Boat removal Illinois: junk vessel salvage & disposal

Boat removal in Illinois done right

We're a local boat removal company covering Illinois cities like Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford, and we know what it takes to pull a vessel out of the water safely. Illinois waterways, marinas, and waterfront locations come with their own set of challenges, and every job calls for the right equipment and know-how. We handle boat removal and disposal for residential and commercial clients across the state, whether it's an abandoned boat sitting in a slip, a grounded sailboat, or a sunken vessel that needs recovering. Our boat removal service is built to safely remove and dispose of any size vessel responsibly, from small sailboats to large yachts.

We're based here in Illinois, and our team knows these waters. Safe and responsible removal is how we work every time. If you need a boat removed from water or land, we've got it handled.

Our boat disposal services for every vessel type

We handle every type of boat removal Illinois waterways throw at us, from sunken wrecks to grounded sailboats sitting on shore.

Sunken boat removal — Foundering or sunken boat removal means working with submerged vessels in tricky conditions. We tow or lift them from lake beds, marina slips, and waterfront areas, then dismantle what's left and dispose of the wreckage in a safe and responsible way.
Sailboat removal — Onshore or grounded sailboat boat situations call for a careful approach. Grounded sailboat boat removal means our crews dismantle masts and all standing rigging before we can move the hull. We pull every dry-docked vessel free and handle eco-conscious disposal so nothing harmful ends up in the water.
Boat disposal services — Owners often discover that old boat disposal is anything but simple. A fiberglass hull can't just go to the curb. We take old junk vessels, get them crushed or dismantled depending on condition, and handle disposal by recycling parts wherever possible.
Boat salvage — Every salvage and disposal job starts with reaching the damaged or abandoned vessel, which sometimes means towing it out of a tight marina slip or a shallow cove. We manage the full dismantling and disposal process so you don't have to handle disposal logistics on your own.

Safe and responsible boat removal you can count on

Our boat removal company knows Illinois waterways the way a local knows their own backyard. From the Chicago lakefront to quiet marina slips downstate, we handle safe and responsible vessel removal across Waukegan, Peoria, and Rockford. Our team is built around eco-conscious disposal and professional boat removal and disposal, including marine salvage and salvage and recovery work others won't touch.

Our boat removal specializes in every vessel type, from simple jobs to the most demanding and complex operations, keeping safety first on every job.
Our boat removers safeguard local waterways by choosing recycling and proper methods to remove and dispose of each motorboat, pontoon, yacht, sailboat, abandoned boat, junk boat, or old boat without cutting corners on hazardous materials.
Contact us today for boat removal services across Illinois, including waterfront and abandoned vessels. Whatever your boat needs, we've got your boat service needs covered, from boat lifts to boat recovery, boat taking, and us boat removal across the state.

Our Services in Illinois

We provide the following services across Illinois:

City Pages in Illinois

Browse the city-specific removal pages that are already available in Illinois.

Service Areas by County in Illinois

Cities grouped by county for quick reference.

Adams County

Adams Beverly Bloomfield Burton Camp Point Clayton Coatsburg Columbus Concord Ellington Fall Creek Fowler Gilmer Golden Honey Creek Houston Keene Kingston La Prairie Liberty Lima Loraine Marcelline McKee Melrose Mendon Meyer Northeast Paloma Payson Plainville Quincy Richfield Riverside Ursa

Alexander County

Cairo East Cape Girardeau McClure Olive Branch Tamms Thebes Unity

Bond County

Burgess Central Donnellson Greenville Keyesport Lagrange Mills Mulberry Grove Old Ripley Panama Pierron Pleasant Mound Pocahontas Shoal Creek Smithboro Sorento Tamalco

Boone County

Argyle Belvidere Bonus Boone Caledonia Candlewick Lake Capron Cherry Valley Flora Garden Prairie LeRoy Loves Park Manchester Poplar Grove Spring Timberlane

Brown County

Buckhorn Cooperstown Elkhorn Lee Missouri Mound Station Mount Sterling Pea Ridge Ripley Versailles

