Garden Boat Disposal in Surrey
The Boat breaking team were on the road again to remove an old boat hull from a garden in Surrey. The boat hull had been a long term project for the former owner of the house. Sadly it never got anywhere near the water and became a fixture in the family garden. After the owners passing the family now needed the hull removed before the house was sold.
Like all garden boat removal jobs the main issue is often access. More often than not the boat will have been in position for a long time and the garden would have grown up around it. Although this one was in a clear area it couldn’t be loaded in one piece as a number of trees had since grown to block the path.
Our plan was a fairly simple one. One of the team used our cutting equipment to slice the boat intro sections. Then once it was in pieces we walked them through the garden and into our truck at the front of the house. Thankfully there was no keel material which can always be a real headache to manhandle. We always aim to cause minimal disturbance to the garden we are working in.
Removing unfinished project boats from properties across the UK is something we have done regularly over the years. It’s always a shame to deal with the boats that never made it to the water. But we hope that the owners found plenty of pleasure in working on that dream. If you have an old boat in the garden that needs to be removed then get in contact. Our team are specialists in removing tricky vessels. Just fill in the contact form and we will work out the rest.
Written By: Luke Edney
Luke completed a journalism degree in Brighton University and fortunately for us uses this in his communications, Facebook posts, Tweets and emails to tell all our enquirers and followers what we are up to. Without Luke we would be lost, he runs the office, keeps us organised and is like a terrier and never lets a tricky boat disposal job go un-photographed or Tweeted about.
He also manages all of our enquiries passing them to whoever in the team is the best suited to deal with it. We are teaching Luke how to drive a motorboat or sail a yacht so while he’s learning we suggest you keep out of the Solent!
When he’s not at work he’s a massive football fan (his Dad used to play for Portsmouth FC years ago) and seems to know everything there is to know about any player, anywhere. Next time you ring and he answers, think of a tricky football trivia question and ask him
Date Published: March 24, 2025
Last Modified: April 17, 2025
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