We DO NOT operate a boat salvage yard, sell used boat parts, or engage in retail boat sales
24/7 boat removal & marine recovery requests. Call 888-702-5785. Services are paid; crew deployment and arrival depend on conditions, site access and current resources.
Speak directly with the owner about your boat. We coordinate with remote owners and assess removal when a trailer is missing or unusable. Tell us whether you want recovery only or recovery with paid disposal.
We serve the entire state of Florida.
When a boat is grounded, displaced, or left unusable near Vilano Beach, the current location matters more than where it was last kept. We assess marine salvage and emergency boat removal requests using the vessel’s position, condition, and available access.
Explore AAA’s recovery and removal work photos and video. For a similar request, share the boat’s current location, approximate length, condition and available access.
Vilano Beach is an unincorporated St. Johns County community. For a vessel near the waterfront or shoreline, send an exact map pin and photographs showing both the boat and its surroundings. Identify the nearest property or site contact if known.
A road, public access point, or nearby pier is useful for orientation but does not establish an equipment route. Show barriers, ground conditions, and the distance from the entrance to the vessel so the approach can be assessed.
Describe what the hull is resting on and whether its position has changed. Include current photographs and avoid relying on images taken before the vessel moved.
Show the pilings, dock, and neighboring vessels. Provide both the water-side position and the entrance that the site contact can make available.
Photograph supports and the available loading area. Tell us whether the request is for recovery and removal, paid disposal, or both.
AAA Florida work-library photographs show visible vessel conditions. They are not identified as completed jobs in this page’s service area, and no location, date or outcome is inferred from the images.
Paid boat removal, marine salvage, boat recovery, sunken boat recovery and junk boat disposal are available for assessment. Tell us whether the vessel will be retained after recovery or removed for disposal; those are different end points.
Emergency boat removal and emergency marine salvage requests are accepted 24/7. Deployment depends on safe conditions, site access and available resources.
For emergency marine salvage in Vilano Beach, call with the vessel location, condition, and what has changed. Describe any obstruction or restricted access. We assess the request and discuss current crew and equipment availability; arrival time must be confirmed for the situation.
Call for Emergency Boat RemovalFor urgent work, explain what has changed: vessel movement, damage, water level, or access. Share the time the photographs were taken and identify who can provide current updates. We discuss the access and equipment required before confirming availability.
A grounded or displaced vessel may require a different approach as conditions change. The estimate depends on the hull position, recovery requirements, access, and agreed disposal or cleanup. Confirm how a changed site condition would affect the scope before work begins.
Ask what is included, what is excluded, and which changes would require a revised estimate before work begins.
Removal, recovery and disposal are paid services. A recovery-only estimate and a recovery-with-disposal estimate describe different outcomes. Compare the included work, site arrangements and exclusions before approving the job. Read the Florida boat removal and disposal cost guide.
Use the estimate page to describe the vessel and the work needed. Have these details ready:
If you have photographs, mention them and we will confirm how to send them. For urgent requests, call to discuss availability.
The saved FWC record identifies Boating Club Road Public Boat Ramp on Tolomato River in St. Johns County. That identifies a public access reference, not a reserved working route. Send the actual vessel position and confirm current operator permission before relying on this location.
Use the vessel’s actual position, the allowed approach and equipment needs. The directory records Boating Club Road Public Boat Ramp on Tolomato River and Vilano Public Boat Ramp on Tolomato River / St. Augustine Inlet. Straight-line proximity to a place reference point does not establish the suitable recovery route.
Provide the vessel pin and authorized entrance, then describe whether it is afloat, submerged or ashore. The listed location for Boating Club Road Public Boat Ramp is 615 Boating Club Road, SAINT AUGUSTINE, 32084; do not substitute that ramp address for a boat elsewhere.
These answers use the saved ramp records linked below. They do not confirm present opening status, commercial-use permission or a completed AAA job at those sites.
Explore AAA Boat Salvage’s vessel and equipment photographs. For your Vilano Beach request, tell us the boat’s condition and access constraints so we can discuss the relevant removal or recovery approach.
View our boat removal portfolioSelected facility references for Vilano Beach. Use the facility name and actual vessel position to describe your request. These are location references, not AAA offices or partner endorsements.
3070 Harbor Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32084
111 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, FL 32084
65 Lewis Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Provide the marina name, slip number, vessel position and marina contact. Confirm who can authorize the vessel work and who controls site access. Ask the facility about gate restrictions, working hours and equipment staging before arrangements are finalized.
A directory listing does not confirm current access, recovery suitability or permission to work. These selected references are not a complete list or a claim about the nearest marina to your boat.
Source records checked October 7, 2026. Florida DEP marina directory.
The three closest qualifying FWC-listed ramps to the 2025 Census representative point for Vilano Beach are shown below. Distances are approximate straight-line miles, not driving or boating routes and not distance from your vessel.
Water: Tolomato River
Location: 615 Boating Club Road, SAINT AUGUSTINE, 32084
County: St. Johns County
Approx. 1.0 miles from the place reference point.
Listed operator: Saint Johns County
Water: Tolomato River / St. Augustine Inlet
Location: 101 Vilano Causeway, SAINT AUGUSTINE, 32084
County: St. Johns County
Approx. 1.4 miles from the place reference point.
Listed operator: Saint Johns County
Water: Tolomato River
Location: 603 Euclid Avenue, SAINT AUGUSTINE, 32084
County: St. Johns County
Approx. 1.4 miles from the place reference point.
Listed operator: Saint Johns County
Source: FWC boat-ramp inventory, retrieved October 6, 2026. Selected records list government-owned public access and “Open for Business”; this is not a live closure check. Hand-launch-only sites and listed closures are excluded. Confirm current conditions, hours, fees and any commercial-use permission with the operator. A listed ramp is not a promised recovery route or an AAA facility.
For a recovery estimate, send the boat’s actual location. The nearest public launch may not be the suitable recovery access point.
Tell us where the boat is and what needs to happen next. We will review the details and discuss the appropriate scope.
