Boat Breaker vs Albacore Sailing Dinghy!

The Boatbreakers team had an old Albacore dinghy in at the Gosport yard for disposal. The boat was collected from a local garden in Lee-on-the-solent. Just a mile or so from the office.
It just so happens that Steve was a keen sailer of Albacores in his youth. So he was keen to document this one coming to her end of life. It's the first Albacore that we've had through the gates at the Boatbreakers Yard.
Dinghies are a regular boat disposal job for the team as people seem to find it hard to sell them on. Usually they have been stored on their property for a number of years. So lots of owners are happy to reclaim their garden once the old boat is removed.

[@capnordest]

that was heartbreaking to watch. Looked like all she really needed was a new rubbing strake and a bit of varnishing.

[@r.g.carter3908]

what a great albacore video! Im glad i got to witness this, some objects just need to be destroyed. I have seen many epoxy alba's go to their grave and be chopped up. a lil sad, but they fulfilled their purpose and were ready to go. a tad bit harder to watch a wooden boat (which i believe rightly or wrongly has a soul, or maybe an aura as benjman would say) be dissected, but the right call. i am from tkaronto, where the albacore is king.

[@BoatbreakersVideo]

Thanks for watching. It had a good long racing life here in the UK.

[@robmccall4336]

Excellent video! Now I know how to partly saw up a sailing dinghy. I love KZbin: so many uber-skilled professionals willing to share their hard-won expertise for free, just for the love of what they do!

[@BoatbreakersVideo]

You never know when you'll have to partly saw up a dinghy and you'll be glad you watched!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

It is a pity but it’s no good so it has to go I can’t believe how thin it is 👍👍

[@adamnicholson6710]

It’s sad to see this happen, but I can see it needed a lot of work. 1803 hull number would actually place the build date around 1963/64 I believe.

[@Kitiwake]

Any rot around the center board casing? Any bubbling on the hull either either inboard or outboard?. If no and no...Imo, the person ought have sold it to someone as a project.

[@3elmas]

There is no rot in the hull laminations which is the difficult part to built. It could be restored easily

[@mauricestapley9011]

This boat was built in the 60.s by JW Davis of Westcliffe on sea Essex the give away is the deck king plank with the sycamore fillets also the trim of the sisde tanks .The gunwhales with the sycamore is also a Davis givaway The Hull laminate direction is also a giveaway as a 60,s boat I worked on several of these boats i I was an apprentice working on these and also enterprises and Gp,s and also the swordfish which was,an albacore shell with the shearline cut down . Sorry to see it go I could have well worked on this one

[@completetrucking1054]

I love your work how much I’d like to work with you

[@prime1971]

it's a shame but you can't save them all

[@mauricestapley9011]

the Hulls in the 60,s were made by Faireys Marine on the Hamble and were HOT moulded. We bought them at Davis's 4 or 6 at a time It was only the last and possibly the first few that were made outside Fairey marine . There was a fleet of these at Thorpe Bay yacht club in Southend .We also would send to Canada to order Unfortunately for this boat It needed a decent crafts man to restore it . Looking at the vid it was a doable job but a lot of hours When i was on my 5 year apprenticeship in the 60's I worked with some clever craftsmen and am eternally grateful to them for imparting their skill to me I remember making centre boards and rudders out of Agba timber for these boats . These boards were all one piece and all hand made with planes ,spokeshaves and scrapers. This boat rings a bell as it had little shelves between the deck knees for some place to put your your fags and lighter This was a bit of a joke in the yard at that time . I have a feeling these were put in as there was a slight damage repair on the hull on one side

[@kyleabingdon6323]

Shame. I’ve restored 2 of these for customers. Couldn’t you give it away?

[@ketch_up]

Watching from Canada! Actually just saw the beginning, can't bear to watch you chop this up. What's the hull number?

[@BoatbreakersVideo]

She was 1803.

[@r.g.carter3908]

watch the full vid tee money, we need to break that sensitivity from your soul, like we break a young thoroughbred