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With 9,000 GRP boats abandoned in Europe each year, finding disposal solutions isn t easy. Could new technologies be the answer? Nic Compton finds out
The high cost of disposal often means it is cheaper to abandon GRP boats. Credit: Alamy
It’s the elephant in the cabin, the big question that’s been looming for decades: ‘What do we do with old GRP boats?’
Anyone who has been for a beach walk in popular boating areas in the UK can’t help but have noticed the growing number of abandoned boats accumulating on the foreshore or collecting moss up some leafy creek.