Anyone got a recomendation on Haulout yards in Qld that dont charge an arm and a leg for time on the hard. Ive heard of Montys north of Brizbane but they have limited room for Cats and there is a long waiting list. Cardwell is operating again but there is no power at this yard, Ive heard of one in Maryborough, Any reports on this yard? Cisco?
Im up for a hull extension and paint job (Looking a bit shabby).

hangtime said...

I acknowledge that there is spelling mistooks in the above post........ Badinfluence please dont jump on me.

And your grammar. Is that one hull "extension" or two hull "extensions"

hangtime said...

Anyone got a recomendation on Haulout yards in Qld that dont charge an arm and a leg for time on the hard. Ive heard of Montys north of Brizbane but they have limited room for Cats and there is a long waiting list. Cardwell is operating again but there is no power at this yard, Ive heard of one in Maryborough, Any reports on this yard? Cisco?
Im up for a hull extension and paint job (Looking a bit shabby).

Maryborough Slipway and Sandblasting is highly recommended. Price wise and quality of service is great. Graham, the owner, is a progressive businessman and yacht owner to boot.

The slipway and their haulout equipment is well suited for catermarans.

Winter is the best time to be there. It is unbearably hot and humid in summer.

Other down sides are getting there and anchorage in the river is poor holding.

Brisbane is spelt with an "s" not a "z". Monty's yard is developing a reputation as a caravan park where they have yachts instead of caravans.

Burnett Heads Marina is not suitable for catermarans.

Bundaberg Port Marina and Yard IMHO are a ripp off. First thing they did after the floods was bang their prices up. How does $90/day storage, must use onsite trades people sound to you? Besides which they are full.

Value for money wise with a catermaran I doubt you will do better than Bundaberg Slipways, right on the town reach.

If you want to do hull extensions and if you go there, you will have available to you one of the best fibreglass workers in the country. He works at the slip and if you want more information on costs, PM me and I will give you his phone number.

Russell who owns that slipway, also owns a slipway at Tin Can Bay, another good place to slip a catermaran.

Bundaberg, Maryborough and Tin Can Bay are three of Queensland's "Best Kept Secrets" so please do not tell your friends about them or they will get buggered up.

In regard to hauling out I have just had quotes from Maryborough and Mackay for a seven day period out of the water the full costs are very similar even though the charges for different items are different.

e.g Mackay/Marybotough pull out and relaunch $320/$252
high press wash $120/$22 per hour do it yourself
Daily charge $105/$84
Live aboard $0 /$20 per week
These quotes are for a 42' leopard cat.

I have hauled out at Mackay the last 2 years you are allowed to do your own work and I believe this is the same for Maryborough. There are a lot of yards these days that are not permitting that.

Hi
Re my quotes I have checked the email and the website they quoted me $105 per day for the slipway and the website states $2.50 per foot per day which equals $105 for a 42 foot cat.

For your 42 ft cat the Maryborough hardstand rate works out at $231 per week.

Same length boat in the Mackay Ship Yard works out at $514.5 per week.

A floating marina berth at Mackay for a 42 ft cat works out at $432 per week (live aboard).

I have seen luxury motor yachts that travel from Sydney to Tin Can Bay for slipping and maintainance due to prohibitive costs and EPA regulations in NSW.

I still believe Tin Can, Maryborough and Bundaberg are the best value for money boating facilities on the east coast.

There used to be a slipway and yard in the Mackay Harbour and some pile berths but with the financial muscle involved with the development of the boat harbour they probably forced them to shut down.

There is a new halout yard in Newcastle NSW if any one is interested, cheaper than Noakes and the operator is a first class ships carpenter, Surveyor and rigger, just for the record.

whats it called ??

@ Cisco - Thanks for the info regarding Maryborough, sounds damn good to me. I am hopefully buying a new, (to me) yacht in the next couple of months and was about to start looking for a good yard to do some work.

Once I buy something, I want to slip and antifoul, replace all the through hull fittings, maybe do the prop shaft stern gland, check rudder fittings etc. Get a good rigger to go over the rig and a mechanic to do a thorough service on the engine. As well as a whole lot of work generally to get it ready for cruising. Was thinking of maybe 3 months on the hard.

I like Maryborough as a town and wasnt aware that the slip existed. Seems like a good place to sort out the boat before heading north early next year.

Again thanks for the heads up ...