CS34 Mimico Launch (with video)

Here is a YouTube video of the lift:

http://youtu.be/B1u8004PP7o

 

Funny how the tagline crews run after the crane with the load!

 

Really neat to see how Mimico launches boats under 40ft.  In Whitby, every boat is launched using a fixed crane, which really limits how far away from the launch dock the boats can be placed.

 

These rubber tired mobile cranes lift pretty much all of the small to mid sized sailboats and powerboats.

 

The other neat thing is that Mimico use several forklifts to move the cradles around:

 

 

In Whitby, they hook the cradles up to a pickup truck with a chain, and drag them accross the property to the storage yard.  The roadway between where the cradle and the yard is a mess for weeks with dust and stones, and takes weeks to cleanup.  I think this is also hard on the cradles, and limits placement for storage.

 

Also in Mimico, you have to take your cradle pads home and fold your cradle by noon the next day, or you will be fined by the club.

 

In the club next door, Etobicoke Yacht Club, they have several hydralic trailers to ferry the boats ON THEIR CRADLES to the cranes at the water's edge: