Scrapping a boat.
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bazza white

Original Poster:

3,756 posts

157 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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What options do we have for scrapping a boat. It's GRP so sailing it out and burning it isn't an option hehe




Piersman2

6,676 posts

228 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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Why ever not! smile

It was my first thought.

joshleb

1,549 posts

173 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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Offer it up for free on gumtree/craigslist/facebook?

Sure someone will pick it up and take it off your hands

DuraAce

4,272 posts

189 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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Drill a hole in the bottom.

NDA

25,538 posts

254 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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How knackered is it? Where is it?

Around Portsmouth way it would probably get nicked if you left it helpfully unlocked somewhere.

bazza white

Original Poster:

3,756 posts

157 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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If it was on a trailer it wouldn't be so bad to shift on but it's sat in water at a yacht club. The engine and electrics will be salvaged. Anyone to buy an evinrude 75 hehe

hidetheelephants

35,694 posts

222 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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I've helped get rid of derelicts before; 9" angle grinder and appropriate PPE to cut it up into small enough bits to either fit in a skip/fit in wheely bins/fit in your car to take to the council dump. A sabre saw would also be suitable. GRP is a bit of a enviro-disaster, fit only for landfill really.

CoolHands

23,349 posts

224 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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Put it on gumtree some mug will have it

Brother D

4,417 posts

205 months

Monday 6th February 2017
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Chainsaw to be honest will be the quickest way - just wear appropriate PPE....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egPu0TrE7lk


SimonTheSailor

12,991 posts

257 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Fittster

20,120 posts

242 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Brother D said:
Chainsaw to be honest will be the quickest way - just wear appropriate PPE....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egPu0TrE7lk
And do what with the bits? Will the local tip accept it?

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Viking funeral...

Huntsman

9,305 posts

279 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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There's been a few people taking old smallish sailing boats, trailer sailer type efforts, turning them into rather smart open harbour launches, there was decent website about it.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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You could do us all a favour here...

Get Lenny Dicrapio to crash it into an iceberg.

Steve_D

13,801 posts

287 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Sticking up some pics may produce a result.

Steve

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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Steve_D said:
Sticking up some pics may produce a result.

Steve
Result? Well, it would certainly make his eyes water.

anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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SimonTheSailor said:
That must absolutely destroy the chainsaw.

bazza white

Original Poster:

3,756 posts

157 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Pics you say here you go. It's my brothers boat. Looking a bit sorry for itself now.



anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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bazza white said:
Pics you say here you go. It's my brothers boat. Looking a bit sorry for itself now.


Looks ok to me?

anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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bulldong said:
bazza white said:
Pics you say here you go. It's my brothers boat. Looking a bit sorry for itself now.


Looks ok to me?
yes no end of business opportunities for a mode of transport from Libya etc