Boat Scrapyard Reaches 30,000 Members
Boat Scrapyard Reaches 30,000 Members
The Boat Scrapyard group on Facebook has reached 30,000 Members. Since we hit 25,000 members a month ago the group has started to snowball.
Members are joining from all across the globe. There are people sat in Canada, India, Italy, South Africa and all across the United States. We hope that the Boat Scrapyard group continues to grow throughout the boating communities around the world.
The initial plan for the group was just to share what boats we have coming in. Maybe to sell parts or offer a few project boats. Whilst this is still the case the group has developed into much more. Our members will seek advice on how to fix their boats or source tricky boaty parts. Some members sell items either on the group or through our Marketplace website. It’s really developed into a boating forum. Helped along with plenty of giveaways along the way to incentivise more members to join.
Boat Scrapyard Marketplace
The Boat Scrapyard Marketplace site was set up alongside the group to cater for people who aren’t on social media. It’s a totally free place to list and sell the items. We charge no fees, although people can choose to upgrade their advert for £5.
When boat owners get in contact about their boats we can now always offer a solution. We can either scrap the boat or offer them the chance to try and sell it on the Group/Marketplace site. The aim is for the group and marketplace site to become a big online boat jumble. It was always an aim of ours to try and help the many American boat owners who would contact us. Now the Boat Scrapyard Group has become a forum for people to talk over their boating needs.
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Road to 40k
Our aim now is to get to keep growing. We now see no reason why we can’t reach 40,000 members. With a bit of luck we should get there by the summer! So if you’re reading this and haven’t joined yet, come on in! Once you’re in make sure to invite your boaty friends to join.
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: February 21, 2022
Last Modified: June 28, 2022
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