Where do all the old grp boats end up

[Seastoke]

Is there a scrap yard or do they get sunk.

 

[rbcoomer]

They're all rafted up in eBay!

 

[Vardo]

Well...........one of 'ems at Walton Yacht Basin

 

[V88sah]

I wonder what stops them being recycled, apart from the fact every wreck owner thi is his piece of grp is worth £30k of course Seriously though, how do they get dealt with?

 

[Kawasaki]

Is there a scrap yard or do they get sunk.

There aint a scrapyard , check my drive/pad out!
There aint a 'method' yet as far as I know
You thinkin of scrappin yours already
Was the Trip back to Conwy that bad?
Sinkin is not good thinkin
Nobody thought of the thinkin when they invented grp
Good question seastoke
Now to save Global Warmin and the Planet
I only tonight saw your Post ref missing swellie rock etc under engines and no steerin
Fair play to you
Good job there were no Tesco poly bags and plastic lobster pots to feck u up! on the day!
Sorry, fwed dwift folks
Back on Course
afaik
There is no system to scrap grp vessels
afaik
The stuff doesn't re - cycle well
Well- afaik
Oh
saestoke
Just in case
I know u struggled wiv 'swmbo'
afaik
Means 'As Far As I Know'

 

[Kawasaki]

Well...........one of 'ems at Walton Yacht Basin

Ow much is it?

 

[Sheppy]

I did watch a program a few years ago, probably grand designs or some such, and the owner was using blocks made with recycled fiberglass. I don't recall if the material was from boats or just old cars - but I think it was an expensive process so very few bother.

 

[jimmcgee]

I wonder what stops them being recycled, apart from the fact every wreck owner thi is his piece of grp is worth £30k of course Seriously though, how do they get dealt with?

there is your answer right there , every mooring has a few , half sunk for 5 years + and still looking for what they paid for it in nineteen canteen

 

[Tender_aft]

I was looking for engines and I found this site yesterday.

...doesn't look very busy, but it's a good idea (no connection).

http://www.boatbreakers.com/

 

[oldgit]

Very interesting programme on radio regards the 1/2 million landfill sites throughout Europe.A Belgian company is "mining" landfill to recover and reuse the stuff thrown away over last century.It all depends if the stuff dumped has now become sufficiently scare as to have become worth recovering again.
A glass fibre hull has a large amount of resin and suspect this may be recoverable,perhaps for incineration?
The worst period for profligate waste buried was the 80s,it was only due to the landfill tax being imposed which led to the dramatic decline in us burying our "rubbish".

 

[Robert Wilson]

Is there a scrap yard or do they get sunk.

I asked this question last year, as a newbie. I seem to remember that the consensus of opinion is that some sink, some lie in the mud and rot, but most of them go on forever, changing hands, dropping in cost/plummetting in value and eventually the world will have a problem with what to do with them all!

On a brighter note, the really old wooden craft (like my glorious old 1897 gaff cutter owned in the 60s) is now being totally rebuilt by an amazing chap near Haverfordwest. Saw it last month for first time in 40 years - and cried with utter joy to see her being reborn. And she will be worth ££££££££s when she refloats next year.
See pics on my profile page/gallery.

 

[[70521]]

They litter up dark corners of boat years and up quiet creeks.

 

[Vardo]

Ow much is it?

It's mine. But I'm open to offers

 

[blueglass]

A farmer friend of mine (not noted for his eco friendship) put his GRP 27 fter on a bonfire to get rid of it. You could see the flames from space - not recommended!

 

[oldgit]

"And she will be worth ££££££££s when she refloats next year."


We all love a wonderful old wooden boat wheezing up the fairway and admire their owners if for nothing else but their optimism and bloody mindedness.
However wooden boats start to return from whence they came as soon as they are launched and the only way to slow down this process is throw shed loads of money and time at the things ,which normally rules out any actual sailing.
Unless something is very rare about a wooden boat (ie. you can prove it was Cpt Ahabs)it will never be worth anything approaching the restoration costs to keep the thing above the surface.

 

[Billy Blue]

I burnt an old grp rowing boat on the bonfire once. It burnt well but I still ended up with a large sack of the fibre glass which went in the bin.

 

[Nautibusiness]

Most go to Ireland and Essex

 

[Seastoke]

if they are dumped in places how do owners get away with payment etc

 

[Seastoke]

Most go to Ireland and Essex

bought mine from essex cheers

 

[Tomahawk]

I think there is an opportunity for a bit of eco work here..

We are aware that fish stocks are low and that fishing is taking more than the sea can grow.
We also know that many fish live on reefs. Indeed, that is where charter fishing boats head towards because they make better fishing.

Idea... How about making artificial reefs out of old boats?
Take out engines and tanks, and any useful balast. Mark a designated area on the seabed. And start making an artificial reef. Grp is innert so there are no pollution issues as long as oil systems are removed. But you don't need to be carefulkf all you are doing is ripping the engine off its mounts,,,

Sea life will spread from the artificialnreef to the surrounding seas...