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Old 08-06-2020, 12:16 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Jeff F View Post
I spent some time scoping out boat recycling opportunities in the Midwest. What I found was landfills that take just about any boat. Have to remove fuel tanks, but apart from that few restrictions. They charge by the ton, and it's cheap. Not sure it's the right solution, but that's where most end up eventually.

I've heard that they crush them between loaders before burying them. Bigger boats get chainsawed at the yard first.
Watched the yard in Marathon chomp up a 35-ish foot sailboat and put in in a truck this spring. Shame - it looked to be in decent shape.
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