how does one dispose of a boat?

[Cal Coon]

Originally Posted by brk-lnt

No, you put "$200 OBO" on it and leave it by the road, someone will steal it in short order, or they'll try to "talk you down" to $100. Free stuff is worthless, but a $200 thing? That has value!

I have never had a problem with the word "free". EVERY time I've used it, the item has gone. Quickly. Hence my guarantee.

[fatlazyless]

Ok ….. asked at the Meredith transfer station, and was told it is eight cents per pound for a stripped fiberglass hull. All metal items including the engine and outdrive need to be removed. The gas tank needs to get removed regardless if metal or plastic.

They had a pile of six large fiberglass hulls in a side area; old bow riders, sport fishers, and a quasi-pontoon made by Donzi …… so's maybe they all get demolished by a front end loader/back hoe and then pressed into a dumpster trailer ….. or something ….. then hauled to that great big landfill in Bethlehem, NH. ….. https://www.casella.com/locations/bethlehem-nh-landfill

Basically have no clue what 'zactly happens to these junk boat hulls ….. maybe shipped to South Korea; shaked, baked, and remade into interior parts for the big selling Kia Soul ….. who knows?

Forgot to ask about an aluminum hull which is most likely treated different ….. as in 'no charge' cause they make money on recycled aluminum ….. but not really sure?

[2DAMTS]

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More than $500 you can claim it on your taxes.
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[ApS]

I used to drive by a house, admiring the 20+ foot boat they'd placed next to a fenced corner of their front yard, and adjacent to their gate.

Months go by, and they're having a yard sale so I drop in.

Passing the boat, it's revealed to be only half a boat with lush plantings behind it. Inside the empty hull are six garbage cans, "really to roll" to the curb.

While the lush plantings are only possible in Florida, my hat's off to an excellent use of a boat that has seen the end of its useful days.

[fatlazyless]

Today's Sept 25 craigslist-boston/boats has an extremely good looking Seidleman 30' sailboat with a 9.9-hp outboard, shown moored at anchorage in South Boston ocean harbor mooring with a listed price offer of FREE.

Correct spelling for Seidleman should be Seidelmann.

Appears to be a real offer for free ..... nice looking boat ..... is too good to be true? ..... one way to dispose of an unwanted boat?

..... here's the link .... hmmmm ..... is it for real ...... who knows?

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bo...986157913.html

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Today's Sept 25 craigslist-boston/boats has an extremely good looking Seidelmann 30' sailboat with a 9.9-hp outboard, shown moored at anchorage in South Boston ocean harbor mooring with a listed price offer of FREE.

Appears to be a real offer for free ..... nice looking boat ..... is too good to be true? ..... one way to dispose of an unwanted boat?

..... here's the link .... hmmmm ..... is it for real?

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bo...986157913.html

Why don't you take it, put it in your yard and make a planter out of it.

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by Biggd

Why don't you take it, put it in your yard and make a planter out of it.

..... there's a similar 1979 Seidelmann 30' sailboat listed in Yacht World for $9,900 ..... so's at this level of price ..... maybe it is a free give-away by someone real wealthy who just wants to unload it fast, or something?

One man's trash is another man's treasure?

[Bob M]

I've been hesitant to post this but back over 30 years ago, during a house construction, after the foundation hole was dug, a second hole was dug in the front yard for the hull of a stripped down fiberglass boat that obviously had seen better days. Not recommending this as a solution to be copied but I was a witness to it being done.

Several of those involved, including the owner of the boat, are no longer with us so I doubt very much that they will mind this revelation. The person for whom the house was being built was present for the burial.