"Cranes" in the Wakefield Area...

[Quaysider]

Evening all,

 

I'm planning ahead here and need to find a crane to plonk the boat into the water after her journey over the m62....can I ask the fellowship for some recommendations - perhaps even contact phone numbers for Cranes in the West Yorkshire area?... ideally someone along the calder & Hebble or Aire and Calder navigations.

 

I know there is one at Wakefield Warf near the hepworth gallery but I cna't for the life of me find a phone number for them.

 

It did occur to me there might be one at the crt workshops at Stanley Ferry where they make the gates.

[DaveP]

Wakefield Wharf - give Bruce a bell on 07858 889 858. I don't think CRT do lifts at the Stanley workshop, but you might try the marina on 01924 201800.

[Quaysider]

Thanks Dave - I've been trying the marina but their opening hours don't seem to correspond with mine ... the number for Bruce is very much appreciated though. I'll give him call tomorrow....

 

I DO have to admit though, I'm abit scared at the prospect of being craned in 50 yards from a weir in my life's savings lol...

[tonyt40]

I think most of the local yards hire them in when there are a few lifts to do. I know this is the case at Stanley Ferry and Supreme marine in Castleford. Maybe you could contact them and see what they have planned. When is the boat due?

[Robbo]

How much does the boat weigh?

[Quaysider]

I think most of the local yards hire them in when there are a few lifts to do. I know this is the case at Stanley Ferry and Supreme marine in Castleford. Maybe you could contact them and see what they have planned. When is the boat due?

 

 

Not until October... but I'm told that's more of a concept than delivery slot lol

 

How much does the boat weigh?

 

 

The haulier "estimates" it at 18 tonne.

 

 

 

 

The Road part isn't dear though - 720 inc vat inc 2 hours each end allowed for loading unloading.

[Robbo]

The haulier "estimates" it at 18 tonne.

Try Viking Marina in Goole, they have a 20 tonne hoist on site.

[David Mack]

Cramscene have lifted boats in the pasts, but its a long time since I had any dealings with them, so don't know if they still do.

 

You could ask Nigel Stevens at Shire Cruisers who he uses, as he has just had most of his fleet craned out to the other side of the Calder and Hebble / Rochdale flood-related closures.

[Quaysider]

I've just had a nice long chat with Ed at Stanley Ferry - smashing bloke by the sounds of it.

 

They tend to club together every 6 weeks or so and share a crane.. doing so it works out about 350 quid ... IF we HAVE to do a dedicated one, we're looking at 1500 ... which as a Yorkshire man does make me flinch a bit, is not TOO bad I suppose... AND it puts the boat right where we want it (well within 500 yards or so)

[tonyt40]

I got my boat today . When we went for the handover the owners had prepared us a DVD with a slideshow of photos and a video of the history of the boat. It shows the boat leaving the builder and then being reversed into Stanley Ferry boat yard on a lorry before being craned over the yard and into the water.

[Sweeny Todd]

Quaysider

 

Are you going to be moored at Stanley Ferry once you have your boat?

[Keza]

Hi dave do you remember me from wakefield ?

[jpcdriver]

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Edited July 13, 2022 by jpcdriver
just realised this is an old thread