Travel Lift at

ABYC

NOTES

• This is the informational presentation made in November, with a few additional slides at the end explaining the thinking behind some of the other options

• Specifics on financing (borrow, lease, etc.)will be laid out by VC-Finance, and form part of any formal proposal

• Thanks to all those who have contributed to the research and plans

Erik Dullerud & Paul BrennanVC Marine & Rear Commodore

Why even think about it?

We have considered this in the past, at least twice. Since then:

Safety is on everyone’s mind, and riding, pulling, and pushing

cradles with 5+ ton boats in them remains a risk

Annual crane rental costs have increased steadily

Modern designs have bigger sterns and don’t sit well in railway cradles;

very few new boats go to railway

Average boat size keeps getting bigger

We are actively rebuilding our walls, and

a slip for a travel lift can be included at reduced cost

Our demographics are maturing; two solid days of high-

paced haulout is a lot

People are interested in leaving spars up year round

Some members want shorter season, others want longer

What we need from you

• HONEST INPUT

• SUGGESTIONS

• IDEAS

• ALTERNATIVES

Overview

• Travel lift and hydraulic trailer work together

• Travel lift moves boat between water &

cradle

• Trailer moves cradle to location in yard

• <10% of time (X-large/special boats), travel

lift moves boat to final location (stands or cradle)

• Process is relatively slow

• ~30 minutes/boat

• as opposed to 7-12 minutes/boat for crane or

railway

Travel Lift

Trailer

Considerations

• SAFETY

• COSTS & PAYMENT

• TIME & SCHEDULE

• EFFORT

• STAFFING

• FLEXIBILITY

• MAST UP STORAGE

• SLIP LOCATION

• YARD LAYOUT CRADLE MANAGEMENT

• SUMMER LAND USE

• “ALL HANDS TOGETHER” AT LAUNCH & HAULOUT

Safety – Travelift & Trailer

• No boats lifted more than 4’ off ground

• SLOW movement

• no chasing tag-lines through the parking lot

• Slow lift, precise adjustments

• Not impacted by wind

• No chance of spinning

• No riders

• Separate control over bow and stern,no heavy loads on boats/pads if boat comes down off level

Crane & Railway Cost

• 2014 Total: $50K

• 2015 Total: $56K

• Railway operations & maintenance $9.2K

• Crane Rental

(including trailer & forklift): $47K

• Expected to grow ~5%/year

Travel Lift Cost

• Quoted equipment can handle up to a Beneteau 50, more than currently required

• Initial Investment: $410K

• 25T Travel Lift (new to 10 years old):

• $100-160K, average: $130K

• Slip: $90K

• 15T Trailer (new): $40K

• Tow vehicle (used): $20K• can also be used to plow snow

• Steel cradles for those that don’t have: $90K• $1500 x 60

• Feet on existing cradles: $17K• $125 x 150

• Minor re-grading of lot: $23K

• Ongoing operation & maintenance $15K

• Fuel, preventive maintenance, inspections, repairs

• Lead bosun is primary lift operator – portion of salary

• Insurance – no change

• Expected to grow ~5%/year

Paying for Travel Lift

• Initial Capital Investment: $410K

• Borrow or lease funds @ 4.5%

• Pay down capital as fast as we can, at a rate so

that

Travelift (Capital + Interest + Operating Expense)

is the same as

Crane & Railway (Operating Expense)

• Keeping Travelift annual cashflow the

same as projected Crane & Railway

Until it’s paid off …

Compared Annual Expenses$000s; Assumes 5% annual growth in expenses

55.9 58.7 61.7 64.8 68.0 71.4 75.0 78.7 82.686.8

91.195.7

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

Crane & Railway (all Operational Expense)

55.9 58.761.7 64.8 68.0

71.4 75.0 78.7 82.686.8

40.2

25.7

0

20

40

60

80

100

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Travelift

Operational Expense Interest on Capital Capital Paydown

Compared Cumulative Costs$000s; Assumes 5% annual growth in expenses

56

115

176

241

309

380

455

534

617704

795

890

443477

509542

574605

635664

692 719

744 769

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Cumulative Cost

Crane & Railway Travelift

Schedule

• Today:

• Two very busy weekends (4-5 days total)

• Railway and two cranes operating simultaneously

• Any serious issue could throw us into another day• Weather, equipment failure, accident

• Significant cost overrun!

