Boats that haven't moved in years, Why?

[Oscar24]

A question for the forum

There is a large RIB in Weymouth harbour by the lifting bridge with 2012 Olympic graphics on it which hasn't moved since the games, err why?
It's a large twin engine job and must of cost £100k plus. It looks proper sad now thou
And it's not the only boat I see which never moves, why ?

Why keep up with the mooring fees (which must be a few k each year) and never go out?

 

[jimmcgee]

cos one day some mug is going to pay the same price you did 20 yours ago for a 20 year old boat , with a 20 year old engine , thats only got 200,000 miles on it

 

[rafiki_]

As far as I can recall many of these ex Olympic patrol boats were donated to river police authorities. Can't think why one would be left to rot though.

 

[rbcoomer]

As far as I can recall many of these ex Olympic patrol boats were donated to river police authorities. Can't think why one would be left to rot though.

Public sector - probably forgotten or didn't know they had it. Different department pays the bill and gets lost in the numbers, nobody really cares as long as someone else signs off the bill...

 

[Oscar24]

Public sector - probably forgotten or didn't know they had it. Different department pays the bill and gets lost in the numbers, nobody really cares as long as someone else signs off the bill...

You know, you might be right with that wouldn't surprise me...........

Taking a closer look and the graphics are for the 2012 Olympic disability games so maybe it's got a blue badge on it somwhere giving it free mooring???

 

[prv]

maybe it's got a blue badge on it somwhere giving it free mooring???

RB's probably right - mooring fees paid by a different department who have no idea what the boat is or what it's being used for; they assume it's still needed otherwise someone would have told them to stop paying. It's easy for stuff like this to fall down the gaps in a large organisation that isn't managed very tightly.

Pete

 

[sharpness]

And it's not the only boat I see which never moves, why ?
Why keep up with the mooring fees (which must be a few k each year) and never go out?

A very valid question, one I often ask aswell. Where I moor there are at least half a dozen which never move, and the story gets repeated I would say at most marinas. I know people have varying circumstances etc but you would think if the boating game is no longer suitable to that person, then they would just sell up rather than keep having to pay out on the various obligatory bills and not get any of the benefits from owning a boat. Seems crazy to me.

 

[Keen_Ed]

Sellin up means abandoning the dream that they'll get the boat back out again.

 

[Sneds]

There's a 28ft sports cruiser, circa 2002' been up on the hard for at least 9 years.
They must be paying their dues otherwise I'm sure the marina manager would have it up for sale?