Northwest Fishing Reports

I have an opportunity buy the trailer I need, but it comes with a free junker boat. There's enough parts on board to pay for the trailer, but I don't have anywhere to store the boat while I piece it out. So the question is: Has anyone ever take a boat to the scrapyard/dump?

A few things came to mind as I pondered the question:

1) do the engines have to be removed? (it's a twin)
2) do the gas tanks have to be removed?
3) do they charge by weight?
4) what are the license/title procedures?
5) if i had a chainsaw party, would anybody come?
5) anyone here want a 1977- 26' SeaRay? twin Merc 170's, complete outdrives with stainless props, various electronics? I would probably sell it for the price of the props ($500-ish).

I tried all the word combinations I could to find this as a previous thread and came up empty. If you can forward me a link to one, I'll go there. Or, links to WA state info would be helpful too.

I have to act quickly, so any info ASAP is much appreciated!

UPDATE: I found info on WA's abandoned vessel program, and more interestingly, stumbled upon information on Snohomish County's RV/boat recycling program, which which would cost approx $100/ton for disposal (by appointment only). Looking for a similar program in Spokane County...

you can give away anything on craigslist, Pull the parts you want off of the boat and put it up for free while its still on the trailer. You could haul it to the new owners location and dump it off the trailer onto tires. Worth a couple hundred bucks saved on dump fees.

I have "scrapped" out 3 boats to date in the Spokane area. They have to be stripped of all motors. The built in gas tanks need to be empty. I then took them to the north transfer station. They charged normal weight. I paid $32 for the lightest one and $45 for the heaviest one. Nothing to do with titles. I did notify the state that these had been destroyed. The guys at the transfer station took turns playing Monster Truck with the front end loader and had a great time running them over. I also did a 18' aluminum that had a tree fall on it. It is now a planter in my lower yard.

Augwen wrote:I have "scrapped" out 3 boats to date in the Spokane area. They have to be stripped of all motors. The built in gas tanks need to be empty. I then took them to the north transfer station. They charged normal weight. I paid $32 for the lightest one and $45 for the heaviest one. Nothing to do with titles. I did notify the state that these had been destroyed. The guys at the transfer station took turns playing Monster Truck with the front end loader and had a great time running them over. I also did a 18' aluminum that had a tree fall on it. It is now a planter in my lower yard.

Thanks for the info, all.

Augwen, I got a callback today from the Solid Waste folks and she basically confirmed what you reported. They do take them. For a boat this size, I had two options: cut it down so the largest pieces did not exceed 16' and I could take it to the Transfer Station for $104/ton; or haul it whole to the north landfill and they would crush it for a fee (amount unknown, I have not called him yet).

Hey Trout Cowboy...They did not charge anything for crushing. They actaully thought they should pay me. I paid $97 a ton but that was a couple of years ago. Just warn them you are coming!!!