Damaged Quicksilver Boat Disposal in Devon
Quicksilver Boat Disposal in Devon
One of our latest collections was a storm damaged Quicksilver in Devon. The boat was at a property in Dawlish. She had clearly suffered some damage to her bow and other parts of her hull. We weren’t privvy to how it happened but it had all the hallmarks of a rough ride in a recent storm.
The team were asked to collect the boat for disposal from the owners home address. She was on a trailer complete with an engine. But the boat was insured separately to both. So this meant our team had to unload from the trailer and reload onto our own. Thankfully the engine was removed by the owner before our collection date.
Sold For Spares
Hopefully the engine will go on to be used on another boat. Or at the very least be sold on for spares. The rest of the damaged Quicksilver had very little items worth worrying about. We did remove the seats and the console complete with screen. But on a speed boat of this size that’s about the limit of what we would remove.
The Quicksilver was a manageable size too so it was easy enough to reload. Anything larger and we might have had to send our Hiab instead. Our boat collection team were fairly sure with the engine off and the fuel out that she would be light enough.
Boat Disposal
With the boat loaded it was back to the yard for disposal. With the fuel out and items removed we soon set about breaking down the rest of the boat.
If you have a storm damaged boat that is an insurance write off then get in contact. Just fill in the scrap form and our team will do the rest.
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: May 12, 2025
Last Modified: May 13, 2025
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