Barnacle Removal Services in Vero Beach, Florida, and the Treasure Coast
Topside Boat Cleaning provides barnacle removal services in Vero Beach, Florida, and the Treasure Coast.
If you leave your boat in the water, it will form a yellow-brown scum and barnacles will begin to grow on the hull below the water line. The yellow-brown scum can accumulate even if you do not leave your boat in the water if you do not rinse it off after each use.
Typical Yellow-Brown Scum 
If you do not have bottom paint and leave your boat in the water, you will find barnacles below the waterline. This occurs even if you sail your boat daily; flying through the water does not prevent barnacle build up. Do not worry—just call Topside Boat Cleaning for barnacle removal services in Vero Beach, FL, and the Treasure Coast.
Small Barnacles and Algae 
Large Barnacles 
I can remove barnacles on boats left in the water for a couple of weeks. It is a lot of work but I can get them all off. It requires scraping and a chemical wash with a strong acid. For boats left in longer so that large barnacles build up, it is still possible to remove them with much effort and acid.
An acid wash will remove some bottom paint. The fact that you have barnacles indicates that you need to have your boat’s bottom painted again. Some owners have bottom paint on their boats even if they are on lifts. This can happen if you move your boat from the north to Florida or upgraded from a slip to a lift. If an acid wash removes some, you can just paint the part of the bottom that you see with in inexpensive bottom paint to make the boat look better.
The cost is $100 per hour and the length of time depends on the length of the boat, the density of barnacles, and the boats location (trailer or lift).
I would be happy to answer of your questions about my barnacle removal services in Vero Beach, FL, and the Treasure Coast.