Marine Services / Cleaning & Detailing

Boat Cleaning & Detailing in Annandale, MN

Charter Marine offers Spring cleaning, full exterior detailing with wax, interior detailing, canopy cleaning, and AIS decontamination. Restore the showroom look, protect your gel coat and meet Minnesota’s invasive species requirements.

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Spring & Seasonal Interior & Exterior Wax Included AIS-Compliant
Spring Cleaning
$165/hr
Exterior Detail
$25/ft
Interior Detail
$165/hr
AIS Decontamination
$165/hr
Year-Round Care

From Quick Spring Cleaning to Full Detail

Whether your boat needs a basic wash to start the season or a complete restoration with wax and interior detail, Charter Marine has a service that fits. We also handle Minnesota-required AIS decontamination – critical for any boat moving between lakes.

Services & Pricing

Choose the Right Level of Care

Distinct services covering everything from a basic spring wash to specialty cleaning. Combine services for full restoration. Contact us today for a quote!

Spring Favorite
Spring Favorite
$165/hr

Get the boat season-ready

The essential pre-season wash to clear off winter dust, water stains, and storage residue. Gets your boat clean and ready for the first launch.

Best for: Boats coming out of storage in Spring. A quick refresh before the season starts.

Exterior Boat Detailing
$25/ft

Ceramic Waxing and hull cleaner

A full exterior detail that goes beyond cleaning. Includes both hull cleaner and ceramic waxing to protect your gel coat from UV damage and oxidation. Restores the showroom shine.

Best for: Annual detail, pre-sale prep, or anytime your gel coat needs UV protection restored.

Interior Detailing
$165/hr

Inside-out cleaning

Deep clean every interior surface — vinyl seats, carpet, storage compartments, dashboards, and console areas. Removes the season’s worth of sunscreen, food spills, and lake water grime.

Best for: Pontoons with extensive seating, family boats, or any interior that’s been through a hard summer.

Cover & Canopy Cleaning
$165/hr

Mooring covers & boat lift canopies

Specialty cleaning for mooring covers and boat lift canopies. Removes mildew, bird droppings, tree sap, and water stains that destroy canvas if left untreated. Extends canopy life significantly. Installation or removal of canopy fabric is $100 – $270.

Best for: Slip-stored boats, lift-stored boats, and anyone replacing a canopy soon who wants to clean before reinstalling.

Minnesota Required
AIS Decontamination
Required – $165 Per Hour

Minnesota law requires boats to be free of aquatic invasive species (AIS) when moving between water bodies. We provide professional decontamination including zebra mussel scraping and hot water pressure washing — the same standard used at official MnDNR decontamination stations.

Critical for boats moving from an AIS-infested lake to a clean one, dealer trade-ins, boats coming out of storage that were last in infested water, and anyone hauling between lakes.

We perform: Battery hookup and check – Engine run on hose to verify operation – Water pump function verification – Full leak inspection

Service Area

Transport Across Central Minnesota

Based in Annandale and covering lakes and cities throughout the region. For longer hauls outside our standard area, give us a call and we’ll quote it custom.

Annandale

Maple Lake

South Haven

Buffalo

Monticello

Clearwater

Cokato

Dassel

Litchfield

Kimball

St. Cloud

Big Lake

Standard pricing applies within our local service area. Longer distances are quoted based on mileage and time.

Common Questions

Questions About Transporting Your Boat?

When a boat moves from one lake to another, conditions change. Different water, different launch, sometimes weeks or months of sitting in between. The startup service verifies your boat runs properly, the water pump is functioning, and there are no leaks before you launch into unfamiliar water. It also protects us. We don’t want to deliver your boat and have it fail to start, leaving you stuck. The service ensures a smooth handoff every time.

Both are for pontoons. A scissors trailer uses arms that scissor closed around each toon, supporting the boat at two main contact points per tube. A legs trailer uses vertical support legs at multiple points along the toons, providing more support points and capacity. Scissors works great for standard-size pontoons; legs is recommended for larger or heavier boats that benefit from additional support.

Tri-toons have a center tube that needs to be supported separately from the outer tubes. This requires additional blocking and careful positioning to prevent stress on the center tube during transport. The rate reflects the additional time, equipment, and care required.

Yes, we can transport longer distances on request. Pricing for transports outside our standard service area is quoted custom based on mileage, time, and route. Call us with your specific origin and destination for a quote.

That’s exactly why we do the startup check – better to find out at the launch than after you’ve pushed off. If we find issues, we’ll explain what’s needed and provide a quote. Common findings include corroded battery terminals, bad spark plugs, water pump failures, and stuck thermostats. Parts and additional labor are quoted before any work begins.

Ready to Move Your Boat?

Tell us your pickup, destination, and boat type. We’ll match you with the right trailer and provide a flat-rate quote within one business day.

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