We've been detailing boats for over 25 years and have become one of the largest boat detailing companies on the West Coast. After writing our book, The Insider's Guide to Boat Cleaning and Detailing, we had a lot of people contact us about creating a course they could take to learn more. So that's exactly what we did! Our courses will prepare you for starting a boat detailing business or adding boat detailing to your list of detailing services.
Our online courses allow you to progress through each lesson at your own pace.
The self-study training materials include written content, training videos and audio lessons that will help you gain a solid understanding of each topic so you can start your business with confidence when talking about your services and be able to answer questions from even the most seasoned boaters.
Most of our students had never detailed boats before and only some of them came from the auto detailing world. We were able to train them on buffing and waxing techniques so they could go back home and have the confidence to build their detailing business. It has been so fun to stay in touch with them over the years and watch their companies grow!
"Thanks to your course, we are on the right path! We’re #1 in Miami!” - Danny
"Your business course was awesome by the way! Thank you very much for that information. That gives me a lot more confidence going forward.” – Zane
"Thank you so much! I’m really enjoying this and learning a ton!” – Val
“These new videos are great, thank you! This course is going to change my life!” – EmJai
"Prior to participating in the Deckhand Detailing course, I had no prior knowledge of boat detailing whatsoever. I was an auto detailer, but knew that I could expand my services as a detailer if I learned how to service boats. I am glad I invested my time and effort into these courses. I’ve completed countless boat detailing jobs since this boat detailing course, and couldn’t have done it without their help. In addition, Natalie has always made herself available to answer any boat detailing-specific questions, as well as general business advice. Very worthwhile investment in myself and business! Thank you!" - Brian G
"I'm going through the course right now and I love how detailed your presentation is. I am writing down questions I will have later. I'll probably go over the course twice. Once to get a full general idea and then a second more thorough run through and clean up my notes. You rock!" - George
You'll learn a lot of information that will be useful no matter what stage your boat detailing business is in.
If you haven’t owned your own business before, you’ll learn how to start one without a lot of the trial and error.
If you’ve already owned your own small business before, our training program will teach you the specifics of running a boat detailing company.
If you currently own another type of boat-related business or an auto detail shop and you want to add boat detailing services, our training program will teach you which services you should offer, how to price them and how to hire and build a great boat detailing crew.
If you’ve already started your boat detailing business, our complete training course makes an excellent resource to make sure you’re running your business as smoothly as possible. In addition to this, our training lessons are great for all of your new hires to learn from. This alone will save you tons of time as you start building your crew.
Our comprehensive boat detail training courses cover all aspects of starting, running and growing your boat detailing business no matter what stage of the business you’re in, as well teaching you how to actually clean and detail boats.
Expand your services to include year-round detailing!
Once you learn how to clean, wash and detail boats, you'll be able to transfer those same skills, tools and supplies to RV's. If you live in a cold climate where boating is seasonal, you'll be able to clean and detail RV's all year round. RV detailing is a great way to fill the gaps in your boat detailing business! Recreational vehicles include motorhomes, travel trailers, truck campers, cargo trailers, golf carts and tour buses. RV detailing is a great way to increase the revenue potential of your detailing business. Our self-study courses include information on how to add this in-demand service to your offerings.