West Coast’s first lift and transfer system for superyacht service and maintenance complete in Port Alameda
Syncrolift greatly increases hoisting capacity. Photo by Eric Balderston of Bay Design
Published: December, 2006
ALAMEDA -- Bay Ship & Yacht, Co., which serves the superyacht market, has announced the completion of their Rolls-Royce Marine Syncrolift® installation. The company currently operates 1,200 feet of shore side berths and one floating dry dock with a capacity of 2800-tons. With the addition of the Syncrolift®, Bay Ship &Yacht will have an additional hoisting capacity of 1200-tons, and will enable flexible scheduling for major refits, hull and propulsion system maintenance and extended-stay repairs to superyachts. This installation positions Bay Ship & Yacht as the only shipyard on the California coast to offer this type of lift and transfer system.
Working with Rolls-Royce Marine has really helped us to improve our tonnage capacity and maximize the use of our land-based production area, said Bill Elliott, the general manager and president of Bay Ship & Yacht. In addition, we are looking forward to dramatically increasing our ability to better accommodate our customer’s needs with more flexible scheduling and additional out-of water services.
Bay Ship & Yacht’s Syncrolift® is equipped with four full-length railway tracks which transit from sea onto dry land. Modular cradles support the vessel’s hull and are equipped with four-wheel rail dollies to facilitate transfer. Once lifted out of the water, the vessel is rolled ashore on transfer rails to its pre-assigned berth. Several outside berths have a capacity for a 62 meter (200 ft.) vessel, and each berth is equipped with its own Dedicated Service Center (DSC). The DSC provides each berth with its own host of services including compressed air, cooling water, full electric distribution, telephone and high-speed internet access and waste water disposal facilities.
By adding the additional shore berths, we are able to offer our customers a complete line of services including year round hull and top-side painting, major refits and more flexible and timely scheduling, said Alan Cameron, shipyard manager of Bay Ship & Yacht. With our location on beautiful San Francisco Bay, we are the perfect destination for superyacht owners and crews to dock for extended repairs and upgrades while enjoying the sights and local attractions of Northern California.
A Syncrolift is simply a large elevator that raises and lowers ships in and out of the water for dry-docking ashore. The patented articulated platform mechanically supports a ship in a manner similar to that provided by buoyancy when it is afloat.
