Scrap a Motorboat

Against the Tide: The High-Stakes Colvic Traveller 28 Recovery at Shell Island At Boatbreakers®, we are used to tight schedules, but our recent mission to Shell Island in North Wales took the definition of "deadline" to a whole new level. We were tasked with collecting a Colvic Traveller 28 [...]

Cutting Losses: A Gosport Fishing Boat Recovery at Haslar Marina Haslar Marina, with its iconic green lightship and views of Portsmouth Harbour, is a hub for serious sailors and fishermen alike. However, for one particular fishing boat owner, the marina had become the site of a difficult financial realization. Recently, [...]

Beating the Flood: A Patient Recovery at Harleyford Marina Collecting a boat isn’t always about the mechanical challenge; sometimes, it’s a battle against the elements. Recently, the Boatbreakers team completed a long-awaited recovery at the beautiful Harleyford Marina on the River Thames. The vessel, a classic river cruiser, had reached [...]

Driveway Rescue: Clearing a Classic Marina 16 in Kent Not every boat disposal involves a high-seas rescue or a crane in a busy marina. Sometimes, the most satisfying jobs are the ones that help a homeowner finally reclaim their driveway. This week, the Boatbreakers team headed into the heart of [...]

Moving On: Why This Elysian 27 Left Norfolk for Boatbreakers The Elysian 27 is a staple of the British inland waterways. Known for their spacious cabins and reliable handling, these cruisers have provided decades of enjoyment on the Norfolk Broads. However, even the most beloved classics can eventually become a [...]

Balancing the Books: Why This Bertram 28 Swapped Littlehampton for Recycling Deciding when to say goodbye to a beloved vessel is never easy. But for the owner of a Bertram 28 fishing boat in Littlehampton, the math simply stopped adding up. Known for their legendary deep-V hulls and rugged construction, [...]

Resurrected from the River: A Hamble Recovery Success Story At Boatbreakers, we see boats in all states of repair, but there is always a particular sense of urgency when the word "sunken" is involved. Recently, our team was called down to a yard on the River Hamble. The Salvage Operation [...]

The Mystery of the Sunken Transocean 37: Salvage and Disposal in Southampton At Boatbreakers, we are often called in to handle the aftermath of maritime "surprises." Our latest recovery took us to Southampton, where a Transocean 37, a substantial and typically reliable motor cruiser, mysteriously sank on her mooring overnight. A [...]

The Unlucky End of a Stolen Jeanneau: Recovering a Merry Fisher 805 from Folkestone At Boatbreakers, we’ve seen boats end up in some strange places, but the story of this Jeanneau Merry Fisher 805 is particularly heartbreaking. What started as a brazen theft in Dover ended in a destructive grounding [...]

The call came in from a bustling yard on the Hamble River regarding a challenging recovery. A motorboat that had succumbed to the river and sunk on its pontoon mooring.

The call came in for a challenging recovery: a fire-damaged Fairline Sunfury 26, completely gutted and marooned on a slipway in rural Cambridgeshire.

For many boat owners, a hobby can slowly turn into a financial burden, a situation recently illustrated by a job Boatbreakers undertook in Southampton