"Bone Yard"

[Webone]

Just curious if anyone knows of a "bone yard" for boats? In particular am looking for a shoal draught keel for my 40 O'day and some other specific parts. Must be a collection of wrecks somewhere one can go pick around in. Anyone?

 

[COOL]

Look in places that have had a recent hurricane.
The Gulf states often have hurricane damaged boats.

 

[Benny17441]

You may call around Marine Salvage Yards. Keels are hard to find as most salvaged keels are sold for refurbishing or as scrap.

 

[mklein@iowatelecom.net]

There is one in Georgia. Can't think of the name right now. I lists a lot of salvage boats on ebay.... Hope this helps, Mark

 

[wufibugs]

Lot of marine wrecking yards don't have websites and are therefore hard to find. Did we not begin to use ourselves as a resource by compiling a list of the ones we know/use in our vicinities? If not, we should. Stuff like radar mounts that cost a fortune new or even used on ebay, should be had for a relative song [OK a small symphony] from the bone yard vendors.

 

[RichH]

Contact D & R Marine drmarine.com They are the 'residual' parts supplier for ODay and Pearson .... and may have specific info or a 'lead' as to where to find your keel from a destroyed, etc. OD40.

If you cant find a used keel, try Mars Metals - a "keel-builder". www.marskeel.com

 

[Ross]

Call the marinas and ask them where and who takes abandoned and junk boats. They know all or most of them on their bay or stretch of the river.