Crew Declare Dilapidated Boat Beyond Repair | Scrap Kings

On the coast of Portsmouth, a team are assigned to pull a neglected boat from the waters and inspect whether it's worth salvaging.
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[@hellohellohello6847]

As a boat owner I’m crying. 3k would of bought this boat back to life and it would of been worth 6.5k - 8k

[@roddickgreg]

Eh? Boats of that age (1970s) were over-built and that one looks structurally sound. The plywood bulkheads are structural and can rot, but there's no evidence of that. Replacing standing rigging on a boat of that size will cost 1600 tops (that's getting someone to come along and do everything, without you lifting a finger). Osmosis can be a problem (the gelcoat separating from the fiberglass) but unless its excessively bad, it's cosmetic and not a structural, and, again, there's no evidence of it. The wiring will all be pont to pont, no electronics and very simple, so hardly an issue. The sails will be the big expense here, plus the fact that there will be many boats available in the area for a similar price (within rouunding error of 0), so even non-fussy buyers can be picky. The winches could sell 2nd hand for about 150, the diesel tank 50. The engine is worthless, the keel is probably worth about 150 as scrap, the mast and boom the same; brely enough to cover the cost of the disposal of the grp. Moorings are very expensive in the solent area, so whoever owns them probably just wanted the boat gone to be able to re-rent.

[@roddickgreg]

I'd be very surprised if it wasnt all grp, given its age. In the 1960s-70s British boat builders went crazy with the stuff as an overreaction to the maintainece requirements of their wooden predecessors. It wasn't til the 80s-90s that they started reducing weight/material used. The actual area of deck is really quite small if you subtract lockers and coach roof from it. The big expense with this one will be sails, closely followed by mooring/marina fees in the solent and then nickel/dime expenses to make it generally presentable. Edit: It's a Trident 24 with a fin keel which means it's all grp. www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/trident-24/trident-24.htm

[@bellechasseno5452]

@@jdmmer I agrea

[@4MotorCross]

Literally killed that boat for the sake of it... I've seen much worse conditioned boats restored

[@ribbo1]

yeah, it's just a financial decision, easier for them to get their money back stripping it than restoring it and sitting on it waiting for it to sell.

[@kendal5210]

Boat owner: *staring at all sorts of photos of his boat* “only a few more days and I can be reunited with my precious boat which is all i have left”

[@gotcha1248]

Just power wash it i don't understand

[@SelectTaxi24]

Me either

[@corneliuselbourne1044]

trust me in my hand that boat would come out looking like a million dollars

[@whocares4199]

Wtf.......absolutely nothing wrong with the boat. I'd have bought it off him as is.

[@SelectTaxi24]

Me too

[@SelectTaxi24]

Me too

[@tyroneshulace3203]

He would never have sold it to you. For any price. He would rather put more effort into his way that risk ( his pride) that someone could do more with less & make something positive & better than he. I have asked (other local to me) Breakers & Wreckers for any sailboats over 19' & less than 65'. NB. One "guy" had a bare 55' Fiberglass hull project that was never started. He'd rather cut it up than sell it.

[@mikie2501]

Gee, let's see... Boat floating, check. No water inside, check. Motor will prolly run great with a fuel/fluids change check. Hmm, even the wooden rudder stick looked great! Lol. Sure the door slats need love, needs trim work, sanded and painted and prolly new wire rigging. I'd buy it on the spot! Sad to see it destroyed :(. ...sad that the parts make enough money to make it more worth their time than fixing.

[@oscarpeterson4338]

What a bloody shame ! I could have made that boat look like new ! Been in the fiberglass and paint business for 43 yrs and this nut butchers a great designed hull....what a shame !

[@kieronbower8549]

This Guy obviously know nothing about boats. There was nothing wrong with that boat

[@SuperDougiedoo]

Since when has hull growth equaled uneconomical repair.

[@Anashadk]

Mine is like that every year. I take it up in the Spring and pressure wash it, problem solved.

[@area85restorations75]

There was nothing wrong with this boat other than it being filthy. Nice job wasting a nice boat.

[@JCinematic]

A power washer on that would have sorted that growth. For something that had been left floating in the water you would expect growth.

[@silvertongue3003]

I never wished a saw would slip and the user would cut his fingers or his hand off as much as I did when this guy started cutting out that fuel tank.

