Australia's First Drive-in Boatwash
No haul-out. No chemicals. No downtime. Drive your boat through — hull cleaned in 30 minutes, back on the water the same day.
Licensed Operator · Australia
The Process
Like a car wash for boats. Motor or sail in, automated rotating polymer brushes clean your hull below the waterline, you motor out. Complete in 30 minutes.
Motor or sail to the Tidewise facility at your marina. No appointment required for standard washes.
Your vessel drives into the BIGWASH channel. A hydraulic gate closes. The automated brush unit aligns with your hull.
8–10 rotating non-abrasive polymer brushes travel the full length of your hull, removing all biofouling. No chemicals used — ever.
Gate opens. Motor straight back to your pen. Clean hull, better performance, lower fuel burn. All done in 30 minutes.
A clean hull reduces drag by up to 15% — meaning higher speed and up to 40% less fuel every time you are underway.
No cranes, no hardstand, no lost weekends. Your boat stays in the water — cleaned and back at the pen in 30 minutes.
Australia's first automated in-water hull cleaning service. What used to take a full haul-out weekend now takes half an hour.
Biofouling starts growing within days of launching. Regular Tidewise washes keep your hull performing at its peak all season.
That's 478 boats no longer using toxic paint. 956 litres of antifouling not applied. 180 kilograms of copper saved from the harbour — every single year.
Bosö Yachtclub · Stockholm, Sweden
Robbie Bergqvist, Vice President: "We decreased antifouling by 90% in one year. That saves the ocean from 180 kilograms of copper each year."
Environmental Impact
A typical antifouling boat releases 1kg of copper into harbour waters every year. Drive-in Boatwash eliminates this entirely — and improves your boat's performance at the same time.
Antifouling paint leaches copper continuously into harbour water — a direct toxin to marine ecosystems, invertebrates, and fish larvae. All biological growth and copper residue removed during cleaning is captured in the sealed collection basin beneath the BIGWASH machine. This waste is periodically pumped out and disposed of as classified hazardous waste under WA EPA requirements. As vessels transition to a regular boat wash maintenance programme and away from antifouling paint, resulting in copper discharge being dramatically reduced to create a healthier waterway.
Recommended by WWF and the Swedish Marine and Water Management Authority. Partnership with the Port of San Diego to reduce copper. Endorsed by the European Boating Association (28 countries).
Regular cleaning removes marine pests before they can spread between WA's waterways — directly supporting Swan River Trust and DoT WA biosecurity objectives for the Swan River and Perth coastal waters.
Even slight hull fouling increases fuel consumption. Mucus adds 2% resistance, grass 10%, heavy fouling up to 40%. A clean hull means less fuel burned and lower CO₂ every time you use your boat.
For boats with hard antifouling coatings, regular brushing reactivates protection by removing the overgrown outer layer — extending the life of the coating and reducing how often it needs reapplying.
No antifouling paint buildup means the hull stays in original condition. No repeated sanding, no chemical osmosis acceleration. A Boatwash-maintained hull is worth measurably more at resale.
Licensed Operator — Australia
Tidewise is the exclusive licensed operator and distributor of Drive-in Boatwash technology in Australia — bringing this proven Swedish hull cleaning system to Australian marinas for the first time. No other entity is authorised to operate this technology in Australia.
Pricing
All prices are per wash, charged by vessel length overall (LOA) in feet. No hidden fees — the price shown is what you pay. Compare to a typical annual haul-out costing $800–$5,600.
Prices are indicative launch rates. A typical 30ft (9m) vessel haul-out costs $1,600–$2,000 per year — Tidewise at 4 washes/year is around $1,180. Lower annual cost, cleaner hull all year, zero toxic chemicals, zero downtime.
Questions & Answers
Western Australia
Tidewise is actively engaging marinas, yacht clubs and harbour authorities across Western Australia to secure our first host location. If you'd like to see the Drive-in Boatwash at your waterway, we'd love to hear from you.
Register Interest
Register your expression of interest now — we'll contact you as soon as our first Western Australian location is confirmed, and confirm your vessel's suitability for the system.
For Marinas, Yacht Clubs & Harbours
We are actively seeking our first Western Australian host location. If you operate a marina, yacht club, boat harbour or waterfront precinct and would like to host the Drive-in Boatwash, register your interest below — we'll follow up with a site assessment and operator briefing.
Contact Us
Questions about the Drive-in Boatwash, a partnership enquiry, or anything else — reach out directly.