• Future:

• 230 boats @ 30 minutes/boat = 115 hours

• 16 days for launch, 16 for haulout = 32 days

• 4 days/week for 4 weeks in Fall• Possibly shorter during launch, with longer days

• Likely centered around our current days

• Owners need to be present for an hourin spring, an hour in fall

Effort

• Today:

• All hands on deck for 3 days

• ~250 people x 3 days = 750 person days

• Hard physical work

• Plus mast stepping & unstepping

• Future:

• 32 days x 6 people = 192 person days• Lift operator, trailer operator, two helpers,

boat owner, rider

• Mix of staff (yard) and volunteers

• Fewer masts removed

Staffing

• Operators

• Yard Bosun(s) and volunteers

• Wash Crew

• We could add one more to team

• An extra paid minimum-wage cheaper than

truck service

• Operator Training:

• Weekend course for lift

• Half day course for trailer

Flexibility

• Today:

• One launch date, one haulout date• Limited flexibility for some railway boats

• Future:

• Members can choose longer vs. shorter season• Seniority can be used to give first choice

• Generally last out, first in, with ability to delay by moving

• Wooden boats can be left in slings overnight

• Haulouts for survey or repair becomeeasy for any boat

• Summer on-shore storage practical for any boat

Mast Up Storage

• Travelift can lift and trailer can carry boats

with mast up

• No extra lifting time

• On largest boats, the owner may have to loosen a

backstay to clear the cross-bar, and use a halyard

as a temporary backstay

• Most of our yard area would support

mast-up storage

• Some areas have trees, and wouldn’t

be good for mast-up boats

Slip Location

• Proposed slip location

• At end of railway• Lots of maneuvering room for travelift

• Not our prime real estate

• Long staging dock

• Reasonable dredging done from shore

• Allows for a staging dock, facilitating entry/exit from slip

• If we build in summer, we can completely close railway,

• If we build in winter, we can shorten rails for final launch by crane

or travelift

• Other locations considered and not preferred

• Beyond Mast Crane

• White wall, midway between Blue and Green docks

Proposed Location…

Side View 1

Side View 2

View from Water

Yard Layout

• Yard layout completed

• ALL current boats accommodated

• Room for 24 additional boats,

• 8 @ 30x11’

• 16 @ 35x12’

• Regrading of railway area to bury rails and reduce slope

• No requirement for levelling area beside blue wall

• This is a POSSIBLE layout, to show capacity

• It is NOT a final layout, which would depend

on members preference for earlier/later haul/launch

Layout

Layout – Blue Wall

Layout – White Wall

Layout – Southwest

Layout – Coatsworth Cut

Layout – Drysail

Layout – Railway

Layout

Haulout Sequence

• Considerations:

• Fill the perimeter as much as possible

• Balancing:

• Parking & boat access for those still sailing

• Access to stored cradles

• Maneuverability around the yard

• What follows is only one idea

• Will differ depending on fleet makeup

• Haul/launch druthers

• Learning

Haulout Sequence

Haulout Sequence

Haulout Sequence

Haulout Sequence

Haulout Sequence

Haulout Sequence

Trailer Handling

Cradle Management

• Today:

• All out one day, most put away one day

• Big forklift rented

• Future:

• Batches of 1-2 days of cradles pulled out in advance for assembly

• No need for big forklift

• Tractor moves one cradle at a time to loading area after trailer removes last one

• Planning needed – better access tocradles, perhaps shorter vertical pilesinstead of two long rows

Summer Land Use

• With all cradles moved to folding steel, the

space for cradles in railway reduced by 80%

• No ways required either …

• Fewer masts down means fewer mast sheds

• This would increase available land East of the

driveway in the summer

All Hands Together

• Today, we have almost everyone at the club at the same time for 3-4 days a year

• Our two annual all-day work parties come closest to this

• One option would be to increase the number of all-day work parties

• Give people more opportunities to work together

• More time spent to keep up on maintenanceand the club looking great

• More flexibility in attending

• Could have two/year, member’s choice, mandatory?

