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Due to the extremely
high cost of waterfront
construction, many big
boats are built inland.
That’s where we come in.
We move most of these
behemoths on a specially
designed dolly set-up.
Jacking up the boats and
installing the equipment
under these heavy,
expensive creations
requires years of
experience and know-how.
Most of these moves are
done in the middle of
the night when there is
minimal traffic on the
road. Often electric,
phone and cable TV
utility crews accompany
the moves to lift or cut
and reinstall overhead
wires.
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This 106' Barattucci
Yacht was built inland
in Wilmington CA. After
jacking up the boat and
installing our rolling
equipment, we moved her
to the boatyard, where
we again jacked her up,
removed our gear, and
placed her on rail carts
for launching via marine
railway. At a height of
36', the carefully
chosen 3 mile move
required utility
companies to raise wires
and cut high-power
lines.
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When construction on 112', 120 ton, 'Mi Amor' was started in San Diego, the builder anticipated about a 1-mile move to the launching boatyard. During the 3-year building process, a new trolley system, with overhead power lines, was installed across the transport route. Since the trolley lines couldn't be cut on the original route, we had a 7-mile circuitous detour through downtown city streets; an all-night-long move with many utility lines being disconnected and raised.
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Built by Knight & Carver Yachts in San Diego, 88' long 'Newmar' has been backed out of her construction stall, and is ready for her 2am, 5-mile trip to the boatyard.
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The majority of these big moves take place at night, from 2am to 6am. Since the boats are 2 to 3 stories high, both sides of the streets need to be utilized to avoid traffic signals, lights, street signs, and trees. The loads are required to be fully lighted, and are occasionally accompanied by inspectors and police. This boat is being moved in Long Beach, CA.
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This is a 77', long-range catamaran motor-yacht built at Knight & Carver Yachts. It had to be carried low to get out of the construction bay, so we used our 66' long, 4-axle, self-steering trailer for the job. Yes, there is a trailer hidden in there between the hulls. The boat is supported on a steel framework built up to the under-deck connecting the hulls.
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'Red Rooster lll' is a 105', long-range sportfishing yacht. She operates out of San Diego, conducting fishing expeditions in Mexican waters.
'Polaris Supreme', 90' long X 25' wide, is another long-range sportfisher with a 4000 mile range.
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Well, actually this
isn't a yacht. She's all
fishing boat. We
moved this 95', 200-ton
Seiner, about 2 miles in
Wilmington CA, to a
sea-wall where a
1,000-ton floating
barge-crane was called
in to launch her. We had
to be especially careful
jacking her up because
she's so top-heavy and
steeply angled on the
bottom!
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