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Friend has his Motor cruiser lifted by the yards own crane, put down onto chocks, remained supported by slings, not propped, pressure washed, no undue fouling, remained there for maybe 2 hours then lifted onto own "new trailer".

Trailer beds needed small adjustments to fit boat which is 7.2m long.

What would members expect to pay? not South Coast.
 
capsco said:
Friend has his Motor cruiser lifted by the yards own crane, put down onto chocks, remained supported by slings, not propped, pressure washed, no undue fouling, remained there for maybe 2 hours then lifted onto own "new trailer".

Trailer beds needed small adjustments to fit boat which is 7.2m long.

What would members expect to pay? not South Coast.
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I'd agree with coliholic 250-300, but there might be 2 hours labour in adjusting the trailer beds and moving the trailer around the yard etc, so another £80 for that. Then + an hour's crane hire while the trialer beds job was done, so +£50. All + VAT.

You wrote "new trailer" in inverted commas but it's not clear why. Was it actually not a new trailer, in which case the yard spent ages freeing the bolts to adjust the beds, or what?
 
capsco said:
Friend has his Motor cruiser lifted by the yards own crane, put down onto chocks, remained supported by slings, not propped, pressure washed, no undue fouling, remained there for maybe 2 hours then lifted onto own "new trailer".

Trailer beds needed small adjustments to fit boat which is 7.2m long.

What would members expect to pay? not South Coast.
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Hi mate, are we talking your home port here? when a crane is taken up yards charge what they like id imagine £60 per hour.
 
jfm said:
I'd agree with coliholic 250-300, but there might be 2 hours labour in adjusting the trailer beds and moving the trailer around the yard etc, so another £80 for that. Then + an hour's crane hire while the trialer beds job was done, so +£50. All + VAT.

You wrote "new trailer" in inverted commas but it's not clear why. Was it actually not a new trailer, in which case the yard spent ages freeing the bolts to adjust the beds, or what?
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Inverted commas was to emphasise new, like just delivered, never used new so no problems with siezed bolts etc.

Sorry for any confussion.
 
volvopaul said:
Hi mate, are we talking your home port here? when a crane is taken up yards charge what they like id imagine £60 per hour.
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Hi Paul,
No, not home Port, the yards original plan was to pull it out on a yard trailer to enable power wash, then lift onto owners trailer, if they had done this crane would not have been "standing"
 
Another vote for between £250 & £300, based on lift, pressure wash, hold for 1hr (survey) and relaunch (or trailer loading)
Extras on top would be trailer adjustment, I guess around £60+vat for 1hrs labour

So total close on £400 .
 
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What would members expect to pay? not South Coast.[/QUOTE]

Down here £2.00 per foot in and £2.00 per foot out plus the price of a drink to hold on the strops for a bit.!
Lets say £120 for cash...you will be paying cash of course :)
 
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A simple lift to trailer would probably cost you 120-150 for a boat that sort of size. The main cost is the hold in slings (delay) and you adjusting the trailer prob 100 per hour at least.
 
capsco said:
Thanks to all who contributed.




The actual price charged was £600 + Vat = £705.
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That is outrageous. In our club that would have been less than £100. In a commercial yard in Poole I had a 11m sailboat with its 15m mast lifted from a road trailer and launched plus the mast stepped and an overnight alongside for just over £300 - too big for our club hoist to lift off the truck.
 
suppose your mate who had the 7 metre boat never thought about pushing his trailer into the water and get some one with a discovery or similar to yank it.wherever that boat yard is they would not be getting another penny from me with a bill that extortionate for a simple job.as stated time to name and shame boatyard.
 
A yard the width of a narrow lane away from where my boat is laid up every year charges:

YARD SERVICES

1st April 2010 – 31st March 2011

(Minimum chargeable length 5.5m)
Lift Out/Launch Mono: £19.84 per meter each way
Lift Out/Launch Multi: £29.77 per meter each way
Pressure washing: £6.16 per meter mono
£9.08 per meter multi
An additional charge may be made for badly fouled vessels
Anti-fouling: Price on request
Cradle hire: £36.91 per month
(£145.20 for winter season)
Shoring: £66.55
Step or Unstep mast: £88.33 each way.
Lift engine in or out: £53.46 per half hour (half-hour minimum charge)
Yard labour: £31 per man/hour (half-hour minimum charge)
Electricity: Boat Yard – Cards of £1&5 denomination to be purchased from Marina Office - units charged at 16p
Electricity Pontoons: Metered at 16p per unit plus VAT @ 5%.
Hold in Slings £36.30 per hour (min one hour)
Movement Ashore
£13.20 per meter
Movement of boat from Pontoon Berth to Pool: £35 each way
Use of Slipway £16.50 per launch
Mast Storage £16.50 per month
£66 per Winter Storage
 
Wow, just been charged €93 for a lift onto trailer and hot pressure wash for a 24 footer. That included power washing where the trailer pads go before dropping and a good hour of power washing once on the trailer. South coast sounds mad money.
 
capsco said:
Friend has his Motor cruiser lifted by the yards own crane, put down onto chocks, remained supported by slings, not propped, pressure washed, no undue fouling, remained there for maybe 2 hours then lifted onto own "new trailer".

Trailer beds needed small adjustments to fit boat which is 7.2m long.

What would members expect to pay? not South Coast.
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Sorry to see the actual price that your friend paid. Lesson for all, ask before agreeing.
David
 
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