NOTES. Erik Dullerud & Paul Brennan VC Marine & Rear Commodore

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1 Travel Lift at ABYC

2 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 Brennan VC Marine & Rear Commodore

3 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 highpaced haulout is a lot People are interested in leaving spars up year round Some members want shorter season, others want longer

4 What we need from you HONEST INPUT SUGGESTIONS IDEAS ALTERNATIVES

5 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

6 Travel Lift

7 Trailer

8 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

9 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

10 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

11 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): $ K, 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

12 Paying for Travel Lift Initial Capital Investment: $410K Borrow or lease 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

13 Compared Annual Expenses $000s; Assumes 5% annual growth in expenses Crane & Railway (all Operational Expense) Travelift Operational Expense Interest on Capital Capital Paydown

14 Compared Cumulative Costs 1000 $000s; Assumes 5% annual growth in expenses Cumulative Cost Crane & Railway Travelift

15 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: 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 hour in spring, an hour in fall

16 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

17 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

18 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 become easy for any boat Summer on-shore storage practical for any boat

19 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

20 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

21 Proposed Location

22 Side View 1

23 Side View 2

24 View from Water

25 Yard Layout Yard layout completed ALL current boats accommodated Room for 24 additional boats, 30x11 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

26 Layout

27 Layout Blue Wall

28 Layout White Wall

29 Layout Southwest

30 Layout Coatsworth Cut

31 Layout Drysail

32 Layout Railway

33 Layout

34 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

35 Haulout Sequence

36 Haulout Sequence

37 Haulout Sequence

38 Haulout Sequence

39 Haulout Sequence

40 Haulout Sequence

41 Trailer Handling

42 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 to cradles, perhaps shorter vertical piles instead of two long rows

43 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

44 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 allday work parties Give people more opportunities to work together More time spent to keep up on maintenance and the club looking great More flexibility in attending Could have two/year, member s choice, mandatory? All thoughts welcome

45 Next Steps VC Finance to propose financing for the upfront 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

46 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

47 Summary Considerations Do 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 Hybrid Largely Fixed Costs Largely Fixed Costs Small boats declining Proven Solution Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Capital ($K) ? 50 Annual Operating Cost ($K current)

48 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

49 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

50 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

51 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

52 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