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I wouldn't do it for that money

The pictures you provided shows a trailer in decent shape ... could you please show the rust holes ?

Cut the mast off, air up the tires and drive to the landfill, unload the boat and sell the trailer and mast. The 500# keel may only bring you another $15 with the low prices. Not worth the hassle.

I would post it on Craigslist for free or if I had to, "haul away for $50". You show up to the boat when they come and get it, help them a little, watch them drive away, and say hello to my little $150 profit friend.

What Mike said.

This is a little out of the box, but it is what I would do. Call up a junk removal company and ask them for a quote on removing this thing. If it is less than 200.00, have them do it keep the rest of the cash for doing almost nothing. If it is more than 200.00, charge him more than 200 but less than they would.

If you wanted to take this job, a few things:

1: I would use a reciprocating saw not a chainsaw. A chainsaw would make a huge mess.

2: My neighbor has a boat very similar to that, only it's a 21' and I helped him put the mast up. The 4 cables are what's holding that mast vertical. The base of the mast fits on nub on top of the deck called a step. Some are hinged, some aren't. Hinged ones are easy to lower. There are plenty of Youtube videos on lowering a mast. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...owering+a+mast

3: If that keel weight is lead, and you can get it out with no junk attached to it, it's extra money. Around here, clean lead brings about 40 cents/lb. 500lbs of lead = another $200

4: Some of the miscellaneous brackets are stainless, and don't forget about the tie down cleats. Being near the water, you can definitely sell those.

$500 job around here.

would a scrap yard take it as is? If not it seems Yunkmans idea would work.

Originally Posted by EDC76

If you wanted to take this job, a few things:

1: I would use a reciprocating saw not a chainsaw. A chainsaw would make a huge mess.



2: My neighbor has a boat very similar to that, only it's a 21' and I helped him put the mast up. The 4 cables are what's holding that mast vertical. The base of the mast fits on nub on top of the deck called a step. Some are hinged, some aren't. Hinged ones are easy to lower. There are plenty of Youtube videos on lowering a mast. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...owering+a+mast

3: If that keel weight is lead, and you can get it out with no junk attached to it, it's extra money. Around here, clean lead brings about 40 cents/lb. 500lbs of lead = another $200

4: Some of the miscellaneous brackets are stainless, and don't forget about the tie down cleats. Being near the water, you can definitely sell those.

If you can gain access to the weights in the keel, and they are lead, I would do the job. I make my own ingots and sell for sinkers and bullet casters and get a buck a pound pretty steadily. That boat trailer could be re-purposed, or maybe even sold as is. And the fiberglass wouldnt really weigh all that much, but trash disposal is free for me so you would have to consider that. A sawzall would make short work of cutting it in half if need be. I just cut up a 48 foot semi trailer with a sawzall, so I know a boat would be a piece of cake.

Originally Posted by Tincankeith

This is all a product of living in the country

If you have access to an open field, that boat would make a nice hot bonfire, leaving behind a relatively easy to clean up pile of pure fiberglass.

If you do cut it up, I also second the sawzall. But make sure to get actual fiberglass blades. I had a boat a few years back that i replaced the floor in. Started with a combo wood and nail blade I had lying around. Dulled it good in a few cuts and really tore up the fiberglass into splinters rather than cutting it. Went to home Depot for more. I favor the diablo brand blades. On the rack there was one listed as fiberglass/masonry. It was a long toothless gritty edged blade. Like a tile grout scraper. Worked wonders. Clean and fast cuts. Just wear a mask. That fiberglass dust is no joke. I wore one while cutting. But I took it off for a break and the wind kicked up some dust as I inhaled a drag of my smoke. I was coughing for a couple weeks from it.

Originally Posted by RLS0812

Originally Posted by Tincankeith

This is all a product of living in the country

If you have access to an open field, that boat would make a nice hot bonfire, leaving behind a relatively easy to clean up pile of pure fiberglass.

Thats a terrible idea