Caprice 19 Collected from Berkshire
Caprice 19 Collected For Disposal
The Boatbreakers team were on the road again. This time to collect a Caprice 19 from a property in Berkshire. Just a few miles from Highclere Castle (the set of Downton Abbey) the small yacht had been stored in a field.
Her owner told us that he bought the boat as a project from a sailing club in Portsmouth. From there he towed it up to the field near Newbury. He had been storing the boat there for a number of years at his friend’s property. He did say that he enjoyed one holiday on the boat on the Norfolk broads. But soon after getting her back to base the rudder almost broke off.
Since then the boat had been sat on a trailer in the field. By the looks of it nature was doing its best to reclaim the Caprice 19. There was an impressive array of moss, lichen and other greenery. All of the wood work on the boat had become a moss planter.
Stuck in the Mud
Prior to our arrival the owner had dragged the boat out of the field. We never like to send our vehicles onto grassy fields. Especially in winter and especially after the wet weather we’ve had. The owner said he would get the boat out and onto the gravel driveway. when we arrived the boat was there on the driveway as promised. He did tell us that his Land Rover Defender got stuck twice in the process. So we were glad we hadn’t attempted it with the Ranger.
We reversed our trailer to the front of the boat, unloaded the ramps and attached the winch cable. After a couple of minutes we had the boat winched up onto the trailer. It was then time to take off any loose items that could fall off on our way back to the yard. Despite the significant growth on the deck we were able to securely strap the boat down. She was sat nicely on her old trailer. In spite of the trailer had been sat in the field for a number of years it’s not the worst we’ve seen. Sometimes when we collect old trailers they can break apart to the touch.
Country Lane to Scrapyard
After checking all the straps on the Caprice 19 we gave our best wishes to the owner. We headed back down the country lane and to the southbound A34. Mercifully there was very little traffic around so we were soon back at the scrapyard an hour later. Anything of any value had either rotted away or been removed. So the boat was sent straight to be crushed down for sorting.
We are sure that the owner will be happy to have the headache gone. Plus his friends who were renting the space to him must be glad they haven’t been dumped with boat to sort.
If you have an old boat on your land that is beyond economical repair then get in contact. Just fill in our Scrap Calculator and the team will work out the best price to scrap.
Lonely Boats
We might even say your boat is too good to break and offer to sell as a Lonely Boat. Sadly this Caprice 19 wasn’t in any state to be saved.
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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: December 13, 2023
Last Modified: December 15, 2023
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