2022 November December Marina World

YARDS & YARD MACHINERY
Green o’clock at Metstrade
Over the past two years, Boat Lift has had to rapidly adjust its perspectives so as to meet the demand for electric
machines which it now sees as the leading customer choice.
In June this year, the company
delivered a fully-electric 15 tonne hoist
to Port de Plaisance La Rochelle,
France. Claimed as a world-first, it paved
the way for innovations, such as the 40
tonne electric hoist which will soon be
delivered to Cantieri di Aprilia in Italy.
Market demand for electric machines
is currently centred on small and
medium machines with a capacity
between 15 and 80 tonnes and
customers are smaller marinas, but
Boat Lift’s aim is to extend electric
options to higher range hoists.
The company is using Metstrade
2022 as a platform to introduce a fullyelectric
25 tonne self-propelled trailer.
The all-new electric trailer has a
compact and solid structure and can
be precision handled thanks to a
DSC electronic steering system and
proportional motion control. Highefficiency
lithium batteries are sized to
suit the machine so as to find the most
effective tailor-made solution.
The advanced technology guarantees
best performance and reliability during
work cycles
without requiring
any specific
maintenance,
and the balancing
system keeps
cells efficient,
enabling
thousands of
charging cycles.
Furthermore,
the fast-charge
technology
ensures the
continuity of
activities on site.
Aside from
innovating
with its electric
range, Boat Lift
continues to
improve upon its
well-established
line of traditional machinery. Two boat
hoists of 720 tons and 820 tons have
been delivered, respectively, to Italian
yard Eurocraft and Lyon Shipyard
in Virginia, USA. Both are tailormade
solutions, ensuring reliability
and efficiency in lifting and handling
operations.
www.boatlift.it
Ontario operator buys multi-use trailer
St Clair Boating Centre in Port Lambton, Ontario, recently took delivery of a new Conolift Y-40 towed hydraulic yard
trailer from Kropf Industrial.
The trailer offers all the standard
advantages of a Conolift trailer,
including a unique open frame design
and hydraulic frame lift to over 5ft
(1.5m) of frame height. The trailer
frame also expands hydraulically in
width from 7ft to 9ft 6in (2m to 2.8m),
allowing the trailer to be adjusted to
safely and efficiently handle a wide
variety of boats.
An onboard Honda gas engine
provides power to the integrated
hydraulic system. This unit is equipped
with manual controls, but a wireless
radio remote control system is also
available. Adjustable powerboat pads
and sliding front double bow pads can
be adjusted to suit a wide range of hull
types and vessel sizes.
The open-frame design provides
drastically simplified lift and set
operations, with exceptional space
for placement of keel blocking and
storage stands. The independent
frame lift in both the rear wheels and
the fifth wheel hitch allows for the
trailer and boat to remain level during
launch and retrieval operations on a
slipway.
St Clair Boating
Centre includes
both a marina
operation with wet
slips and heated
indoor storage, as
well as new and
used boat sales.
The Conolift Y-40
will be utilised for
annual launch
and retrieval
operations to
support the
storage business,
as well as handling vessels that
require maintenance and service. It will
help the operator to maximise the use
of storage capacity while also reducing
operating costs and increasing safety.
www.kropfindustrial.com.
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