Free Disposal
Is Free Boat disposal possible? The cost to scrap a boat can come as a shock to some boat owners. However many don’t realise that end-of-life-boats that are made of Fibreglass are just waste. That waste costs per tonne to be disposed of properly.
Before all that, there is the cost to get the boat to our boat scrapyard. Boat transport companies don’t give us any discounts on moving boats just because they’re scrap.
Scrap Your Boat For Free
But there are times when we can offer to scrap your boat for free. If the boat has enough items of value that we think we can sell/recycle we may offer to take the boat on for free. Admittedly this will often be for boats that are easy for us to transport. Transport cost is what pushes up scrap prices the most and can stop us offering free boat disposal.
The items we are looking for that make us able to offer discounts or free boat disposal are Engines, Winches, Electronics, Navigation Instruments, Fishing Licenses, Moorings and well-maintained Trailers.
Some people may simply not have the means to sell their boat online or the enthusiasm. In some cases, we can offer to take the boat on for free and then we will try to sell her. This is our risk as if the boat doesn’t sell we will have the burden of scrapping the boat.
Case by Case Basis
Free boat disposal is an option that we consider on a case by case basis. In addition, the most common example of a boat that we will offer to take on for free is a narrowboat. Even in poor condition, a narrowboat can usually be sold on as a project. People are always looking for boats that they could live on.
Another common boat that we can offer a free disposal solution for is with Jet Skis. As long as they are on a trailer and not stripped down we will usually offer to take them for free. The only costs we may incur is if the jet ski is a long distance from our base in Gosport.
Good afternoon
My partner has a very old wooden boat 24ft long on my driveway and would like it removed, it was being used as a project and made into a viking boat with shields ect, but is not finished
my partner has several health condition so can’t work on it anymore. He wanted to sell it as a project but I don’t think he’ll be able to.
Please let me know if you can help.
Kind regards
Janet Short
Hi Janet, please send us some details about the boat through our Scrap Calculator form on the website.
Hi I have a listing 25 Volvo sail drive would like to give it away free
Hi I have a 22ft ‘Leisure 22’ with a large split where the deck meets the hull. I was thinking about repairing but the mooring costs are not worth continuing with the project. If I can get it to you how much is the disposal ?
Hi Ian, Thanks for getting in contact with us. You can use our scrap calculator to get a free, no obligation quote to dispose of your yacht. This will allow us to collect some information about your boat and contact you to discuss it further.