Responsible Boat Disposal
We Don't Break Boats*, We Care for Them
Re-Homing, Removal and Disposal of Old Boats
Responsible Boat Disposal provides Re-Homing and Recycling services to boat and dinghy owners, who face the necessity to dispose of their beloved vessels either because of their age or condition. We operate all over the country, with yards near Plymouth, Devon, in Ipswich, Suffolk and in Greater Manchester area,
We don't just scrap boats sending them to landfills, but we care for them and search for new owners or other ways to reuse them. Where it is needed we remove the unwanted boats and yachts both from land and water. If no other options are available, we dismantle and scrap boats, disposing of the fibreglass through Waste-to-Energy plants,
* sometimes even we end up breaking them
These are the boats we currently offer for re-homing:
Breaking Boats?
Breaking Bad!
Is breaking boats a good and responsible solution?
When a boat looks End-of-life, it is tempting to think that breaking her up is the best solution. But is it indeed?
- The GRP is not recyclable, it will stay in a landfill for centuries.
- There are almost no bits and materials you can recover.
- The overall cost (transportation and disposing) is exorbitant
We offer two complementary ways of disposing of old boats:
How to Dispose of a Boat or Dinghy Responsibly?
Find a new Home
This is the most uplifting solution: a new loving owner, instead of actual disposal of the boat, and that is exactly what we do. She will be treated well, and cared for more years to come. And many unwanted boats which might appear scrap can actually be disposed, or better to say, re-homed, in this way.
Dump it?
Well, while this is clearly the easiest solution, it is hardly necessary to argue against this way of boat disposal - pollution, both visual and chemical, responsibility, both legal and moral, all goes wrong here.
Ask Us for Help
We shall both attempt to rehome your old lady, and remove and dispose responsibly of your boat if needed. We shall reuse as many bits as possible to cut the boat disposal costs, and send the leftovers to Waste-to-Energy plants, instead of landfills.
Request a Quote
Telephone: 0161 818 7821
South-West branch:
info@boat-disposal.co.uk
167 Notte Str, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2HF
London and South-East branch:
se@boat-disposal.co.uk
Suffolk Yacht Harbour, Levington, Ipswich IP10 0LN
How much does it cost to dispose a boat?
Coribee 22, 08/2021, Plymouth: Free
The cost of disposal of a boat will depend greatly on its condition and location. If it is salvageable, it will be possible to find a new home for her, and then the cost is essentially zero (we do charge a brokerage fee in this case, so not exactly zero 🤷🏽♂️).
If a full scale disposal is needed, the recycling of a boat usually amounts to about £60-£80 per foot of LOA. That said, selling any recoverable bits (engines, etc) will usually cut the final cost to a certain degree.
The Boats We Re-Homed recently
We are getting quite a number of Boat Disposal requests, and here there are some highlights of the recent boats we have successfully re-homed. These boats were abandoned, or in urgent need of a new owner.
You can find what we have to offer at the moment on our Facebook page, for more already re-homed boats see our Re-homing Archive.
Our Customers
We work both with individuals and businesses. Among our most recent corporate customers, are such companies as
