Don't pass up that junk boat ---- take it with you

usually boat trailers are adjustable to move the axle's forward and shorten the tongue .... if you plan on keeping and building it ...

Where do you dump the boat for that cheap?

You dont pull engines? and other weight?

When we first started hauling autos and other scrap in 05 we thought there was money to be made in boats with the trailers,engines ect. Wasn't long till we ended up taking most of the trailers and other stuff to the scrap yard because no one would buy them.

Part out a pickup truck or suv thats on a frame. You can make the rolling chassis into a trailer. Or make a pickup bed trailer. Either way its cheap. The problem i see is there is so many trailer options and the market is so bad right now that you should be able to get a nice 20+ foot trailer pretty cheap anyway.

Originally Posted by landmine

Where do you dump the boat for that cheap?

You dont pull engines? and other weight?

city dump here 25 per ton .... just picked up 2 boats last night and i doubt that either boat is even close to 7 - 800 pounds .... sierra waste dump fees are 32 per ton with a min charge of 20 buck for less than 1k pounds so an 800 pound boat is 20 bucks ....

Originally Posted by jghilino

Part out a pickup truck or suv thats on a frame. You can make the rolling chassis into a trailer. Or make a pickup bed trailer. Either way its cheap. The problem i see is there is so many trailer options and the market is so bad right now that you should be able to get a nice 20+ foot trailer pretty cheap anyway.

yeah very true ... just throwing the ideas out there .... it all free money

Originally Posted by CarolinaEwaste

When we first started hauling autos and other scrap in 05 we thought there was money to be made in boats with the trailers,engines ect. Wasn't long till we ended up taking most of the trailers and other stuff to the scrap yard because no one would buy them.

yeah i know

Dont find many free boats around here, they think any old junker is worth a fortune,even if its tired old fiberglass,the'll try to give ya the boat and want you to buy the trailer. went to an auction recently, the boat had a tree growing thru the floor,they still bid the trailer up to 500 bucks

I wish my price was that cheep it 100 per ton here in mass

Be careful cutting up fiberglass, it will make you itch for two days. Most boat trailers are not rated to carry heavy weights unless it's a large tri-axle. So be careful how much weight you put on them. The frames are good because they are galvanized steel but the axles are weak.

Pity the boat is not made of aluminium, just think about it just imagine that for a second.

Or Older Aluminum Bass Boats you can sell on Craigslist for people who like to restore and Modify boats, You can get more then just scrapping it. Heck, I'm looking at a boat in a Scrap Yard's Car lot I might buy and restore. Don't just scrap it.