About SoFlo Boat Care

SoFlo Boat Care is a local guide and publication for boat owners in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Dania Beach, and Hollywood, run by South Florida boating enthusiasts. We started it because the most common questions at every dock — what should this cost? how often does it really need doing? is the expensive option worth it? — rarely had straight, local answers in one place.

What we do

We research and publish practical boat-care content for this specific stretch of coast: price guides built on the per-foot rates local pros actually charge, care schedules adjusted for South Florida sun and salt rather than generic national advice, and local guides to the marinas and waterways where our readers keep their boats. When we cite a price, it's a rate we can point to locally — and when local conditions change the usual advice, we say so and explain why.

What we are not

We are not a detailing company. We don't detail boats, we don't employ detailers, and you can't hire us to wax anything. When you want the work done, we connect you with people who do it: our quote partner is Lauderdale Boat Detailing, a service that matches Fort Lauderdale-area owners with a vetted local detailing pro and confirms an exact price before work begins. Our guides stay independent of that relationship — the prices and schedules we publish are the same ones we'd want a friend to have before getting a quote from anyone.

How this site is supported

SoFlo Boat Care is a free publication. Over time it may carry advertising and clearly labeled product recommendations to support the guides, and our quote partner relationship helps keep the lights on — neither changes what our guides say. If we ever publish something we can't stand behind locally, we'd rather not publish it.

Start reading

New here? The Fort Lauderdale boat detailing cost guide is the best first stop, followed by how often to detail a boat in South Florida. Keeping a boat at a local marina? Our marinas guide covers the big names from Bahia Mar to Harbour Towne.