Ski & Wakeboard Boat Detailing.
Wake-tower-tall detailing for inboard ski and wakesurf boats — gelcoat polish, vinyl care, tower clean, and a finish that sets up every shot.
MasterCraft, Malibu, Nautique, Centurion, Tigé, Axis, Supra. We come to your driveway, slip, or storage at Canyon Lake, Lake Travis, Lake LBJ, Belton, and Possum Kingdom.
Service specs
Why ski & wake boats is different.
A wakesurf boat is a $150,000 floating sun lounger with a 450-horsepower inboard underneath. It pulls weekend warriors, surf trainees, and bachelor parties — and it spends every weekday baking in a slip or under a shrink wrap that traps moisture. Tow towers collect rust at the welds. Vinyl seating soaks up oil-based sunscreen until it's permanently yellow. Ballast bag drains leak under the floor and stain the deck. Stereo speakers get water-spotted from boarder splashes. We detail the whole package — not just the hull — because the parts of a wakeboat that get photographed at sunset are the tower, the vinyl, and the freshly polished cup-holder ring.
Direct-drive ski boats (Nautique Ski, Malibu Response, MasterCraft ProStar) and V-drive wakesurf boats (MasterCraft X-series, Malibu LSV, Centurion Ri, Tigé R-series) wear differently. Direct-drives have an engine box in the middle of the cockpit that traps heat and cracks vinyl. V-drives have wakeboard racks, tower speakers, ballast tanks, and surf gates that all need individual attention. Tow towers — Roswell, Monster, Aerial, integrated factory carbon — develop oxidation at the welds where powder-coat lifts. We test cleaners on a hidden spot before we go after them with anything aggressive, because a tower respray is $1,500 and we'd rather take an extra hour than gamble.
Texas reality check. Canyon Lake, Lake Travis, Lake LBJ, and Belton are the core Texas wakesurf scene. The Hill Country sun fades vinyl faster than coastal use. Hard mineral water at most slips leaves spots on chrome and tower welds. Wakeboat traffic is heavy April through October — boats often go from slip to wakesurf trip and back without a real wash for weeks. We schedule pre-trip rapid details on Fridays and full restorations on the off-season weekends.
The ski & wake boats protocol.
Pre-rinse with fresh water from waterline to tower top to flush lake debris, pollen, and spider webs before any product touches the gelcoat.
Hand-wash hull with non-stripping marine soap and a soft microfiber wash mitt — never automatic brushes on metalflake or pearlescent gelcoat.
Polish gelcoat with a dual-action polisher and a polish suited to the boat's finish — metalflake, solid color, and pearlescent each get different pads and chemistry.
Tow tower clean — hand wash welded seams, treat any surface oxidation at the powder-coat with metal-specific polish, condition rubber tower-clamp pads.
Ballast compartment + lockers: open every hatch, check for standing water and bag-leak stains, treat with marine enzyme deodorizer.
Vinyl seating gets a marine-specific cleaner (non-bleach) followed by UV-protective conditioner that won't gum up at 95°F.
Sunscreen-yellowed white vinyl gets a dedicated vinyl brightener — multi-pass treatment for boats that have been neglected.
Tower stereo speakers wiped down with care — water-resistant doesn't mean spray-tolerant. Surf gates, ballast pumps, and helm electronics wiped, never sprayed.
Marine sealant or ceramic coating applied to the hull, vinyl protectant locked on the seating, and a final pass on the dashboard plastics and helm gauges.
What's included.
Every item on this list runs on every ski & wake boats job. No upsells at the door.
Common add-ons for ski & wake boats
- Marine ceramic coating (6-12 month hull protection)
- Tower stereo speaker grill restoration
- Wakeboard / wakesurf board rack restoration
- Pre-trip rapid wash and wipe-down (Friday turn-around)
- Engine compartment clean and bilge wash
Models we see most.
V-drive wakesurf boats
MasterCraft X22 / X24 / XT22 / XStar, Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV / 22 LSV / 24 MXZ, Centurion Ri237 / Ri245 / Fi23, Tigé 23 ZX / 22 RZX, Axis A24 / T23, Supra SE / SA, Sanger V237.
Direct-drive ski boats
Nautique Ski Nautique 200 / 200 Open, MasterCraft ProStar, Malibu Response TXi, Centurion Carbon Pro Ski, Sanger V215 S, Moomba Outback. Smaller cockpit, dedicated competition use, fast turnaround on details.
Newer carbon-tower boats
Newer MasterCraft, Malibu, and Nautique with factory carbon-fiber towers — different cleaning chemistry from powder-coat aluminum. We hand-polish carbon with appropriate compound and never use solvents that attack epoxy.
What owners always ask.
Yes — Canyon Lake slips (Cypress Bend, Mountain Springs, Cranes Mill), Lake Travis marinas (Volente Beach, Lakeway, Hurst Harbor, Briarcliff), Lake LBJ slips, and most home docks across the Hill Country. We bring our own water and power so we don't need slip hookups.
Most of them, yes. Oil-based sunscreens bond into the vinyl topcoat under UV. We use a vinyl-specific brightener that lifts the staining in multiple passes. Deep set-in stains may need two visits, but a single pass usually pulls 80-90% out.
Not when it's done right. We hand-polish powder-coated and carbon towers with appropriate metal-safe compounds — never rotary buffers. We test a hidden area first so you see the result before we commit to the whole tower.
We pull the floor hatches, inspect the bilge under the bags, deodorize with marine enzyme cleaner that eats the bacteria, then dry the area before reassembly. If we find a chronic leak, we tell you so you can have a tech replace the bag.
Yes — we offer Friday rapid-detail packages for $150-200: full exterior wash, vinyl wipe, tower clean, glass and helm. Locks in the look without the full polish service.
A standard wash, polish, vinyl, tower, and ballast service on a 22-24 ft V-drive starts at $350. Add ceramic coating ($200-300), bring an older boat with heavy oxidation ($500-700), or schedule pre-trip rapid service for a flat fee.
Park it. We'll handle it.
We come to your driveway, dock, RV park, or hangar. Same care, every job.