• All thoughts welcome

Next Steps

• VC Finance to propose financing for the up-

front cost

• Loan for slip, lease for equipment?

• Confirm that we will be able to get a permit

• Consider all your input

• Go to membership with

recommendation for approval

Appendix – Other Options

• The following slides list some of the alternatives to a travel lift and trailer that we have considered, and their relative advantages & disadvantages

• The first slide summarizes:

• Red text is generally larger disadvantages

• Orange text is generally smaller disadvantages

• Black text is neutral

• The remaining slides provide a bit more info on each option

Summary

ConsiderationsDo Nothing (Current)

Travel Lift& HT

Mobile Crane To HT

Fixed Crane To HT

New Railway Cradles, Ways, 2 Hyd. Trailers

Shift Small Boats Back to existing

Rail

Risk Medium Low Medium Low Medium Low Low? Medium

Haulout / Launch timing flexibility VeryLimited Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate VeryLimited

Large/Special Boat Capability AsAtPresent Better Limited Limited AsAtPresent AsAtPresent

Emergency Haulouts Partial Yes Partial Yes Partial Partial

Effort High Low Medium Low Medium High

Days Required (twice/year) OneWeekend One Month 3 Weekends One Month 3-4 Weekends OneWeekend

Cost Dependancies Variable costs climbing Largely Fixed Costs HybridLargely Fixed

CostsLargely Fixed

CostsSmall boats

declining

Proven Solution Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Capital ($K) - 410 205 420 600+? 50

Annual Operating Cost ($K – current) 56 15 40 15 10 52

Do nothing (current)

• Continue with crane and railway as we are now

• No capital required

• Actual operating cost in 2015

• Accept moderate risk inherent in both

operations

• high lifts

• wooden cradles moved by hand

• Accept that we have no emergency haulout for

our largest boats

Mobile Crane to HT

• This approach brings in one medium crane for a weekend and a small crane for two weekends (for launch, and again for haulout)

• rather than a large crane and a small crane

• uses two hydraulic trailers to keep up with the crane, replacing crane reach with hydraulic trailer

• Capital expense:• TWO trailers & tow vehicles

• feet on existing steel cradles

• new cradles for current railway boats

• Operating expense:• Two trailers & tow vehicles

• 12 days medium size crane rental

FixedCrane to HT

• This approach installs a 20T permanent crane, like our drysail cranes, but with 5 times the capacity and a height to handle masts-up

• Using it requires tag line people and people to steady the boat going into the cradle, so effort higher

• This system can’t carry a boat at all … so will require large powerboats etc. to be managed with trailer, increasing trailer size as well.

• We could speed up this process with a second trailer, getting it down to 3 weekends

• Capital expense:• Same as travelift/trailer option, but replacing travelift with crane

• Operating expense:• Same as travelift/trailer option

New Railway Cradle Design

• This approach designs new cradles for large or stern-heavy boats

• Longer cradles (12’ or 14’), made of steel and/or aluminum

• Movable rear sling to support sterns until pads in place

• UNPROVEN solution

• Capital expense:• New cradles or at least new uprights and sling for every current

crane boat in club

• Trailer(s) to move boats from railway car to other parts of property

• Improvements to existing railway cradles to increase safety

• Operating expense:• Railway car and trailer/tow vehicle

Shift some crane boats to railway

• This reduces our growing crane costs slightly, by

moving some of the boats that could be put into

the railway there

• Happened in the past; the candidates for existing

railway are rarer, as new designs are stern

heavy, and average boat size is growing

• Capital expense:

• New wooden cradles for the moved boats

• Operating expense:

• Slight decrease in crane rental, on the smaller crane