Hull cleaning in Miami with Aqua Pro Yacht Maintenance costs $120 for boats 18 to 30 feet (our minimum), $4 per foot for boats 31 to 50 feet, and $5 per foot for boats 60 feet and up. A 35-foot boat costs $140 to clean. A 60-foot yacht costs $300. Our divers come to your slip or dock anywhere in Miami-Dade or Broward — no haul-out, no yard appointment, no trailer — and you pay after the work is done, with before-and-after photos as proof.
Miami Hull Cleaning Price Table
| Boat length | Rate |
|---|---|
| 18–30 ft | $120 (minimum service) |
| 31–50 ft | $4 per foot |
| 60 ft and up | $5 per foot |
Here’s what that works out to for common boat sizes:
| Boat | The math | One-time cleaning |
|---|---|---|
| 25 ft center console | Minimum (18–30 ft) | $120 |
| 35 ft cruiser | 35 × $4 | $140 |
| 45 ft sportfish | 45 × $4 | $180 |
| 60 ft motor yacht | 60 × $5 | $300 |
Boat between 50 and 60 feet, or well past 80? Send the length and your marina on WhatsApp at (786) 756-0304 and you’ll have an exact number in minutes — usually before a competitor would have returned your call.
What’s Included at That Price
The per-foot rate is not a teaser for a “basic package.” Every hull cleaning includes:
- A full cleaning from waterline to keel. Our divers clean the hull by hand with a brush and a hand scraper, and the running gear with a pressure machine. On a regular schedule, growth comes off before it bonds to the paint, which is what keeps your bottom paint lasting. It’s slower, harder work, and it’s the right way to do it.
- Propeller and running gear check. Props, shafts, struts, and rudders get looked over on every job and cleaned with a pressure machine. If your boat needs dedicated running gear cleaning or prop polishing, you’ll know before it becomes a vibration problem.
- Zinc anode inspection. We check every anode and tell you which ones are due. Zinc replacement is quoted per anode plus installation, and you approve it before anything gets swapped.
- Before-and-after photos of every job. You see exactly what came off your hull without ever getting your feet wet.
- Pay after service. No deposits, no prepayment. The diver does the work, you see the photos, then you pay.
Zinc Anodes and Other Underwater Work
Zinc anodes are quoted per anode plus installation, because boats vary enormously in how many anodes they carry and what size and type they take. The smart move: have zincs replaced during a scheduled cleaning. The diver is already under your boat, the inspection is already included, and you skip paying for a separate dive.
The same goes for the rest of our underwater work — propeller removal and installation, underwater inspections for insurance or pre-purchase surveys, underwater photography and video, dock and piling cleaning, and boat lift cleaning are all quoted per job over WhatsApp, usually from a couple of photos and your location.
Monthly Plans: The Cheapest Way to Own a Clean Hull
Miami fouling doesn’t take a season off. Warm water year-round means slime, weed, and barnacles start colonizing your hull again the week after it’s cleaned. That’s why most of our long-term customers are on monthly maintenance plans:
- Discounted per-cleaning rate compared to the one-time prices above.
- Auto-scheduled visits — no remembering to call, no waiting list. Your boat is on the route.
- Zincs tracked over time, so anodes get replaced when they’re actually worn, not after they’ve already failed.
- Photos every visit, so you have a continuous record of your hull’s condition.
Plan pricing depends on your boat’s size — message us on WhatsApp with the length and we’ll send the monthly number.
What Can Change the Price
Per-foot pricing covers the overwhelming majority of jobs, but three things can move the number:
- Growth level. The standard rate assumes the normal growth a Miami hull picks up between regular cleanings — slime, soft growth, scattered barnacles.
- Time since the last clean. If a boat has sat untouched for a year and the waterline looks like a reef, that’s a different job — heavy calcareous growth takes far longer to remove safely. We’ll quote it from photos over WhatsApp before any diver gets wet, so the price is never a surprise after the fact.
- Location. We service 60-plus marinas across Miami-Dade and Broward — Dinner Key, Miami Beach Marina, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Aventura, Bahia Mar, Pier Sixty-Six, and more — plus private docks. Check the service area or the Miami marina guide; if you’re somewhere unusual, send a pin and we’ll confirm.
Why Per-Foot Beats Hourly
Some divers charge by the hour. Ask yourself what that rewards: the slower the work, the bigger your bill, and you don’t know the total until the diver climbs out. Per-foot pricing flips the incentive. A 40-foot boat is $160 — you can do that math from your dock chair before you’ve talked to anyone. The price is fixed regardless of how long the diver spends doing it right, which means the only way we win is by being efficient and thorough at the same time. Twenty-plus years in these waters helps with both.