Bureau County

Annawan Arispie Arlington Berlin Buda Bureau Bureau Junction Cherry Clarion Dalzell De Pue Dover Fairfield Gold Hall Hollowayville Indiantown La Moille Ladd Leepertown Macon Malden Manlius Milo Mineral Neponset New Bedford Ohio Peru Princeton Seatonville Selby Sheffield Spring Valley Tiskilwa Walnut Westfield Wheatland Wyanet

Calhoun County

Batchtown Brussels Hamburg Hardin Kampsville

Carroll County

Chadwick Cherry Grove-Shannon Elkhorn Grove Fairhaven Freedom Lake Carroll Lanark Milledgeville Mount Carroll Rock Creek-Lima Salem Savanna Shannon Thomson Washington Woodland Wysox York

Cass County

Arenzville Ashland Beardstown Bluff Springs Chandlerville Hagener Newmansville Panther Creek Philadelphia Sangamon Valley Virginia

Champaign County

Allerton Ayers Bondville Broadlands Brown Champaign Champaign City Colfax Compromise Condit Crittenden Cunningham Dewey East Bend Fisher Foosland Gifford Harwood Hensley Homer Ivesdale Kerr Lake of the Woods Longview Ludlow Mahomet Newcomb Ogden Penfield Pesotum Philo Rantoul Raymond Royal Sadorus Savoy Scott Seymour Sidney Somer South Homer St. Joseph Stanton Thomasboro Tolono Urbana

Christian County

Assumption Bear Creek Buckhart Bulpitt Edinburg Greenwood Harvel Jeisyville Johnson Kincaid King Langleyville Locust May Morrisonville Mosquito Mount Auburn Moweaqua Owaneco Palmer Pana Prairieton Ricks Rosamond South Fork Stonington Taylorville Tovey

Clark County

Anderson Auburn Casey Darwin Dolson Douglas Marshall Martinsville Orange Parker Wabash West Union

Clay County

Bible Grove Blair Clay City Harter Hoosier Iola Larkinsburg Louisville Oskaloosa Pixley Sailor Springs Songer Stanford Xenia

Clinton County

Albers Aviston Bartelso Beckemeyer Breese Brookside Carlyle Centralia Clement Damiansville East Fork Germantown Hoffman Huey Irishtown Lake Looking Glass Meridian New Baden Santa Fe St. Rose Sugar Creek Trenton Wade Wamac Wheatfield

Coles County

Ashmore Charleston East Oakland Humboldt Hutton Janesville Lafayette Lerna Mattoon Morgan North Okaw Oakland Paradise Pleasant Grove Seven Hickory Trilla

Crawford County

Annapolis Flat Rock Hutsonville Lamotte Licking Martin Montgomery Oblong Palestine Prairie Robinson Southwest Stoy West York

Cumberland County

Cottonwood Crooked Creek Greenup Jewett Montrose Neoga Spring Point Sumpter Toledo Union Woodbury

DeKalb County

De Witt County

Barnett Clintonia Creek De Witt Farmer City Harp Kenney Lane Nixon Rutledge Santa Anna Texas Tunbridge Wapella Waynesville Weldon Wilson

Douglas County

Arcola Arthur Atwood Bourbon Bowdre Camargo Garrett Hindsboro Murdock Newman Sargent Tuscola Villa Grove

Edgar County

Brocton Brouilletts Creek Buck Chrisman Edgar Elbridge Embarrass Grandview Hume Hunter Kansas Metcalf Paris Redmon Ross Shiloh Stratton Symmes Vermilion Young America

Edwards County

Albion Bone Gap Browns Grayville West Salem

Effingham County

Altamont Banner Beecher City Bishop Dieterich Edgewood Effingham Jackson Lucas Mason Moccasin Mound Shumway St. Francis Teutopolis Watson West

Fayette County

Avena Bear Grove Bingham Bowling Green Brownstown Carson Farina Hurricane Kaskaskia La Clede Lone Grove Loudon Otego Pope Ramsey Sefton Seminary Shafter Sharon South Hurricane St. Elmo St. Peter Vandalia Wilberton

Ford County

Brenton Button Cabery Dix Drummer Elliott Gibson City Kempton Lyman Melvin Mona Patton Paxton Peach Orchard Pella Piper City Roberts Rogers Sibley Sullivant Wall

