Derelict Boat Disposal in South Wales
Derelict Boat Disposal
Our Boat breaking team cover the whole of the UK. The vast majority of the boats we scrap come from along the south coast. However plenty of boats are collected from the all around the country. Whether be in a field, on a farm, at the back of a boatyard or in someone’s garage. Our latest collection was from a derelict boat in a bush near Swansea.
Firstly the team had a call from a family who we believe was in the process of selling a property. Their only problem was trying to clear the derelict boat that was in the bush at the back of the site. As you will be able to see from the pictures they had sent, the boat was in an abandoned state. Unfortunately there wasn’t anything left on her with any real value so it was a straight collection for disposal job.
Awkward Size
From the pictures the derelict boat looked as if it was an awkward size and weight to collect using a trailer. For this type of boat we would usually aim to park our trailer in front and have the boat winched on. But as this one was a long way away we didn’t want to risk having a wasted journey.
Instead our plan for this job was to send our lorry with a Hiab lifting arm. This way there would be absolutely no doubt collection would go smoothly. The only things we have to worry about when collecting a boat with the Hiab is access and any over hanging cables.
Removing Boats From Difficult Locations
As expected the derelict boat was lifted and loaded with no problems at all. Our boat disposal team are experts in removing boats from difficult locations.
If you have a derelict boat on your property, just use our Scrap Calculator. Our team will work out the best price possible for us to remove the problem boat.
Finally if you want to see some videos of the boats we break, join our Youtube channel. Or visit our Boat Scrapyard Facebook Group.
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: September 1, 2022
Last Modified: September 7, 2022
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