[@DordiHOTS]

that would be a fun project, restoring that old boat. Oh wait, then I saw the rudder lol.

[@donlunn792]

What a damn shame.when you see on you tube the boats that are bought back from scrap.This is ridiculous.

[@oisin1980]

Sad waste. She's floating with not a leak to be seen inside

[@taffythegreat1986]

I wonder who authorise him to takes someone’s boat

[@bellechasseno5452]

Local news I went on holiday boat is gon but roller furling and loads of other parts found in chop shop

[@taffythegreat1986]

He’s trying to justify himself in breaking up the boat. By saying, this need done, that needs done. Cost doesn’t really come into it if you love a small project. Just look at timber boats, a fortune is normally spent on them and sometimes it takes years to finish. And you don’t always get your money back.

[@SparkMomentum01]

I'm about to buy a boat in worse condition then this one... Boats never die, they wait for new owners. These guys have no idea.

[@furphyman]

Destroyed for an engine?

[@furphyman]

{// WTF! //} it was a one Cylinder Volvo

[@k1er4n544]

Arses it's not worthless it's worth restoring making a profit and letting the vessel live a long life

[@ashton150]

Wtf this boat is fine

[@bellechasseno5452]

I want that anchor just not chain hahahhahaha

[@dereklaver7920]

I need the 2 id plates from the side of the steering bulkhead on a Shetland hobby 498 if you ever break one. Mine were missing when i brought it

[@felixcat9318]

The guy talked utter bollocks! That boat would have generated considerable interest from people that are capable and prepared to invest the time, work and materials expenses to restore her back to full sailing condition! Beneath the growth and grime was a very sound hull, decent interior and an engine, and a whole hell of a lot more, besides! It pains me to see this lovely boat destroyed by someone whom professes to be knowledgeable, but is in fact completely ignorant of the boat and what it would take to restore her to sailing condition, and that there are many people that would have been ready and willing to take her on, and pay him for her.

[@russflyin]

yup, I would be more than happy to take that on... 24 hrs later it would look a lot better... I get they got a job to do also..

[@bahamasking2063]

That was a very fixable boat.

[@RM-zx7xi]

I’d suggest your financial assessment is very wrong and this was extremely wasteful. Abysmal.

[@leem9886]

I feel like the boat how he talks about it

[@luketipping4721]

What a waste! 1 week of fix up and it’d good as new.

[@razzorbladz]

I own a sailboat and that is so far from true lol try a year its a shame they scrapped her but you could blow $10k on that boat just to get it safe to sail antifouling $600 anodes $100 new rigging $1500 new sails $3500 rope assorted $700 anchor's x2 $300 anchor chain $800 paint $ varnish $600 new prop $400 stanchion wire and fittings $800 fiberg lass resin $120 fiberglass mat $100 plywood $500 I hit $10K and im just getting started what if the engine needs a rebuild or toilet or the wiring needs replacing I could go on but you get the point at the end of the day you could buy a boat like that ready to sail for $8-15K

[@roddickgreg]

Liftout: 120 Pressure wash: 60 (to buy the pressure washer) Scraping off old antifoul: 0 Sanding down to gelcoat and sanding the wood: 50 (to buy a sander and discs) Enough epoxy filler and spreaders to repair scabby gelcoat: 100 Enough paint and varnish to get it presentable: 300 110 ah battery: 70 New wood: 100 Varnish: 30 New sails: 3000 New ropes: 150 New standing rigging: 500 (optional) Yard fees for hard standing in that area: 250pcm Paint brushes, dust masks, turpentine, gloves etc: 200 Your time to do this: ? If you do this yourself you could have a perfectly respectable boat in a few months. It's only 24'-26', not a superyacht, so quite doable. The engine on that is a joke and almost certainly wont need a rebuild. There'll be nothing wrong with the fiberglass and the wiring will be super simple point-to-point soldering iron stuff. The anchor is manky but perfectly serviceable. Once you start paying other people to do these jobs the costs skyrocket.

[@tyroneshulace3203]

@@razzorbladz Your prices are way out if wack as is your knowledge. You have committed to your ignorance by not knowing. You don't try to make an old boat new again. Most of what you listed can be had from Craigslist or a used boat parts shop (eg Sailorman) for half to one quarter of your new prices. $500 for plywood. Yeah your an idiot. The rigging you can do yourself with Dynema. The only things you need to or should buy new is 2 lifejackets.

