Scrap a Boat

Welcome to the Scrap a Boat archive. This is where you can see detailed accounts of the full boat disposal process, from the initial collection and salvage to the final responsible breaking and recycling.

Whether it’s a keel-less yacht, a submerged motorboat wreck, a fire-damaged vessel, or an osmosis-ridden cruiser, this section covers the diverse vessels and complex challenges the Boatbreakers team handles across the UK.

Shetland 18 Boat Disposal in Nottingham
Boatbreakers were in Nottingham to remove a Shetland 18 from a customer's driveway. The boat had been up on blocks in a garden for a number of years.
Posted: 15 January 2025
South East Boat Breaking in Kent
The Boatbreakers team were in the South East to collect an old motor boat from a farm in Faversham.
Posted: 4 December 2024
Wooden Boat Disposal. Rampart 38
Boatbreakers were in Swanwick this week to collect a wooden boat for disposal.It's always a shame when a wooden boat is sent for scrap.
Posted: 26 November 2024
Westerly Centaur Collected From Truro For Yacht Disposal
Westerly Centaur in Truro The Boatbreakers team were down in Cornwall to collect and dispose of a Westerly Centaur. The boat was located in a yard near Truro. Her owner had pre-stripped the boat before we collected so there wasn't many items to salvage. If you're searching for [...]
Posted: 15 November 2024
Isle of Wight Boat Crash Disposal
Boat Crash Disposal Recently the Boat breaking team were asked to dispose of a boat that was involved in a crash at the Isle of Wight. The boat in question was now back in Gosport at one of the local dry stacks. Every now and then we will [...]
Posted: 5 October 2024
Oxford Sailing Club Dinghy Disposal
The Boatbreakers team had the difficult task of removing around 20 Dinghies for Oxford Sailing Club.
Posted: 13 September 2024
Caravela 22 Lifted from a Dorset Garden
Caravela 22 from a Dorset Garden Our boat disposal team always love the challenge of removing a boat from a garden. Usually the jobs involve a great deal of planning and the problems that need to be worked around add to the fun. This time the team had [...]
Posted: 14 August 2024
Anderson 22 Collected from Hampshire Driveway
Anderson 22 Disposal The Boat breaking team were in Chandler's Ford to remove an Anderson 22 from an owner's driveway. Like every job to remove a boat from a garden or driveway we know it makes a big difference one we've completed the removal. Owners might even be able [...]
Posted: 16 July 2024
Etap 26 Collected for Disposal from Portishead
Our Boat Disposal team were in Portishead marina at the end of June to collect an Etap 26 for breaking.
Posted: 11 July 2024
Hillyard Moonfleet 36 Boat Disposal
Our Marine recycling and salvage team were tasked with collecting and disposing of a Hillyard Moonfleet 36 which was being stored ashore near the Hamble river.
Posted: 4 June 2024
Fjord MS 33 in for Disposal after Sinking
The boat breakers team had a Fjord MS33 Yacht in for disposal. She was ashore at a local yard to us in Gosport.
Posted: 30 May 2024
Dinghy Scrapping Season
The start of Spring has turned into Dinghy scrap season for the Boatbreakers team. All of a sudden we have been inundated with requests to scrap unwanted dinghies.
Posted: 22 April 2024