Marina World July August 2023

YARDS & YARD MACHINERY
The giant 1,000 tonne capacity hoist (left)
is the biggest Boat Lift has delivered to
date. A 90 tonne variable width machine
(below) is now in service at The Boat
Works, marking the first delivery to the
southern hemisphere.
Setting new delivery
records for 2023
Italian boat handling and lifting specialist Boat Lift has much to celebrate in
2023, having delivered its biggest boat hoist to date and its first machine to a
customer in the southern hemisphere.
The giant delivery – a 25m (82ft)
high, 1,000 tonne capacity hoist – is
now in action at Bomlo Skipsservice,
a ship repair and refit yard situated
alongide a Norwegian fjord.
The machine represents the
culmination of research and
development, both at technical and
functional levels, and is a tribute to the
company’s solid teamwork in rising
to the challenge of developing the
best performing and most responsive
machines.
Delivery of an 820 tonne hoist,
recently assembled in Fitjar, a few
kilometers from Bomlo, has also
reinforced the high potential for Boat
Lift in the Norwegian market. A 90
tonne trailer, an 80 tonne expandable
trailer and a 320 tonne mobile hoist
are also due to be delivered in coming
months to the region.
Meanwhile, very far from home, a 90
tonne expandable mobile boat hoist has
entered operation at The Boat Works
yards in Queensland, Australia. It joins
four existing hoists that, together, have
the capacity to lift every type of vessel
up to 300 tonnes.
Tony Longhurst, owner of The Boat
Works, said that investment was made
in the new variable width, all-wheel
drive machine so as to keep pace
with demand. It also provides more
flexibility as it can lift wide multihulls
and monohulls.
“It has an adjustable beam width
narrowing the vessel
footprint from 8m [26ft]
down to 5.5m [18ft]
allowing the team to
maximise the vessel set
down footprint. This is
brilliant for boat storage
as we can go narrow for
the narrower runways
and use it for packing
boats in tight spots,”
Longhurst explained.
The machine boasts
unique Dynamic
Steering Control (DSC),
which Boat Lift defines
as “allowing seamless
transfer between four modes with
infinite adjustment between each to
allow progressive adjustment of the
radius of rotation.”
“DSC is an innovative steering
management system developed
by Boat Lift. This system allows an
operator to linearly move the axis of
rotation in any position between the
axis of the front wheels and the rear
wheels. This makes it possible to
significantly reduce the manoeuvring
space required for the handling and
storage of boats,” Longhurst added.
“Given a steering angle, the operator
can also use it during the forward
and backward movement of the travel
to circumvent obstacles in a single
manoeuvre.”
In addition to breaking ground on
record deliveries, Boat Lift continues
to hone its electric hoist offerings. Boat
Lift electric machines are equipped
with tailored high efficiency lithium
batteries, selected specifically for their
considerable benefits in comparison
with lead-acid batteries. Boat Lift says
that, while the latter guarantee 1,000
recharge cycles and present voltage
drop in response to energy spikes,
lithium batteries ensure 3,000 recharge
cycles and present a lower voltage
drop thanks to their high stability and
efficiency.
So as to meet different demands,
Boat Lift machines can be designed
in two different versions: full electric
and hybrid. The former is propelled
exclusively by electric drives and is
endowed with inverters, responsible
for controlling the correct speed and
torque of electric motors. The latter
is equipped with an electric traction
motor and maintains the hydraulic
system for all other movements. In this
respect, Boat Lift installs IE3 efficiency
electric motors on its machines that, in
combination with inverters, guarantee a
high level of energy efficiency (93.6%).
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