We offer several different boat detailing services that will help protect your gel coat from the elements and help keep your boat clean and in good condition year round. Use our detailing estimate form to get a quote for your boat detailing needs. If you're a brokerage, view our brokerage services. Our services include:
Boat WAshing
We offer both one-time detailed washes done as needed or recurring washes done every one, two, three or four weeks. Recurring washes are the best way to keep your boat clean year-round so it's ready for you anytime you want to enjoy it.
All washes include: Washing the boat from the waterline up using a soap that doesn't strip wax; washing away dirt and salt spray, bird or spider droppings and black water streaks; scrubbing non-skid and lifting up hatches and storage compartments to clean the gutter tracks and hatch edges and doing a wipe down in the cockpit or fly bridge area.
Add extra wash or exterior cleaning services as needed:
All washes include: Washing the boat from the waterline up using a soap that doesn't strip wax; washing away dirt and salt spray, bird or spider droppings and black water streaks; scrubbing non-skid and lifting up hatches and storage compartments to clean the gutter tracks and hatch edges and doing a wipe down in the cockpit or fly bridge area.
Add extra wash or exterior cleaning services as needed:
- Clean canvas to remove dirt, mildew and bird dropping stains (while attached to the boat)
- Polish stainless and other metals
- Clean and polish plastic windows (Isinglass and Strataglass)
- Clean and whiten/brighten vinyl
- Wash and detail dinghies and tenders
- Clean enclosed fly bridge areas or cockpits - vacuuming, wiping down surfaces, cleaning Isinglass, vinyl seats, lifting up seat cushions, non-skid, and more.
- Teak deck cleaning and brightening
Buffing and Waxing
Our buff and wax service will remove oxidation, bring back the gloss and further protect your gel coat making your boat easier to clean throughout the year.
Depending on the level of oxidation, we'll either do a one-step wax job where we use a compound and wax mixture with a power buffer to remove light to medium oxidation or if your boat has heavier oxidation, we can do a two-step process where we first go over the boat with compound to remove the oxidation and then with wax to protect the glossy new layer of gel coat.
If you're unsure of what your boat needs (a one or two step process), we always do test spots before we start working to figure out just the right compound and wax mixture and can contact you if it's going to require more than just a one-step process.
We use a special long-lasting polish that helps fully protect your gel coat for 12 to 18 months, unlike wax that starts to degrade after just three months. This helps your boat stay cleaner longer, makes it easier to clean, resists oxidation for a longer period of time and requires less compounding. We're the only detailing company in Seattle who uses this special long-lasting polish, so when you choose Deckhand Detailing, you can be sure your boat will look shiny and clean longer than any other company can promise.
Depending on the level of oxidation, we'll either do a one-step wax job where we use a compound and wax mixture with a power buffer to remove light to medium oxidation or if your boat has heavier oxidation, we can do a two-step process where we first go over the boat with compound to remove the oxidation and then with wax to protect the glossy new layer of gel coat.
If you're unsure of what your boat needs (a one or two step process), we always do test spots before we start working to figure out just the right compound and wax mixture and can contact you if it's going to require more than just a one-step process.
We use a special long-lasting polish that helps fully protect your gel coat for 12 to 18 months, unlike wax that starts to degrade after just three months. This helps your boat stay cleaner longer, makes it easier to clean, resists oxidation for a longer period of time and requires less compounding. We're the only detailing company in Seattle who uses this special long-lasting polish, so when you choose Deckhand Detailing, you can be sure your boat will look shiny and clean longer than any other company can promise.
Interior cleaning
At this time, we only provide interior cleaning services for brokerages. For privately owned boats, we recommend the following people or companies:
- Lucy Chase: Provides interior cleaning services for boats and homes. Email her at lselkie@icloud.com.
- Mobile carpet and upholstery cleaning:
- Chem Dry (206-783-1003)
- DA Burns (206-782-2268)
- J&M Marine Services (206-818-6172)
- Chem Dry (206-783-1003)
- Mold removal:
- Rapid Mold Removal (206-445-7207)
- AdvantaClean: Mold removal services
- Rapid Mold Removal (206-445-7207)
Other Services
There are many services we don't provide, but we can point you in the right direction with companies in the Seattle area that we often work alongside.
- Mechanical/engine maintenance and repair: Dockside Marine Repair, 206-550-6895
- Boat repair and outfitting: British Sea Power, Chris Driver, 206-290-3748
- Boat upholstery and cushions: Mac's Upholstery, 206-783-1696
- Bilge and engine room cleaning: Joe Garaffa, 425-220-3124
- Brightwork: Holly Gibson, 425-210-1480
- Fiberglass and gel coat repair: Pacific Fiberglass, 206-789-4690
- Fuel tank cleaning and repair: Precision Fuel Solutions, 206-664-1173
- Marine metalwork: Flagship Fabrication, 206-799-8977