Franklin County

Barren Benton Browning Buckner Cave Christopher Denning Eastern Ewing Freeman Spur Goode Hanaford Macedonia Mulkeytown North City Northern Orient Royalton Sesser Six Mile Thompsonville Tyrone Valier West City West Frankfort Zeigler

Fulton County

Astoria Avon Bernadotte Bryant Buckheart Canton Cass Cuba Dunfermline Ellisville Fairview Farmers Farmington Harris Ipava Isabel Joshua Kerton Lewistown Liverpool London Mills Marietta Norris Orion Pleasant Putman Smithfield St. David Table Grove Vermont Waterford Young Hickory

Gallatin County

Asbury Bowlesville Eagle Creek Equality Gold Hill Junction New Haven North Fork Old Shawneetown Omaha Ridgway Shawnee Shawneetown

Greene County

Athensville Bluffdale Carrollton Eldred Greenfield Hillview Kane Linder Patterson Rockbridge Roodhouse Rubicon Walkerville White Hall Wilmington Woodville Wrights

Grundy County

Aux Sable Braceville Braidwood Carbon Hill Channahon Coal City Diamond Dwight East Brooklyn Erienna Felix Gardner Garfield Godley Goodfarm Goose Lake Highland Kinsman Mazon Minooka Morris Nettle Creek Norman Saratoga Seneca South Wilmington Verona Vienna Wauponsee

Hamilton County

Beaver Creek Belle Prairie City Broughton Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knight Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg

Hancock County

Appanoose Augusta Basco Bentley Bowen Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Elvaston Ferris Fountain Green Hamilton Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Niota Pilot Grove Plymouth Pontoosuc Rock Creek Rocky Run-Wilcox Sonora St. Albans St. Mary Walker Warsaw West Point Wythe

Hardin County

Henderson County

Bald Bluff Biggsville Carman Gladstone Gulfport Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Rozetta Stronghurst Terre Haute

Henry County

Alba Alpha Andover Atkinson Bishop Hill Burns Cambridge Cleveland Clover Coal Valley Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Hooppole Kewanee Lynn Lynn Center Munson Nekoma Ophiem Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Woodhull Yorktown

Iroquois County

Artesia Ash Grove Ashkum Beaver Beaverville Belmont Buckley Chebanse Cissna Park Clifton Crescent Crescent City Danforth Donovan Fountain Creek Gilman Iroquois Loda Lovejoy Martinton Middleport Milford Milks Grove Onarga Papineau Pigeon Grove Prairie Green Ridgeland Sheldon Stockland Thawville Watseka Wellington

Jackson County

Ava Bradley Campbell Hill Carbondale De Soto Degognia Dowell Elk Elkville Fountain Bluff Gorham Grand Tower Harrison Kinkaid Levan Makanda Murphysboro Ora Pomona Sand Ridge Somerset Vergennes

Jasper County

Fox Grandville Grove Hidalgo Hunt City Newton North Muddy Rose Hill Smallwood South Muddy Ste. Marie West Liberty Wheeler Willow Hill Yale

Jefferson County

Bald Hill Belle Rive Blissville Bluford Bonnie Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie Ina McClellan Moores Prairie Mount Vernon Nason Opdyke Pendleton Rome Spring Garden Waltonville Webber Woodlawn

Jersey County

Brighton Elsah English Fidelity Fieldon Grafton Jersey Jerseyville Medora Mississippi Otter Creek Otterville Piasa Quarry Richwood Rosedale Ruyle

Jo Daviess County

Apple Canyon Lake Apple River Berreman Council Hill Derinda Dunleith East Dubuque East Galena Elizabeth Galena Guilford Menominee Nora Pleasant Valley Rawlins Rice Rush Scales Mound Stockton The Galena Territory Thompson Vinegar Hill Wards Grove Warren West Galena Woodbine

Johnson County

Belknap Buncombe Cypress Goreville New Burnside Simpson

Kankakee County

Aroma Aroma Park Bonfield Bourbonnais Buckingham Essex Ganeer Grant Park Herscher Hopkins Park Irwin Kankakee Limestone Manteno Momence Norton Otto Pembroke Pilot Reddick Rockville Salina Sammons Point St. Anne Sumner Sun River Terrace Union Hill Yellowhead

