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Houseboat detailing on Lake Ouachita

Lake Ouachita is houseboat country. Long waterlines, big sun-exposed surfaces and a boat that never leaves the slip. We detail houseboats right where they sit.

Wash Program: est. $7-12 /ftFull Detail: est. $20-35 /ft

Same work, more feet

Nothing about a houseboat is exotic to detail. What drives the estimate is scale: a long waterline that collects the hard-water band, a roof deck in full sun, and railings and window frames that oxidize like any gelcoat.

A wash runs est. $7-12 /ft; a 50-foot houseboat wash lands around $350-600. Correction is quoted by condition after we see the surfaces.

What we watch for on a houseboat

Do you detail houseboats dockside?

Yes. Houseboats stay put, so we come to the slip and work the exterior, waterline, railings and roof deck right where she is moored. A certificate of insurance is available for any marina that requires one.

What is the biggest issue on a houseboat?

Waterline staining along a long hull, and sun on the roof deck and topsides. It is the same by-the-foot work as any boat, just more feet.

Can you handle the roof deck and railings?

Yes. Roof decks, railings and window frames all take the sun. We clean and protect them with the hull; heavily oxidized rails get a cut-and-polish quoted with the job.

Straight answers

How much to detail a houseboat on Lake Ouachita?

By the foot: wash est. $7-12 /ft, full detail est. $20-35 /ft. A 50-foot houseboat wash is about $350-600; correction quoted by condition. Estimate; the written quote is final.

Do you work on houseboats at the marina?

Yes, dockside at the marina where she is slipped, including the big houseboat marinas on this lake.

How often should a houseboat be detailed?

A wash a few times a season keeps the waterline and roof deck clean; an annual exterior detail resets the finish and its protection.

Get a written quote

Three quick fields plus the boat. Every figure on this site is an estimate; the written quote we send back is the actual price.

Prefer email? lakeouachitaboatdetailing@gmail.com works too. Our crew is mobile across Lake Ouachita: marina slip, lift, trailer or driveway.

We reply with a written quote within one business day.

Not sure is fine. We confirm length at quote time.

Where the boat sits helps us quote faster: marina slip, lift, trailer or driveway.

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