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Question Sailboat disposal - what do I do?

I'm sure I would have received different advice had I joined this site before I bought, but...

I have a 1974 San Juan 24. I've sailed it hard for 3 years, but now it has a rotten hull that can't be fixed- the keel is WOBBLY. How do I retire it? I don't have a lot of extra money, it is kept in a marina, but I will not scuttle it. Can I sell it for the lead keel? I am in Vancouver, Canada, and am trying to do the right thing at an emotional time

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Slap a sweet Tart'n nameplate on it and sell it for new! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Long story.
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This may not be what you want to hear, but I've heard that a chainsaw is a very effective tool for making a large piece of plastic into smaller pieces to be hauled off. You can also recover the lead to be recycled this way.

If you choose this method, be sure to cover up. One of those white painters suits, sealed eye protection, and a respirator is mandatory.
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Talk to your Canadian equivalent of the Coast Guard. They sometimes are looking for craft they sink for barrier reef, dive points etc... otherwise put an ad up on criagslist for an estimate to remove it and take it to a junkyard...
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Gadfly:

Welcome to Sailnet. Sorry it comes at such a bad time for you and your boat.

I am grateful that you are going to do the right thing. I have no technical information, but you have my sympathy.

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give it away. Let some one else handle it.
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Slap a sweet Tart'n nameplate on it and sell it for new! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Long story.

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I'm sure I would have received different advice had I joined this site before I bought, but...

I have a 1974 San Juan 24. I've sailed it hard for 3 years, but now it has a rotten hull that can't be fixed- the keel is WOBBLY. How do I retire it? I don't have a lot of extra money, it is kept in a marina, but I will not scuttle it. Can I sell it for the lead keel? I am in Vancouver, Canada, and am trying to do the right thing at an emotional time
Have never seen anyhing that can not be fixed,
That you can not afford to fix or is just a sinkhole...hats off and it sucks.

Try the donation sights and see what happens.Know a man on the US side that spent a summer repairing a can not be fixed and is still loving it.Salvation Army for him...

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I'd try putting it up for free on Craigslist. It might be worth it to someone with a project boat to haul it away if it came with hardware/parts, mast/rigging which was of use to them.

I live in Vancouver too - any time I list something for free in the boats section, the phone starts ringing almost immediately.

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Just Googled scrap lead...... .4912 cents(US) per lb.

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