Stripped and Abandoned Coronet 24 Disposal
Coronet 24 Disposal
The Boat breakers team were tasked with collecting a Coronet 24. The Coronet had been stripped and abandoned in a local marina. After looking to try and sell as a project the marina decided to scrap. All of the electronics and engines gone, to be honest the boat was left in a sorry state.
We could see that the previous owners had stripped the boat down of anything of value. The marina team told us that previous owner had intended to try and fix the boat up to live on. This isn’t an uncommon route for many of the old boats we deal with but this would have been a real task to get ship shape. Usually the costs of repairs, storage and then transport are what kill these projects.
Trouble Selling a Project
When our team jumped on board there was nothing that was worth saving for re-sale. All of the metal was set aside in our scrap pile but that’s about it in terms of value. She would have been a nice boat in her day. If the engines were in her we are sure they would have had no trouble selling a project Coronet 24.
Usually a marina will look to sell a boat on even for a nominal sum to shift it from their yard. However as this one needed so much work just to get it into the water the chances were slim. Plus there is also the guarantee that they can clear the boat and get another paying customer in its place.
At the time of writing we also have another abandoned boat to be collected from the same marina but a collection date is yet to be set. Like the Coronet the abandoned yacht is in a terrible state with nothing worth saving on board. Most abandoned boats are stripped of any value long before the owners choose to dump them.
Lonely Boats
If you are a boat yard or a marina and have abandoned boats on your property then get in touch. Just use the Scrap Calculator and we can work out a price to clear the boats. The good news is we can help if they’re too nice to scrap! Our new Lonely Boats page is set up to share boats that are just a bit forgotten and unloved but are still worth saving. To keep up to date with what we get up to join 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 20, 2023
Last Modified: September 22, 2023
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