lakes, and behind homes in Harbor Islands. The lakes were dredged as yacht basins in the 1920s, and a boat sitting on still lake water grows slime and a waterline band with nothing to disturb it.
Hull cleaning on the lakes and at the marina
North Lake and South Lake are the still end of Hollywood boating. A hull there grows a soft algae band at the waterline and slime over the paint, while the props and shafts, which bottom paint can't protect, collect hard growth. The diver takes the waterline off with soft brushes, does the hull and running gear with Ultra-Cavitation (safe on Propspeed) and checks each zinc.
Hollywood Marina sits on the Intracoastal 200 yards north of the Hollywood Boulevard bridge, where the tide runs and the water is fully salt; barnacle growth on running gear there is faster than on the lakes. Harbor Islands docks on the ocean-access canals fall in between. All three get the same 30-day schedule, photos every visit, and a 45-minute to 4-hour cleaning depending on growth and boat length.
Hollywood Marina's 54 wet slips take boats from 26 feet up with a 6-foot maximum draft, and the marina has a fuel dock, a boat ramp and a pump-out at Intracoastal statute mile 1072. West Lake Park's ramp and marina at the east end of Sheridan Street, beside the Anne Kolb Nature Center, launch the boats that explore the mangrove estuary by day. Water is 11.23% of the city and the beach runs five to six miles, but the hulls we clean are on the lakes and the canals behind it, where a boat can sit for a month without moving.
Hollywood Marina's 6-foot draft limit keeps its boats in the size range where a cleaning is usually well under two hours, while the bigger boats behind Harbor Islands homes run closer to the four-hour end. North Lake and South Lake boats fall in between and grow the softest crop: the diver spends more of the visit on the waterline there and more on the props at the marina.
Hollywood boats we clean sit on the Intracoastal Waterway, North Lake, South Lake and West Lake. Hollywood Marina: a regular stop. Private docks in Hollywood Lakes and Harbor Islands, and on Hollywood Beach (ZIP codes 33019 and 33020) get the same 30-day visit.
What's included
Hull
The whole hull surface, thru-hull fittings, underwater lights and every chine.
Running gear
Props, thrusters, rudders, shafts, transducers and trim tabs, cleaned every visit. Tell us if Propspeed is applied: coated gear is handled by the coating maker's guidance.
Waterline
The algae band at the waterline, removed with soft brushes.
Zincs
Anode percentage checked every dive and replaced once it reaches 50%.
What the dive report shows
A written dive report and photos come with every cleaning.
- Zinc percentage per anode; replacement at 50%.
- Bottom paint condition, so the next haul-out is planned, not guessed.
- Photos of the hull and running gear.
- Anything the diver spotted: clogged thru-hulls, damage, loose gear.
How long it takes and how often. 45 minutes to 4 hours per cleaning, depending on growth and boat length. Every 30 days for a boat that stays in the water; every two weeks in nutrient-rich spots or for a hull without bottom paint.
Boat Bottom Cleaning in Hollywood: your questions
Hollywood Marina has a 6-foot draft limit. Does a shallow slip make the cleaning harder?
No. The diver works in whatever depth the slip has, and shallow slips just mean less swimming under the boat. What matters for the schedule is that the marina sits in fast, salty Intracoastal water, so running gear there fouls quickly; 30 days is the limit.
How often should a boat bottom be cleaned in South Florida?
Every 30 days if it sits in the water, every two weeks in nutrient-rich areas or without bottom paint: barnacles adhere to gelcoat faster and thicker than to paint and can blister it if left too long.
Does the owner need to be there for the cleaning?
No. The diver works from your dock or slip without you; the report and photos arrive afterwards and billing is monthly. Behind a gate, the divers call ahead and send a text right before the visit. If you are around, they will walk you through what they found.
Will cavitation cleaning damage my bottom paint or Propspeed?
No. Ultra-Cavitation lifts growth with collapsing bubbles at far lower pressure than a pressure washer, with no scraper touching the surface: 100% non-abrasive on sound paint and gelcoat at the right standoff. Propspeed-coated gear is handled by the coating maker's guidance (soft cloth, no abrasives, no direct high-pressure water); tell us it is applied.
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Boat Bottom Cleaning near Hollywood
How it works
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Boat length, where it is docked, bottom paint or not. Length sets the dive time; paint sets the schedule.
First dive
Hull, running gear and waterline cleaned with Ultra-Cavitation, zincs checked, report and photos sent.
Monthly from then on
The scheduling system tells you when the diver is coming; you don't need to be there. Monthly billing; zincs swapped at 50%.
What boat owners say
“Excelent Service. The personal are profesional and very nice guys. 10000% Recomended”
Hector ArellanoGoogle review · 8/27/2026“They helped me out with an emergency situation with a customer. Where I needed the…”
Quintin PerkinsGoogle review · 8/24/2026“I used barnacle doctor to clean the hull of my center console and was very happy with their servi…”
Jeremy KatzGoogle review · 8/18/2026
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Boat Bottom Cleaning at Hollywood Marina, on North and South Lake and in Harbor Islands: send a message or call for a free quote.