What to do with an old boat hull?

[UncleWillie]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Originally Posted by DirtyOldBoat
What the heck do I do with a 16' fiberglass boat hull? ...

Put it on Craigslist

List it for $200.
The first person that calls, and lowballs you for $25.... Say "It's a Deal!"

 

[loose rivet]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Make a local attraction out of it? BoatHenge: Greetings

Personally I usually just take an old saw and cut them up, a wet rag around my face and some coveralls help too.
I've cut up about 30 or so boats over the years, after a while you get good at it. The flat sections of the hull also come in handy around the yard, I use them under jack stands under good boats or in front of shed doors, etc.
I used a bunch of cut squares from old boats as a walkway at my shop, sort of like pavers, but with various brand names showing here and there.

 

[crackedglass]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Take the parts you want, then relist it on CL, someone will always, eventually take it, even if for free.
If not, junk the boat, sell the trailer.
Of course, the norm around here lately has been launch and leave, I've seen several just tied up to public docks or sunk in the shallows completely stripped. Between boats being dumped and those left adrift or run aground back in the marsh from last fall's hurricane, some areas are like a junk yard.

 

[Jim Hawkins]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Of course, the norm around here lately has been launch and leave, I've seen several just tied up to public docks or sunk in the shallows completely stripped. Between boats being dumped and those left adrift or run aground back in the marsh from last fall's hurricane, some areas are like a junk yard.

I'm wondering why you would even mention that.

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Cut it unto pieces smaller than 4x8 feet and you can dump up to 3300lbs into a Bagster.
They will even come to the house to pick it up; all for $30.

 

[Mel Taylor]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Cut it unto pieces smaller than 4x8 feet and you can dump up to 3300lbs into a Bagster.
They will even come to the house to pick it up; all for $30.

Wow! That sounds great! I wonder if they will pick my junk up in Las Cruces, New Mexico?

 

[loose rivet]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Heavy items in one of those bagsters can't exceed 10" tall or they won't take it or will charge extra.
A neighbor had one and loaded it with debris from an old sidewalk and hand railing and had problems.

If you going to go through the trouble of cutting it up, I'd just cut it up and put it out with the trash bit by bit.
The local trash collection here will take nearly anything so long as they're able to lift it by hand into the truck.
Basically no piece heavier than 35lbs.

While I'm not in an area that got hit hard by the hurricane, we still see boats that have either drifted in or been abandoned in the rivers here. Its common place to find a junk boat either sunk along the shoreline or tied up and left for dead at a public dock. If you lucky its not just laying on the ramp. There was one last fall on a boat ramp here, no one claimed it, the motor, outdrive and every bit of metal had been removed and it was dumped on a boat ramp. We dragged it up into the parking area to clear the ramp and went about our day. It was gone the next day. It costs roughly $30-$100 to properly dump a boat here, the tank and battery must be removed. Most runabouts are under $50. Figure on $65 per ton, most 15'-19' boats minus their motors and fuel tanks, without the trailer are well under a ton. A 17' Glastron I dumped last summer cost me only $16 weighing in at only 505lbs. stripped of all metal and its fuel tank.
I've seen a lot of boats lately also just dumped along the road or back in the woods. There's a few common dumping areas showing up lately that look like boat junk yards here. You would be surprised at what some people will just dump too.

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Heavy items in one of those bagsters can't exceed 10" tall or they won't take it or will charge extra.
A neighbor had one and loaded it with debris from an old sidewalk and hand railing and had problems...

I would guess that if you filled it with concrete;
A 4x8 foot container fill 10"deep wound be just about at the 3300lb capacity of the bag.
Fill it to the 3 cubic yard capacity and you are approaching 10,000 lbs.

Dumping a boat that was at one time titled and registered, along the road, would be just looking for trouble.
Unless you physically removed the HIN and cut out the bow where the registration numbers were;
The forensic team would be able to identify it and you in a few minutes!

 

[gm280]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Why does all these ideas to dispose of this boat sound like more work then actually rebuilding the hull...? :laugh:

 

[Jim Hawkins]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Why does all these ideas to dispose of this boat sound like more work then actually rebuilding the hull...? :laugh:

That made me chuckle, but, I have to admit you've got a point there.

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Why does all these ideas to dispose of this boat sound like more work then actually rebuilding the hull...? :laugh:

I guess that is why you see old hulls sit in peoples back yards for decades!

 

[V153]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

Imo the only right thing to do is give it a Viking(s) funeral. ie: Tow it out to sea & set it on fire ...

 

[loose rivet]

Re: What to do with an old boat hull?

I don't think its a matter of work, its a matter of cost. The cost to rebuild most glass hulls is getting to the point where its rarely worth fixing one. If your not emotionally attached to it, move on and find something that don't need a grand in materials to fix.

I've got a buddy that used to scrap out old cabin cruisers at his farm, he used to drag them down back, flip them over, drain the tanks, then fill the hull with propane and ignite them with a model rocket ignitor. They would sort of 'POP' and fall almost flat when the propane exploded. Some 'Popped' louder than others, some looked more like a pile of feathers than a boat when he was done.

He did make sure the gas or diesel was all out of them first, otherwise I suppose it would be more of a fire ball then just a pop. A few did burn, but nothing major, just wood and interior bits that caught fire from the propane flash. Sometimes you could hear them go off a few miles down the road.