Chalk on your fingertip is oxidized gelcoat
Run a hand across a tired topside and it comes away white. That is oxidation: sun and salt have killed the top layer of gelcoat, and a coat of wax over it just hides the chalk for a week. A boat can be washed every Saturday and still look dull from the dock, because the problem is in the surface, not on it.
Our Y-Paint five-step compound and refinishing process takes that dead layer back in stages instead of one hard pass, then builds the gloss up again until the hull throws a clean reflection. Joel looks the boat over first and tells you what it needs, and what it does not. A 24 year old hull can come back farther than most owners expect.
The work is mobile. The boat stays on its stands in the yard or at its dock, and the crew brings the equipment to it, so there is no haul to a shop and no trailer to hitch.
Topside, hull and teak, in the order that protects the work
Order matters more than elbow grease. Cleaning runs from the top down, so water and residue from the cabin top never drip across a hull that is already finished. Topside detailing comes before hull detailing for the same reason, and teak work is kept separate from the gelcoat so nothing from one surface stains the other.
Metalwork and outriggers get their own pass. Stainless and aluminum pit and haze in salt air, and a tower or outrigger set that is still dull makes a polished hull look unfinished. The crew brings the rail, the fittings and the outriggers up to match the gelcoat, so the whole boat reads as one clean piece from the end of the dock.
Jetskis get the same treatment, and boats of every size are fair game, from a runabout to a yacht on stands.
Below deck, and a washing plan that keeps it that way
The inside of a boat is where a detailer earns the second call. Bilge cleaning, engine cleaning and painting, and cabin detailing are all part of the job: a neat, tidy space where you can open a hatch without wincing. The engine space is the part most owners stop looking at, and it is the part that tells you how the boat has really been kept.
After the heavy work, upkeep is simple. Weekly, bi-weekly and monthly washing options keep the finish fresh through the season, so the next refinish is years away rather than next spring. The crew serves Riverhead and Long Island's East End. Call (631) 466-1739 for a free, same-day estimate and a straight answer on what your boat needs.