[@razzorbladz]

​@@tyroneshulace3203 I am the Vice Commodore of a Yacht club and you my friend are a tool I hope you buy a piece of shite like that and learn how dumb what you are saying is. the people who think like you are the ones with the rotting boats that sit on the hard and never go any where. been sailing anywhere lately?

[@razzorbladz]

@@tyroneshulace3203 price me up an engine rebuild headsail mainsail and rigging 2 anchor's and chain and rode new flares and epirb "legal requirement to be in date" radio's and antenna's and a set of new sheets and shackles antifoul paint and primer new seacocks hoses and skin fittings anodes chart plotter compass and depth sounder off craigslist mister $500

[@jorymatthew8396]

Clean the bottom and redo the varnish work she would make a beautiful boat for someone

[@engineslovetostartmatthew]

im looking for a project to do with my autistic son im disabled myself but am mechanically skilled and would love to pass what i can on to my son were based in west Yorkshire to all the marinas round Yorkshire if you have a abandoned boat we can give our love message me please ta

[@tabletsam9505]

So i can have a boat for free ?

[@bellechasseno5452]

Help your self

[@samuelthomas9758]

THATS A PEARSON TRITON I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GET MY HANDS ON THAT ITS JUST THE OUTSIDE THATS BAD 5k and it’s a go around the world sailboat ounce again. Smh smh

[@gwendolynnowlan2427]

that boat was still good.

[@richardball9724]

Financially it would not be worth restoring as the profit would be very small but as a lover of boats i would have taken her on as a project if she had twin keels or i had a deep mooring

[@loganaluski3077]

Smacks of jobs for the boys, this boat was far from scrap.

[@nigelwhybrow9257]

The problem is boats take a lot of time money and energy to fix up,,,,and then there is the yard fees …boats get to a gage where they are uneconomical to repair to anyone wanting to make or retrieve there money back,yes that boat could of been fixed up ,,,,but is it good money after bad ,,,I’ve bought 4 boats for a 1£ each it can be done ,but I don’t think I’d do it again,,,I bought a camper and Nicholson 303 Last year In Southern Spain ,that had been abandoned for 14 years ,fortunately being in Spain and out of the water she’s in pretty good condition but has still cost me a lot of money to get sailin* again,luckily having built boats profesionally on the Isle of Wight I have got the knowledge and skills to do it ,boat cost me 2500£ had a 45000 euro harbour debt on it ,,,,,cheaper for the boatyard to sell it than scrap it or fix it

[@bellechasseno5452]

I love boats I can easily see throw them my dad had a trident much worse he still yoused it and you kept macing excuses up lovely boat it has all the good bits I say save it there's no such thing as brital fibre class is what I say

[@willielabuschagne6314]

wow.. that boat is still fine?? can you get me one ? I;ll restore it

[@jollyroger7624]

Sad!

[@deweypug]

Great hearing shouting over motor noise throughout this video... Ugh!

[@michaelpeach7314]

ANYTHING ON THE BOAT TO SAY WHO'S IT IS I BET WHO IT BELONGS TO WILL BE ???? OFF & WANTING THE SCRAP MONEY OFF IT.

[@wilber504]

Sad.......

[@jerryhelm5118]

Yes shame ..best tool.in the box bolt cutters lol

[@timallen6025]

Interesting mentality .. poor boat Stuff grows on bottom of boats afloat -who knew? Condemned for it and the scrap value of a dodgy old tank??

[@corneliuselbourne1044]

this is to painfull to watch

[@robinhinson606]

This blokes name isn’t have gob will travel is it

[@lilianecasner3336]

Waste of a good boat

[@rbodell]

Worthless my ass.

[@teamzfg6553]

What a waste!

[@mikemoth]

Not trustworthy!

[@SelectTaxi24]

Is just alot of shit, that boat 🛥 doesn't have nothing wrong... With 600-700pounds will sort everything ,including painting by yourself. And one week. Just lies 🤥

[@christopher-bj8de]

It's all dirty underneath , let's crush it 🙄 Wankers.

[@tomqelectronica]

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