Kendall County

Big Grove Boulder Hill Bristol Joliet Kendall Lisbon Little Rock Millbrook Millington Na-Au-Say Newark Oswego Plainfield Plano Plattville Seward Yorkville

Knox County

Abingdon Altona Cedar Chestnut Copley East Galesburg Elba Galesburg Galesburg City Gilson Haw Creek Henderson Indian Point Knox Knoxville Maquon Oak Run Oneida Ontario Persifer Rio Sparta St. Augustine Truro Victoria Walnut Grove Wataga Williamsfield Yates City

LaSalle County

Allen Bruce Cedar Point Dana Dayton Dimmick Eagle Earl Earlville Eden Fall River Farm Ridge Grand Rapids Grand Ridge Groveland Harding Hope Kangley Lake Holiday LaSalle Leland Leonore Lostant Marseilles Mendota Meriden Miller Mission Naplate North Utica Northville Oglesby Ophir Osage Ottawa Ransom Richland Serena Sheridan South Ottawa Streator Tonica Triumph Troy Grove Utica Vermillion Wallace Waltham Wedron Wenona

Lawrence County

Allison Bond Bridgeport Christy Denison Lawrence Lawrenceville Lukin Petty Russell Russellville St. Francisville

Lee County

Alto Amboy Ashton Bradford Brooklyn Compton Dixon East Grove Franklin Grove Harmon Lee Center Marion Nachusa Nelson Palmyra Reynolds Rochelle South Dixon Steward Sublette Viola West Brooklyn Willow Creek Wyoming

Livingston County

Amity Avoca Belle Prairie Campus Charlotte Chatsworth Cornell Cullom Emington Eppards Point Esmen Fairbury Fayette Flanagan Forrest Germanville Indian Grove Long Point Nebraska Nevada Newtown Odell Owego Pike Pleasant Ridge Pontiac Reading Rooks Creek Round Grove Saunemin Strawn Sullivan Sunbury Waldo

Logan County

Aetna Atlanta Beason Broadwell Chester Cornland Corwin East Lincoln Elkhart Emden Eminence Hartsburg Hurlbut Laenna Lake Fork Latham Lincoln Middletown Mount Pulaski New Holland Oran Orvil Prairie Creek San Jose West Lincoln

Macoupin County

Barr Benld Bird Brushy Mound Bunker Hill Cahokia Carlinville Chesterfield Dorchester Eagarville East Gillespie Gillespie Girard Hettick Hillyard Honey Point Lake Ka-Ho Modesto Mount Clare Mount Olive Nilwood North Otter North Palmyra Polk Royal Lakes Sawyerville Scottville Shaws Point Shipman South Otter South Palmyra Standard City Staunton Virden Western Mound White City Wilsonville

Marion County

Alma Carrigan Central City Haines Iuka Junction City Kell Kinmundy Meacham Odin Omega Patoka Raccoon Romine Sandoval Stevenson Tonti Walnut Hill

Marshall County

Bell Plain Bennington Evans Henry Hopewell La Rose Lacon Sparland Steuben Toluca Varna Washburn Whitefield

Mason County

Allens Grove Bath Crane Creek Easton Forest City Goofy Ridge Havana Kilbourne Lynchburg Manito Mason City Pennsylvania Quiver Salt Creek Sherman Topeka

Massac County

McDonough County

Adair Bardolph Bethel Blandinsville Bushnell Chalmers Colchester Eldorado Emmet Georgetown Good Hope Hire Industry Lamoine Macomb Macomb City New Salem Prairie City Sciota Scotland Tennessee

McHenry County

Alden Big Foot Prairie Bull Valley Burtons Bridge Cary Chemung Coral Crystal Lake Dorr Dunham Franklinville Hartland Harvard Hebron Holiday Hills Johnsburg Lake in the Hills Lakewood Marengo McCullom Lake McHenry Nunda Oakwood Hills Pistakee Highlands Prairie Grove Richmond Ridgefield Riley Ringwood Solon Mills Spring Grove Trout Valley Wonder Lake Woodstock

