Boat-break up and disposal

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I have a wooden boat that needs disposing of.

26' x. 8' 9" x 3' 9"

Inboard diesel, mast, boom. etc.

How much would this cost me?
 
I have a wooden boat that needs disposing of.

26' x. 8' 9" x 3' 9"

Inboard diesel, mast, boom. etc.

How much would this cost me?
Does the diesel run? Gearbox etc? They would have value if they do. An add along the lines of "XYZ engine for sale, last ran [date]. Buyer to remove." Would probably have scrap value if not running.

Mast and boom - Ali or wood? Ali would have some scrap value.

The wood - well as above - bonfire night?

A reciprocating saw and some effort might make it an easier (cheaper) job than having it lifted etc by a 3rd party. (assuming its your own and not trade waste). A few weekend's work and multiple trips to the tip.
 
I have a wooden boat that needs disposing of.

26' x. 8' 9" x 3' 9"

Inboard diesel, mast, boom. etc.

How much would this cost me?

Free to good Home ? Receiver transports out ?

It would have to be really bad and all gear to be totally unusable to need 'pay for disposal' ......

The problem with selling of bits - is that you would always be left with a hulk ... and then its a nightmare. Better is to shift all in one as a 'Come and Collect freebie'.
 
I have a wooden boat that needs disposing of.

26' x. 8' 9" x 3' 9"

Inboard diesel, mast, boom. etc.

How much would this cost me?

In the Portsmouth area I was quoted £1200 for a GRP 21 footer assuming I could get it onto hard standing for their HIAB lorry. (Luckily I didn't need the service!)

Wood might help a bit compared to GRP, plus any saleable goodies on it will offset the cost.
 
There's an awful lot of places where clean air regulations means bonfires aren't allowed.
Where ??? Our club has a massive bonfire on the beach every year for Nov 5th .Its mainly wood but they don't seem all that bothered if other stuff is mixed in. The odd environmentally unfriendly mattress. No names or addresses mentioned !!
I suppose its nothing compared to a container ship burning heavy crude oil by the ton.
 
I'm pretty cavalier about what goes in our stove, but I wouldn't put bits of boat in it - tar, paint, varnish, glues - it's just too nasty
I'm not advocating this, but several years ago I was given some wood from a broken up boat. It has oak frames. The keelson was evidently steeped in decades of diesel. I thought I was going to burn right through the grate. The stuff was like rocket fuel.
 
Where ??? Our club has a massive bonfire on the beach every year for Nov 5th .Its mainly wood but they don't seem all that bothered if other stuff is mixed in. The odd environmentally unfriendly mattress. No names or addresses mentioned !!
I suppose its nothing compared to a container ship burning heavy crude oil by the ton.
A lot of built up areas have such regulations - even wood burning stoves are not allowed, or are only allowed with kiln dried fuel. There have been a succession of Clean Air acts that regulate all this. Organized bonfires are sometimes allowed.
 
“The whole of Edinburgh is a smoke control area. This means that smoke can't be emitted from the chimney of any building. The smoke control rules don't apply to bonfires.“
I burnt old painted/varnished wood in my chiminea once; never again. Noxious . Neighbours didn’t approve either.

I’d put it on Freecycle. Got rid of a few things that I thought worthless that way. A dinghy that was truly knackered became a sandpit.
 
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We have Fire Control rules here regarding Bonfires ... but wood burning stoves are common ... you can tell when temps drop .. the wisps / trails of smoke from chimneys.
Its big nusiness here - supplying wood for these stoves ... about 150euros per cubic m ... for me that would mean 5 x 5cu ... 3750 euros for a decent winter volume. Luckily I have trees round my house and a lot on my other land ... tree trimming gives me about 6 loads just at my house.

Because I live on the river ... hve reasonable clear space between my land and next either side .. I have permission to bonfire as needed. Others with smaller gardens etc are only allowed if they use a drum incinerator or if without - then 2 x a year on specific dates.
 
I have a wooden boat that needs disposing of.

26' x. 8' 9" x 3' 9"

Inboard diesel, mast, boom. etc.

How much would this cost me?
Viking funeral, could be an earner as there will definitely be someone out there searching for the means to have one.
 
There are lots of places in the UK where stoves, open fires are used daily with all sorts of wood being burned. Folks are banging on as if I smokeless regulations are universally applied. However, I was surprised to learn that this type of combustion is the largest contributor to air pollution producing high concentrations of particulates. Recent articles in the media also linked the contribution of stoves, fires in homes to asthma and diabetes, costing about £54million in health costs.

The OP should just pay one of the companies to take the boat away and let them deal with it, job done, easiest solution, least hassle, least risk and probably lowest total cost in the end.

Maybe book a bulky waste uplift from the council and leave it on the pavement for them to collect. 😉
 
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