The “Breaking Boats” Blog

The decision to sell or scrap an unwanted boat is a classic dilemma for owners, often leading to procrastination. Knowing when to call Boatbreakers hinges on assessing the vessel's true value versus the spiralling costs and environmental liability of ownership. When Selling Still Makes Sense Selling is the preferred route [...]

The Boatbreakers collection team recently tackled a slightly unusual recovery job right in the heart of south Birmingham.

The sight of a neglected, damaged, or even sunken boat is a common one around the UK's waterways. For owners, a vessel with a repair bill that eclipses its value. A classic Constructive Total Loss (CTL) or insurance write-off can feel like a financial disaster. That's where we, the Boatbreakers, [...]

Hunter Duette 23 from Thornham The Boat breakers team were in Thornham to remove a Hunter Duette yacht for her owner. The boat had been up for sale for a number of months and sadly there was just no interest. We had spoken to the owner a few months before [...]

The call came in concerning a narrowboat in a busy North London canal section that was dangerously listing.

Neglected Javelin 30 in Portsmouth Harbour We were asked by an owner of a neglected Javelin 30 yacht to remove his boat from a mooring in Portsmouth Harbour. The boat wasn't in great condition and we believe the people who run the moorings had made it clear the boat needed [...]

This job for a local sailing club in Havant presented a unique challenge involving a modern casualty: a Whaly boat.

The Boat breaking team were asked by Shamrock Quay Marina (in Southampton) to remove and abandoned boat from the yard.

The sight of the Achilles 24 being collected was a perfect illustration of an owner determined to maximise every last penny from his yacht.

The final voyage of the old Westerly Centaur was a short one, ending not with a splash of the sea, but the grinding gears of a low-loader truck.

This call-out to Hemel Hempstead was a classic case of a small boat becoming a big problem. The target was a diminutive red Shetland boat, perched precariously on a rusty trailer, which had been a permanent fixture on the owner’s driveway for a number of years.

The Boat breakers team got the call from a yard along the Hamble River.  An abandoned yacht needed to be removed from their boatyard.