McLean County

Allin Anchor Arrowsmith Bellflower Bloomington Bloomington City Carlock Cheney's Grove Chenoa Cooksville Cropsey Dale Danvers Dawson Downs Dry Grove El Paso Ellsworth Empire Funks Grove Gridley Heyworth Hudson Lawndale Le Roy Lexington McLean Money Creek Mount Hope Normal Old Town Randolph Saybrook Shirley Towanda Twin Grove White Oak Yates

Menard County

Athens Greenview Lake Petersburg Oakford Petersburg Tallula

Mercer County

Abington Aledo Alexis Cable Duncan Eliza Greene Hamlet Joy Keithsburg Matherville Mercer Millersburg New Boston North Henderson Ohio Grove Perryton Preemption Richland Grove Rivoli Seaton Sherrard Suez Swedona Windsor

Monroe County

Columbia Dupo Fults Hecker Maeystown Valmeyer Waterloo

Montgomery County

Audubon Bois D'Arc Butler Butler Grove Coalton Coffeen Farmersville Fillmore Fillmore Consolidated Grisham Hillsboro Irving Litchfield Nokomis North Litchfield Ohlman Pitman Rountree Schram City South Litchfield Taylor Springs Waggoner Walshville Wenonah Witt Zanesville

Morgan County

Alexander Chapin Jacksonville Literberry Lynnville Meredosia Murrayville South Jacksonville Waverly Woodson

Moultrie County

Allenville Bethany Dalton City Dora East Nelson Gays Jonathan Creek Lake City Lovington Lowe Marrowbone Whitley

Ogle County

Adeline Baileyville Brookville Buffalo Byron Creston Davis Junction Dement Eagle Point Flagg Forreston Grand Detour Hillcrest Holcomb Kings Leaf River Lost Nation Maryland Monroe Monroe Center Mount Morris Oregon Oregon-Nashua Pine Creek Pine Rock Polo Rockford Rockvale Stillman Valley Taylor White Rock Woosung

Perry County

Cutler Du Quoin Pinckneyville St. Johns Tamaroa Willisville

Piatt County

Bement Blue Ridge Cerro Gordo Cisco De Land Goose Creek Hammond LaPlace Mansfield Monticello Sangamon White Heath Willow Branch

Pike County

Atlas Barry Baylis Chambersburg Cincinnati Derry Detroit El Dara Fairmount Flint Florence Griggsville Hadley Hull Kinderhook Levee Martinsburg Montezuma Nebo New Canton Newburg Pearl Perry Pittsfield Pleasant Hill Pleasant Vale Rockport Spring Creek Valley City

Pulaski County

Karnak Mound City Mounds New Grand Chain Olmsted Pulaski Ullin

Putnam County

Granville Hennepin Magnolia Mark McNabb Senachwine Standard

Randolph County

Baldwin Coulterville Ellis Grove Evansville Percy Prairie du Rocher Red Bud Rockwood Ruma Steeleville Tilden

Richland County

Bonpas Calhoun Claremont Decker Denver Dundas German Noble Olney Parkersburg Preston

Rock Island County

Andalusia Barstow Blackhawk Bowling Buffalo Prairie Campbell's Island Canoe Creek Carbon Cliff Coe Cordova Coyne Center Drury East Moline Edgington Hampton Hillsdale Illinois City Joslin Moline Oak Grove Port Byron Rapids City Rock Island Rock Island Arsenal Rural Silvis South Moline South Rock Island Taylor Ridge Zuma

Saline County

Brushy Carrier Mills Cottage East Eldorado Galatia Harrisburg Independence Long Branch Mountain Muddy Raleigh Rector Stonefort Tate

Sangamon County

Ball Buffalo Hart Cantrall Capital Cartwright Chatham Clear Lake Cooper Cotton Hill Curran Divernon Fancy Creek Illiopolis Island Grove Jerome Lanesville Leland Grove Loami Maxwell Mechanicsburg New Berlin Pawnee Pleasant Plains Riverton Rochester Southern View Spaulding Springfield Talkington Thayer Williams Williamsville Woodside

Schuyler County

Bainbridge Birmingham Buena Vista Camden Frederick Hickory Huntsville Littleton Rushville

