Where would you look for a characterful , but possibly unseaworthy, old boat?

[NealB]

Asking for a friend (yes, really).

He lives in south Wales.

He's after a 'pirate ship' to put in his garden, for his young sons.

He's fairly open-minded about how that ship might look , and is willing to spend (just a little) bit of money to buy something.

I'm pretty sure that, if I strolled round the boatyards around me, there'd be several possible candidates lying around.

Does anyone know any possible likely places to check out in his neck of the woods, please?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Apologies: a slightly late addition
I think wood is the preferred material, to merge into the rural background.

 

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I would have thought there would be plenty of yards / owners willing to pay him to take abandoned boats away.

 

[NealB]

I would have thought there would be plenty of yards / owners willing to pay him to take abandoned boats away.

Yes, that's my feeling, too, but I'm about 20 years out of date on the south Wales boating scene, and he's not a boaty type.

 

[Goldie]

If he could find one in a suitably neglected state, a Buckler 24 definitely has the ‘pirate ship’ look.

 

[europe172]

Pm sent

 

[NealB]

Pm sent

Thank you!

 

[t21]

Um a play zone for kids in the garden ... I think better an old caravan, £400 ish

 

[NealB]

Um a play zone for kids in the garden ... I think better an old caravan, £400 ish

Thanks for the thought, I'll suggest it.

I think, however, that the romantic idea of an old, sea-scarred, boat, with years of unknown adventures on the high seas, has strong appeal.

 

[Stemar]

What drug transporters are HMRC flogging off?

 

[Goldie]

24ft Buckler Ketch - Galleon Pirate Boat for sale from United Kingdom. Something like this, but sadly it’s not in Wales.

 

[NealB]

24ft Buckler Ketch - Galleon Pirate Boat for sale from United Kingdom. Something like this, but sadly it’s not in Wales.

Thank you: I'll pass it on (just in case the 'pirate ship' part of the brief over-rides the 'wooden' bit).

 

[Dellquay13]

the back of the boatyard at Milford Haven marina is a grave yard of old boats, they'd be glad to lose one i reckon.

You might need to nail a few planks on to get the pirate look, it's been a while since the last actual pirate left Milford by foot leaving a boat behind.

there is a pirate boat still in commission there, but it is the marina dory, a Pirate 18...

 

[NealB]

the back of the boatyard at Milford Haven marina is a grave yard of old boats, they'd be glad to lose one i reckon...

Sounds like his sort of place: ta!

 

[LittleSister]

You might want to find something with a very shallow, retractable or even missing keel, to minimise the height from which the kids will likely, sooner or later, fall. Alternatively dig a trench so that the keel is below ground level.

 

[mjcoon]

You might want to find something with a very shallow, retractable or even missing keel, to minimise the height from which the kids will likely, sooner or later, fall. Alternatively dig a trench so that the keel is below ground level.

It might need a zip-wire or other enhancements to give it longevity as a plaything after the bandanas have worn off...

 

[NealB]

You might want to find something with a very shallow, retractable or even missing keel, to minimise the height from which the kids will likely, sooner or later, fall. Alternatively dig a trench so that the keel is below ground level.

I think the plan is to put it in a biggish pond: but, yes, risk of falling definitely needs to be in his risk assessment.

Thank you.

 

[NealB]

If he could find one in a suitably neglected state, a Buckler 24 definitely has the ‘pirate ship’ look.

I've just had a heartwarming message, that brought a big smile even to my old, sour, face: apparently his two lads are wildly excited by the prospect of having a real pirate ship like that in their garden. I hope she's still for sale!

 

[doug748]

Thank you: I'll pass it on (just in case the 'pirate ship' part of the brief over-rides the 'wooden' bit).

I've just had a heartwarming message, that brought a big smile even to my old, sour, face: apparently his two lads are wildly excited by the prospect of having a real pirate ship like that in their garden. I hope she's still for sale!

A good boat for the job, but don't pass on the link, that site has been posted in the past and the general feeling was that the boats there are not genuinely for sale. They claim to have 675 Avon boats for sale, for example.


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[NealB]

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[NealB]

A good boat for the job, but don't pass on the link, that site has been posted in the past and the general feeling was that the boats there are not genuinely for sale. They claim to have 675 Avon boats for sale, for example.


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Thanks for the warning, but, in my enthusiasm, it's already been sent.

Ah well ..... my Pal's old enough to cope with a disappointment: I just hope his boys are, too!