Use the estimate form to send the address, dimensions, hull condition, trailer details and safe photographs. Describe any notice or deadline, but confirm availability and the required authority before making a collection appointment.
Describe what needs to leave the property
State whether the request includes only the hull or also its engine, trailer, loose equipment and contents. Identify a sailboat mast or keel, pontoon supports, visible hull damage and anything preventing ordinary movement. Photographs should show existing supports without anyone climbing aboard or moving them.
Junk boat removal is a request for assessment, not a guarantee that every size, condition or access route can be handled. Ask which parts of the work are feasible and which need further review.
Access from the yard to the road
Show the route from the boat to the exit, including slopes, soft ground, turns, fences and parked vehicles. Explain who controls the gate and whether the collection would affect a shared drive. Known measurements and safe photographs help evaluate a method; they do not certify the ground or trailer as safe.
Do not test-tow a seized trailer, drag a damaged hull or clear overhead restrictions yourself. If the boat cannot be approached safely, say so and ask what assessment can be arranged before work is agreed.
Identify a waterside site precisely
Give the actual facility or landowner contact for any boat on the water. Do not substitute a nearby waterbody name for the pickup address. Pennsylvania DCNR identifies Lackawanna Lake at Lackawanna State Park north of Scranton; that is a specific location, not permission to use any area lake or public launch for extraction.
Ask the site operator about the proposed activity, working hours and suitable access. If a vessel is submerged, damaged at a dock or a sailboat still has rigging in place, describe those conditions before anyone proposes lifting, towing or transport.
Receiving arrangements and job records
For boat disposal, ask where the boat or separated materials would go and what that recipient accepts. Report known fuel, oil, batteries and suspected hazardous contents without opening, draining or discharging them. Confirm who assesses preparation and which handling tasks are included.
Use the cost guide to prepare questions about the proposal. Keep agreed scope, release records and any available destination receipt. An enquiry does not certify compliance, resolve ownership disputes or guarantee that every Lackawanna County address is covered.