Launch with a crane ?
 

In general ... at events that have cranes ...how much is the charge ? If you have a steel trailer and dont want to dip it in Salt ...

are you talking races or poker runs? For races there is not a charge that I am aware of.

Poker runs are anywheres from $300.00 to $600.00 in and out. They usually charge by the foot

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No $hit. I will spend the hour or so rinsing the trailer instead of paying those prices. NYC was $600.00 in and out for my Tiger 2 years ago. Needless to say my trailer got dipped

I like NYC I just go by water.:D

Poker Runs ... I found a good deal on a steel Trailer ...here in North Florida I can launch in Fresh water .....

Had a guy in Sarasota tell us $600 a couple of years ago, and I told him to go F*ck himself:mad:

I could have an extra hour at Cheetah's for that:evilb:

Guess I should have known ... ANYTHING even remotely connected to boating your gona get screwed ....:rolleyes:

I could understand if was an all day job, but it's 10 minutes work:rolleyes: I just pull through the first drive through full service truck(semi) wash and they will hose down the truck, trailer, and boat for $50.:eureka:

You also forgot to mention that they are open 24/7. Is that the famous Wildwood Truck Wash?

It may only be a 10 minute job, but have checked out the costs of cranes?? and a operator?? And cost of repair if something does break, and possible lost revenue, if unit is down awaiting parts. I would think the organization gets a certain deal for the weekend then charges the participants what they feel that service is worth. Again not sure of all the spec in this situation.

I can say while in a remote area the only crane available to lift a piece of equipment we had broke, and we needed the lift to happen, closest crane capable was 400 miles away, the charge was $13000 for about 2 hrs lifting, and the rest driving back and forth. the orginal quote $18000.

this one didn't go so well......

Still high .

Hanging out at the cranes is almost as fun as hanging out at the ramp. Nothing funnier than to see nice boats w/ the straps on wrong , bow down and the boat not level!

I could understand the price if you called a mobile crane just for you, but it should not cost that much with a permanent crane at a marina.

just dont let the valets park the truck:evilb:

No matter how many times you use the crane, it still makes you cringe to see your boat swinging in the air!

After the travel lift puts your boat in the water cuz you don't even have a trailer to back the pumpkin down the ramp!:evilb: You gonna get a lift this year?

I might get a lift. The travel lift don't cost me anything its unlimited in and outs.

I rented a 30K capacity crane yesterday. For 6 hours including delivery and 2 operators it was $1000. This wasn't a fly-by-night operation either. They're running 20 crews and fully insured.

I'll probably never own something needing to be "craned" in, But do you need something setup on the boat to crane it? I wouldn't imagine you'd just lift it by the cleats??
Maybe a stupid question, but I'll ask it anyway.

$2.50/ft. @ Anacortes WA

Race boats usually have specialized lifting eyes on the transom and bow or upper deck tied to the stringers and a set of custom straps to lift it straight. Also at many racesites they have a spreader (standard rigging equipment) with 2 large straps to lift boats without lift points-this is a pain in the a$$ on many boats due to steps, trailer design, and weight/balance issues. Some of the race organizations have forced you to have custom straps if you are going to use the crane in order to avoid the strap/spreader gig. Race sites pay for the crane and the crane crew works for t-shirts :D

They are special setups made to lift the boat. There are eyes on the transom and on the top deck that are tied into the stringers to hold the weight of the boat. Here are a few pictures to show you what I am talking about.

This is our old Top Gun. You can see that it does not have the standard rings or eyes on the transom. In place of them it has a different seyup made for lifting. On the bow there are two lifting eyes as well. These eyes are attached to the stringers and a bulkhead inside the boat.

Our Apache uses lifting eyes on the bow that are flush with the deck when not in use. The Gladiator had this same setup on the top deck. The eyes are different than the ones on the Top Gun, but they are attached to the boat's structure the same way. In the picture of the Gladiator top deck, the eyes are next to the Mother's stickers. On the Apache they are in closer to the bow rail. The rear setup on both of these boats is the same as the Top Gun pictured above.