Project Boat Collected From Farm
Boatbreakers Collect Project Boat From Farm
Boatbreakers were in the New Forest to collect and unloved project yacht from a farm. The boat had been stored in barn on a farm close to Lymington. It is common for boats to be stored on farms or industrial sites. Unfortunately many of these boats never seem to make it back to the water or at the very least a boat yard. Probably because the jump in storage costs makes it an easy decision to stay on the farm.
From the first email we could see that this boat was headed for scrap. It was a small, old wooden hull yacht that was on a yard trailer. It seemed to be stripped of any useful items. So as far as we were concerned it was a simple collection and disposal job.
Farmyard Challenges
The initial picture we were sent did make it look like getting the boat out of the barn would be a tight squeeze. However, luckily the farmer said he would have the boat out and waiting for us.
Sometimes we are asked to collect boats from farms and they are left in the fields. This can present different challenges as the fields can be unfit for us to send our vehicles on to. We have had times when tractors had to be used to pull our lorries out of the mud. Now we are much more cautious about dealing with boats in fields. In the middle of a heatwave when the ground is rock hard is about the only time we would try.
Our team had a nice easy collection with this boat. We arrived with our trailer and the boat was there ready to be pulled up and away. As you can see from the pictures the boat had already had her windows and fitting removed. So the boat was recovered back to the scrapyard to be crushed.
If you have an old boat sat in storage just use our Scrap Calculator to find out how much it would cost for disposal. Whether the boat is on a farm or an industrial site we can help.
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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: June 23, 2023
Last Modified: June 26, 2023
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