Scott County

Alsey Bluffs Exeter Glasgow Merritt Naples Oxville Riggston Winchester

Shelby County

Big Spring Clarksburg Cold Spring Cowden Dry Point Findlay Flat Branch Herrick Holland Oconee Okaw Penn Pickaway Ridge Rose Shelbyville Sigel Stewardson Strasburg Todds Point Tower Hill Westervelt

Stark County

Elmira Goshen La Fayette Osceola Toulon Valley West Jersey

Stephenson County

Buckeye Cedarville Dakota Davis Erin Freeport German Valley Harlem Jefferson Kent Lake Summerset Lancaster Lena Loran Oneco Orangeville Pearl City Ridott Rock City Rock Grove Rock Run Silver Creek Waddams Willow Lake Winslow

Tazewell County

Union County

Alto Pass Anna Cobden Dongola Jonesboro Mill Creek

Vermilion County

Alvan (Alvin) Belgium Bismarck Blount Carroll Catlin Danville East Lynn Elwood Fithian Henning Hoopeston Indianola Jamaica Love McKendree Middlefork Muncie Newell Oakwood Olivet Potomac Rankin Ridge Farm Rossville Sidell South Ross Tilton Vance Westville

Wabash County

Allendale Bellmont Keensburg Mount Carmel

Warren County

Berwick Cameron Coldbrook Ellison Floyd Greenbush Hale Kelly Kirkwood Lenox Little York Monmouth Point Pleasant Roseville Swan Tompkins

Washington County

Addieville Ashley Beaucoup Bolo Covington Du Bois Hoyleton Irvington Johannisburg Lively Grove Nashville New Minden Oakdale Okawville Pilot Knob Plum Hill Radom Richview Venedy

Wayne County

Arrington Barnhill Bedford Berry Big Mound Cisne Elm River Four Mile Garden Hill Golden Gate Grover Hickory Hill Indian Prairie Jasper Jeffersonville Johnsonville Keenes Keith Lamard Leech Massilon Mill Shoals Mount Erie Orchard Orel Sims Wayne City Zif

White County

Burnt Prairie Carmi Crossville Emma Enfield Gray Hawthorne Heralds Prairie Maunie Norris City Phillips Phillipstown Springerton

Whiteside County

Albany Clyde Coleta Coloma Como Deer Grove Erie Fenton Fulton Galt Garden Plain Genesee Hahnaman Hopkins Jordan Lyndon Montmorency Morrison Mount Pleasant Portland Prophetstown Rock Falls Sterling Tampico Union Grove Ustick

Will County

Williamson County

Blairsville Bush Cambria Carterville Colp Crab Orchard Crainville Creal Springs Energy Herrin Hurst Johnston City Pittsburg Spillertown Whiteash

Woodford County

Bay View Gardens Benson Cazenovia Congerville Cruger Eureka Germantown Hills Kappa Linn Lowpoint Metamora Minonk Olio Panola Partridge Roanoke Secor Spring Bay

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if my boat qualifies for removal?

If your old boat has visible sagging, rot, or structural damage, it's probably time to call someone. A boat was found sitting for years on a Chicago shoreline recently, and the hull had completely given way. We tow any size vessel, so boat removal in Chicago is something we handle no matter the condition.

What types of vessels do you remove?

We provide a variety of options to cover just about everything. Got a sailboat sitting dry-docked? We'll dismantle and tow it out. We also handle marine salvage on sunken boats and manage abandoned vessels that have been sitting too long. Our team handles boat removal and disposal from start to finish with boat disposal services that cover the full job.

How much does boat removal cost in Chicago?

Pricing depends on the type of vessel, where it's sitting, and how complex the removal is. We offer competitive prices and keep things straightforward. Disposal in Chicago is handled responsibly every step of the way. Reach out and get your free estimate so you know exactly what to expect before we start.

What areas in Chicago do you serve?

We serve Chicago and Cook County broadly for boat removal and disposal across Illinois. Our team regularly works in areas like Lincoln Park and Hyde Park. Call us today for boat removal scheduling and we'll get someone out to you fast.

Professional boat removal and disposal across Illinois