The Real Comparison: Cleaning vs. Fuel vs. Repaint
Fouling only grows below the waterline, which makes it easy to ignore — your boat looks fine from the dock while the bottom quietly piles on drag. Two costs sneak up on owners who skip cleanings:
- Fuel. A fouled hull forces your engines to push extra drag through the water on every run. Marine studies have repeatedly measured double-digit fuel penalties from hull fouling. On a boat that burns a few hundred dollars of fuel in a weekend, the penalty from a dirty bottom can exceed the cost of a monthly cleaning by itself — before you count the lost speed and the sluggish handling.
- Bottom paint. Letting barnacles colonize for months and then ripping them off in one brutal annual session is exactly how bottom paint dies young. A repaint means a haul-out, yard time, prep, and paint — thousands of dollars and your boat out of the water. Frequent, gentle hand cleaning is how paint lasts.
Against those numbers, $140 to clean a 35-footer isn’t a cost. It’s the cheapest insurance on your fuel bill and your paint job that exists.
Hull Cleaning Cost FAQs
How much does a diver charge to clean a boat in Miami?
$120 for boats 18–30 feet (our minimum), $4 per foot for boats 31–50 feet, and $5 per foot for boats 60 feet and up. A 25-footer is $120, a 35-footer is $140, a 45-footer is $180, and a 60-footer is $300.
What’s included in the price?
The full hull cleaning, a propeller and running gear check, a zinc anode inspection, and before-and-after photos of the job. Payment is collected after the service.
Do I pay up front?
No. You pay after the job is done and you’ve seen the photos.
How much are zinc anodes?
Quoted per anode plus installation — anode count, size, and type vary too much between boats for a flat rate. The inspection itself is included free with every cleaning.
How often should I clean my hull in Miami?
Most owners clean monthly. Miami’s warm water grows fouling year-round, which is exactly why our discounted monthly plans exist.
Why is Aqua Pro the only one publishing prices?
Ask the others. We’ve found that when your divers do the job right and document it with photos, you don’t need to hide the number. More answers on our FAQ page.
Get Your Exact Price in Two Minutes
You already know the formula: your boat’s length × $4, or × $5 at 60 feet and up, with a $120 minimum for boats 18–30 feet. For everything else — odd sizes, heavy growth, zincs, monthly plans — a quick WhatsApp message gets you a firm number in minutes. We’ve been the hull cleaning crew Miami boat owners recommend since 2004: licensed, insured, and happy to be judged on our before-and-after photos.
Book your hull cleaning online — or reach us directly. Calls: (305) 978-1440 · WhatsApp (instant quotes, fastest response): (786) 756-0304. Pay after service, photos included, every time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does hull cleaning cost in Miami?
Aqua Pro Yacht Maintenance charges $120 for boats 18 to 30 feet (our minimum), $4 per foot for boats 31 to 50 feet, and $5 per foot for boats 60 feet and up. That means a 25-foot boat costs $120, a 35-footer costs $140, a 45-footer costs $180, and a 60-foot yacht costs $300. The diver comes to your slip or dock, and you pay after the work is done.
What does the per-foot hull cleaning price include?
Every cleaning includes a full hull cleaning from waterline to keel, by hand with a brush and a hand scraper, a propeller and running gear check, a zinc anode inspection, and before-and-after photos of the job. There are no hidden packages or upsells behind the published rate, and payment is collected after the service is finished, never before.
Do I pay before or after the hull cleaning?
After. Aqua Pro collects payment once the job is complete and you have seen the before-and-after photos. There are no deposits or prepayments for standard hull cleaning. If a heavily fouled boat needs a custom quote, you approve the price from photos before the diver ever gets in the water.
How often should a boat hull be cleaned in Miami?
Miami's warm water grows fouling year-round, so most owners who use their boats regularly clean monthly. That is why Aqua Pro offers discounted monthly maintenance plans with auto-scheduled visits: the hull never fouls enough to cost you fuel or speed, and zinc anodes are inspected and tracked on every single visit.
How much does zinc anode replacement cost?
Zinc anodes are quoted per anode plus installation, because boats vary widely in anode count, size, and type. Every hull cleaning already includes a free zinc inspection, so you will know exactly which anodes are due. Replacing zincs during a scheduled cleaning is the most economical option since the diver is already under the boat.
Why don't other Miami hull cleaners publish their prices?
Most competitors quote each job privately by phone, which lets pricing shift from customer to customer. Aqua Pro publishes one price list — $120 for boats 18 to 30 feet (our minimum), $4 per foot for boats 31 to 50 feet, and $5 per foot for 60 feet and up — because after 20-plus years in Miami waters, we would rather compete on transparency and documented work than on negotiation.