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fatlazyless · 09-14-2019, 07:53 AM

Getting rid of a junky fiberglass boat that is too far gone for selling, or giving away for free, probably means taking it to the transfer station.

I have seen junk fiberglass boats, sitting off in a side area, awaiting disposal, at the Meredith transfer station and assume they get weighed and the owner pays by the pound for disposal.

Anyone know what's the price/pound to dispose of a fiberglass boat at the Meredith transfer station and how's that work? From the town website, it says that construction and demolition debris costs eight cents per pound for disposal..... so who knows, maybe that's the disposal rate for a fiberglass boat ..... but, ya never know until they tells ya what it costs.

So, a fiberglass boat weighing 2000-lbs could cost $160 for unloading it, there ..... but, something tells me there is more to this story???
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Believe they will accept an aluminum boat for no fee, because they make a profit on scrap aluminum ...... but, I don't really know ...... who knows?

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For kayaks, canoes, row boats, and small sail boats that are in TOTALLY GOOD CONDITION, and you just want to give it away as opposed to going through the selling process, the Heart & Hands Thrift Shoppe at 8 Maple St in Meredith might accept it for resale. If they say yes to it, then it will get displayed on the grass lawn there, close to the road, usually with a price of 100-200-300-500-etc for sale.

Ditto this policy for the ReStore on Tenney Mt Hgwy in Plymouth ..... policy on accepting boats.

Cannot blame the thrift stores for saying NO to your "donation" boat because they can get stuck with a boat that will not sell, and your trashy boat problem becomes their trashy boat problem?

Heart & Hands is a legitimate charity thrift store, staffed by local volunteers, and owned by three local churches .... and the money supposedly gets returned into the local community, somehow or other, like via a food pantry, or something.
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As a side comment here, it sure seems like all the local thrifts have been raising their standards lately on what they will accept.

09-14-2019, 07:53 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,526 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Getting rid of a junky fiberglass boat that is too far gone for selling, or giving away for free, probably means taking it to the transfer station. I have seen junk fiberglass boats, sitting off in a side area, awaiting disposal, at the Meredith transfer station and assume they get weighed and the owner pays by the pound for disposal. Anyone know what's the price/pound to dispose of a fiberglass boat at the Meredith transfer station and how's that work? From the town website, it says that construction and demolition debris costs eight cents per pound for disposal..... so who knows, maybe that's the disposal rate for a fiberglass boat ..... but, ya never know until they tells ya what it costs. So, a fiberglass boat weighing 2000-lbs could cost $160 for unloading it, there ..... but, something tells me there is more to this story??? ........... Believe they will accept an aluminum boat for no fee, because they make a profit on scrap aluminum ...... but, I don't really know ...... who knows? .......... For kayaks, canoes, row boats, and small sail boats that are in TOTALLY GOOD CONDITION, and you just want to give it away as opposed to going through the selling process, the Heart & Hands Thrift Shoppe at 8 Maple St in Meredith might accept it for resale. If they say yes to it, then it will get displayed on the grass lawn there, close to the road, usually with a price of 100-200-300-500-etc for sale. Ditto this policy for the ReStore on Tenney Mt Hgwy in Plymouth ..... policy on accepting boats. Cannot blame the thrift stores for saying NO to your "donation" boat because they can get stuck with a boat that will not sell, and your trashy boat problem becomes their trashy boat problem? Heart & Hands is a legitimate charity thrift store, staffed by local volunteers, and owned by three local churches .... and the money supposedly gets returned into the local community, somehow or other, like via a food pantry, or something. ............... As a side comment here, it sure seems like all the local thrifts have been raising their standards lately on what they will accept. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 09-17-2019 at 06:49 AM.