What happens to old boats?

[TheCharteringClasses]

I'll happily take anybody's old grp boat, turn it upside down, and use it as a firewood shed...

Even a 48 foot ferro? More a kind of warehouse space, you could hold raves....

 

[Humblebee]

There is a conference on yacht recyling shortly, heres a link i was sent, http://www.metstrade.com/mets/press...eleases/future-of-yacht-recycling-conference/ , Interestingly they speak of licensing of all boats to pay for disposal and or a surcharge on new craft to pay for future disposal.

Hi Keith, that's interesting and confirms what I (and other, it seems) thought might be a problem.
Let's hope they come up with some useable solutions.
Chris

 

[Garold]

I think we need more houseboat moorings. Then we could use up all the redundant old grp boats (mobos and yachts).

For those that are inclined, sub thirty foot for first time buyers, moving steadily up to a 60 footer when kids arrive or you need more space.

And all for the about 20% of the price of bricks and mortar.

Garold.

 

[30boat]

I don't really know but I'm now lying on my 35 year old Fulmar and she's as good as a new boat to me. She looks great inside, doesn't smell and everything works .There's no thing as an old grp boat...

 

[Concerto]

I don't really know but I'm now lying on my 35 year old Fulmar and she's as good as a new boat ti me. She look great inside, doesn't smell and everything works there's no thing as an old grp boat...

I agree. My Fulmar will remain in good condition in another 35 years, when most of the currently built yachts have ended up on the scrap heap. Then it will truly be a classic grp yacht that will be sought after for its excellent sailing quality.

Something must be done to stop boatyards and clubs becoming dumping grounds for unwanted boats.

 

[DJE]

Something must be done to stop boatyards and clubs becoming dumping grounds for unwanted boats.

I foresee a time when clubs and yards will charge a deposit to anyone bringing a boat onto their property. To be returned when the boat is removed or used to cover disposal costs if it is abandoned.

 

[Tam Lin]

I foresee a time when clubs and yards will charge a deposit to anyone bringing a boat onto their property. To be returned when the boat is removed or used to cover disposal costs if it is abandoned.

That may be so and reminds me of the time I was trying to get a storage site for my old caravan. One place wouldn't take it because of all the old vans which were just abandoned when they were finished with by their owners.

 

[30boat]

I don't really know but I'm now lying on my 35 year old Fulmar and she's as good as a new boat to me. She looks great inside, doesn't smell and everything works .There's no thing as an old grp boat...

I apologize for the spelling mistakes on this post .It was late and I was on my Samsung phone
Fixed it.

 

[Daydream believer]

I foresee a time when clubs and yards will charge a deposit to anyone bringing a boat onto their property. To be returned when the boat is removed or used to cover disposal costs if it is abandoned.

Our club does something similar
When layup time comes each owner has to deposit a post dated cheque for £ 130-00 before they can lay up
If they do not launch by the specified launch date in may the cheque gets cashed. This is because owners just delay launching & block the dinghy park
the club does take into account weather conditions at launch time if it causes a delay & illness etc of the owner
In spite of that it causes a lot of animosity & the feeling by cruiser class is that it is not welcome in a dinghy sailing club

 

[fisherman]

I bet that your garden is a sight to behold !!!

Some here, including one avatar from the forums
https://www.google.com/search?site=....0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.18.1211.fNDAYiaWAJk

 

[Daydream believer]

Some here, including one avatar from the forums
https://www.google.com/search?site=....0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.18.1211.fNDAYiaWAJk

All it needs is a mattress & a fridge & i would put you down as a "traveler"

 

[Concerto]

Some here, including one avatar from the forums
https://www.google.com/search?site=....0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.18.1211.fNDAYiaWAJk

Did not see any made of grp. When do you think that may start?

 

[Kelpie]

Up here I reckon an upturned grp hull would be quite a posh shed, compared to the usual rusty transit van type...

 

[westhinder]

I read that someone is setting up a recycling facility for GRP boats near Amsterdam. They calculated that there are some 15,000 abandoned boats in the Netherlands. I suppose that the stripped hulls will end up in the incinerator or in the oven of a cement factory.

 

[tony_lavelle]

I gather it's possible to persuage a certain "yachting" magazine to set light to them, make holes and sink them to "see what happens."

 

[Fimacca]

I see some lovely old things abandoned and even still afloat in the exe river - that just need an interested party to show them attention. Most of it is cosmetic. Owners must be paying the dues as all the moorings are paid for - at least ground rent, so there must be some yearly acknowledgement they still exist.....sad.

 

[EuanMcKenzie]

could they not be shipped to less affluent countries where the locals may be prepared to restore them into affordable usable boats again?

 

[Seajet]

Our club does something similar
When layup time comes each owner has to deposit a post dated cheque for £ 130-00 before they can lay up
If they do not launch by the specified launch date in may the cheque gets cashed. This is because owners just delay launching & block the dinghy park
the club does take into account weather conditions at launch time if it causes a delay & illness etc of the ownerQUOTE

Our club does something similar; cruisers are allowed one summer ashore for work, or due to illness etc but if trying to stay ashore after that the price hikes tremendously.

It seems to work as we don't seem to have any truly abandoned old cruisers - but there has been a problem with dinghies, some really nice ones just left untouched, no contact with the owners, who are usually thought to have died.

In those cases there is a legal protocol set up and published by the RYA for clubs to follow before disposing of old dinghies - I don't know if it applies to cruisers as well.

Garold,

with the property crisis around here, I have wondered if old larger houseboats might be an idea, as you suggest.

 

[TheCharteringClasses]

I foresee a time when clubs and yards will charge a deposit to anyone bringing a boat onto their property. To be returned when the boat is removed or used to cover disposal costs if it is abandoned.

I'm surprised they don't.

...has to deposit a post dated cheque...

How retro is that? Regardless that the money probably won't cover the disposal, a cheque is barely recoverable.

 

[fisherman]

could they not be shipped to less affluent countries where the locals may be prepared to restore them into affordable usable boats again?

They have some already
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=i...ship's+lifeboats+india+&imgrc=edTcX-ftzzWMUM: