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oldflathead · March 30, 2013, 03:10 AM

I am in the boat repair business. Occasionally it is not worth the $$ and effort to fix up an old boat, so I scrap them. Re-usable parts are removed and sold. In the past I have taken the lead keels to a local re-cycler and received $0.18 per pound. They are paying more now, but as a gun collecter, I am thinking about re-using some of the lead.
I am scrapping out a sailboat that has about 5,000 pounds of lead in the keel. Any ideas?

Old Flat Head in Pensacola,FL

March 30, 2013, 03:10 AM	#14
oldflathead Junior Member Join Date: August 21, 2010 Location: Bayou Chico, FL Posts: 10	Lead in sailboat keels? I am in the boat repair business. Occasionally it is not worth the $$ and effort to fix up an old boat, so I scrap them. Re-usable parts are removed and sold. In the past I have taken the lead keels to a local re-cycler and received $0.18 per pound. They are paying more now, but as a gun collecter, I am thinking about re-using some of the lead. I am scrapping out a sailboat that has about 5,000 pounds of lead in the keel. Any ideas? Old Flat Head in Pensacola,FL