Maintenance, tips, tricks and thoughts from the experts at Sunstate Marine Services
Hire a Hull Cleaner with Low Visibility Expertise to Clean your Boat Hull. Most hulls (especially in marinas, rivers, and working harbors)are cleaned in low-visibility, debris-filled water, where skill and training matter far more than eyesight. This is where experience separates professional marine service from risky shortcuts. Hull cleaning in...
A fun reminder to clean your boat hull!
An In-Depth Cleaning Before Pulling Your Boat Saves Your Paint and Your Wallet. Scheduling a full, in-depth underwater cleaning prior to pulling your boat isn’t cosmetic. It’s a strategic decision that protects your hull, preserves antifouling coatings, saves money, and gives you far more control over what happens in the...
How Barnacles Choose Your Boat Hull Barnacles don’t look impressive. They’re small, slow, and permanently stuck in place. Yet from a biological and engineering standpoint, barnacles are some of the most successful organisms in the ocean — and for boat owners, some of the most expensive. Understanding how barnacles work...
Pelicans Are a Signal of More Marine Life on Boat Hulls Walk any Florida marina and you’ll likely see pelicans lined up on pilings, dock roofs, channel markers, and occasionally your boat’s rail. Most boat owners see them as coastal background noise . part of the scenery. In reality, pelicans...
Why Post-Paint Inspections Are Built Into Every Hull Cleaning We Do A fresh bottom paint job should feel like a reset, a clean slate beneath your boat, one smooth surface slicing through the water, one guarantee that you’re protected for months. But that guarantee only holds if the work was...
A fisherman caught sting rays mere feet from where we were cleaning hulls. This is just some of the wildlife that we see under those boats! Call or text Sunstate Marine Services at (772) 828-1099 for professional hull cleaning in Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fort Pierce, and Melbourne and the surrounding...
If your boat hasn’t had a hull cleaning in years, don’t panic, you’re not the only one, and your vessel isn’t a lost cause. At Sunstate Marine Services, we specialize in bringing neglected hulls back to life. Whether your boat has been sitting at the dock gathering barnacles or hasn’t...
A fisherman caught a baby shark just feet from where we were Hull Cleaning. How cool! A special thanks to them for providing us the footage. We swim with sharks so that you don’t have to. Call or text Sunstate Marine Services at (772) 828-1099 for professional hull cleaning in...
Underwater hull cleaning and barnacle scraping (when done professionally and responsibly) is considered more eco-friendly than many other hull cleaning methods, for several reasons: 1. No Toxic Runoff When boats are hauled out and pressure-washed, all the paint flakes, antifouling residue, and growth are blasted into boatyard drains. Even in...
SunState Marine is a veteran-owned, family-operated dive and marine services company based in Florida. With over 15 years of experience, we specialize in hull cleaning, underwater inspections, and private scuba instruction.
We keep things small and personal—focused on doing the job right and building long-term trust with every client. Whether you’re a boat owner, marina, or looking to get certified one-on-one, we’re the folks who show up, do the work, and stand by it.
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