semi abandoned boats

It probably costs more to strip and prepare a boat for scuttling nowadays than it did to build it originally!! eg HMS Scylla and the New York subway trains that were sunk to create artificial reefs etc..

With the pair trawlers around the South Coast turning the sea bed into a perfectly flat 'ploughed field' we could do with some scuttled glass fibre hulls to provide shelter for the fish.

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I somehow think that this guy didn't spend much money on the scuttling!

In fact the main scandal was that he hadn't made sure that the fuel tanks were empty before doing it.

John

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The way we deal with this problem is to have a sliding scale of berthing fees - if a boat isn't used first and second year fees as normal third year 3 times normal, forth year 4 times normal etc.

If the owner doesn't pay he is sent a letter giving him a months notice to remove his craft from club premises - after that the club has the right to sell it and recoup its costs before passing the remainder to the 'owner'

We put this into play 4 years ago and we now don't have any wrecks on the clubs park.

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I've checked with our treasurer. He has a quiet persistent manner. He knows how to use the small claims court and is ready to do so. The small claims court is easy to use - its a matter of filling in forms. The result, if successful and the debtor does not pay is a County Court judgement which is available to credit rating agencies which in turn leads to inability to have credit cards etc.
Making this clear around the club could be very useful

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Interesting set of responses - some of which dont tie in with the RYA's legal advice about the procedure to follow before you can sell someone's boat for them.

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