Oldhairy
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My fault, too brief. I was just trying to draw your attention to the fact that GRP is plastic. Very stable but still plastic. Can't see any authority issuing a permit to sink it.
Disposing of old yacht by sinking it?
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My fault, too brief. I was just trying to draw your attention to the fact that GRP is plastic. Very stable but still plastic. Can't see any authority issuing a permit to sink it.
markhomer
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KellysEye
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>GRP They are difficult to burn
Having seen a yacht catch fire in Bonaire I can assure you that GRP is not difficult to burn. Lots of black toxic smoke through melted hatches, then flames as the deck catches fire and smoke, then mast falls down and it burns, still smoking, down the water line. It was sunk off Klein Bonaire as a dive wreck.
Having seen a yacht catch fire in Bonaire I can assure you that GRP is not difficult to burn. Lots of black toxic smoke through melted hatches, then flames as the deck catches fire and smoke, then mast falls down and it burns, still smoking, down the water line. It was sunk off Klein Bonaire as a dive wreck.
lw395
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If it gets incinerated with other rubbish, it will at least generate a little electricity.
Malo37
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Illegal to dump it at sea old chap.
Sybarite
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Are there not the equivalent of this in the UK?
http://www.depollutionnautique.com/
There are at least 27 sites for "deconstructing" boats in France.
http://www.depollutionnautique.com/
There are at least 27 sites for "deconstructing" boats in France.
jerrytug
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That's amazing Sybarite they don't just make them, they get rid of the old ones sensibly as well.
It's good for the environment and good for new boat builders. I haven't wandered round French boatyards much, but I bet they aren't clogged up with small GRP hulls like many of ours.
Thanks to everyone who has come up with some useful suggestions, but at the moment it just seems to much of a minefield, the long suffering Hurley will remain a going concern.
WestWittering
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I was thinking that. Try contacting Leybourne Lakes Ltd, they are quite close to you. They would hack it about though so the baby divers didn't get trapped in it….
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lpdsn
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Put it in the garden, fill it with flowers and call it a rockery.
Twister_Ken
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Or fill it with tea and call it crockery.
josephmoore
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For the length of this thread you could be halfway through an ebay auction by now... I'm assuming this Hurley is a 22? Plenty of **** old boats out there that really ought to be skipped but no reason to dispose of a solid and decently designed one that someone could enjoy just for laziness sake.
Stick it on ebay with a reserve of what you think the parts are worth. Remember, it's going to take a good few man hours to strip this thing. I'm not sure the hassle is worth what you could raise selling bits individually.
Nobody at the lower end of the market is going to want to faff around with surveys, just say "The boat's there, it's unlocked, there's nothing on board worth nicking, go and take a look before the auction ends" and in a week's time it's not your problem any more. Auction contract is binding - at worst you get rid of the boat for free because they don't pay, at best you get rid of the boat and have some money in your pocket. Either way, minimum hassle.
Stick it on ebay with a reserve of what you think the parts are worth. Remember, it's going to take a good few man hours to strip this thing. I'm not sure the hassle is worth what you could raise selling bits individually.
Nobody at the lower end of the market is going to want to faff around with surveys, just say "The boat's there, it's unlocked, there's nothing on board worth nicking, go and take a look before the auction ends" and in a week's time it's not your problem any more. Auction contract is binding - at worst you get rid of the boat for free because they don't pay, at best you get rid of the boat and have some money in your pocket. Either way, minimum hassle.
Lakesailor
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At worst someone wins the auction and you don't hear from them again and the boat stays where it is.
josephmoore
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Yup, but it's not your boat any more at that point.
My point really was - with experience in buying and selling boats on ebay - that it works just fine and it's quick and easy. If the buyer is a complete daydreamer get some details from them up front. Sure, it's a little work but I'd wager less time and effort than stripping a yacht and having to sell all the bits individually, then disposing of the hull in a dubious manner.
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JumbleDuck
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On that basis, anyone who sold something on eBay, had a non-paying bidder and relisted would be guilty of theft.
josephmoore
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But if you relist it you agree to cancel the contract. Their T&Cs legally bind the winning bidder to purchase the item - it's just nobody seems to bother pursuing it, or maybe it's not watertight in the end, I dunno. All I know is that having sold a few boats via ebay not one of the buyers hasn't been genuine.
Romeo
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3835 views of this thread so far. Should have put the advert in your signature before your first post. Someone would have bought it and removed it by now.
hartcjhart
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or keep on with the jokes and call it a 'Mockery'
stevebrassett
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Persuade blackbirds to nest in it and call it a "rookery".
JumbleDuck
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Sell it to a young girl who has always dreamed of living on a yacht?
single
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Will its waterproof right? Dig a big hole,drop boat in, backfill, cover and rent out as 'unique camping experience' I guess in woodland or on a farm might be good?