Boat Bottom Cleaning in Lighthouse Point, 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 Lighthouse Point every 30 days, in the Venetian Isles, Coral Key and Lighthouse Manor canals, at Lighthouse Point Marina and at the yacht club. The town is mostly canals dug in the 1950s and 1960s, minutes from Hillsboro Inlet, so its boats run the ocean on weekends and sit in calm salt water in between.
Hull cleaning in the canals and at the marina
A Venetian Isles canal is calm, salty water with slow-speed rules within 50 feet of shore, so a boat there grows a waterline band and slime between trips, and hard barnacles on the props, shafts and rudders, where bottom paint can't stick. The diver cleans the hull with Ultra-Cavitation, brushes the waterline, does the running gear (safe on Propspeed) and checks each zinc.
Lighthouse Point Marina's slips sit on the Intracoastal in tidal water, minutes from the inlet, and running gear there fouls fastest. Boats that cross to Bimini, 40 miles out, come home with a clean hull and fouled metal, which is why crews that cross often ask for the two-week schedule.
Cap's Place, the 1928 restaurant on the peninsula between Lake Placid and the Intracoastal, still brings its patrons over by shuttle boat, and Lighthouse Point Marina up the waterway is a DEP-certified Clean Marina with fuel and a restaurant of its own. From the inlet it is about 40 miles to Bimini and about 60 to Grand Bahama, and the city, 2.36 square miles after the 1970 annexations, has a lot of boats that make that trip. It is also inside the Hillsboro Inlet District, so the inlet those boats leave through is dredged and maintained on a schedule.
Boats that cross to Bimini from Lighthouse Point come home with the cleanest paint in the city and the same crusted props as everyone else, and their owners are the ones who most often move to the two-week schedule so the running gear is clean for the next crossing. Venetian Isles boats that mostly stay in the canal grow the heavier waterline band.
Lighthouse Point boats we clean sit on the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Placid. Lighthouse Point Marina and Lighthouse Point Yacht Club: regular stops. Private docks in Venetian Isles, Lighthouse Manor, Coral Key and Pompano Waterway Estates (ZIP code 33064) 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 Lighthouse Point: your questions
I cross to the Bahamas most months from Lighthouse Point. Does that change the cleaning schedule?
It can shorten it. Crossing scrubs the painted hull but leaves the running gear, and a boat that sits in its canal between crossings still grows a month's barnacles on the metal. Many frequent crossers go to every two weeks so the props are clean for the trip; 30 days is the maximum either way.
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 Lighthouse Point
How it works
Get a quote
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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