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Travelift Hauling and Launching

Santa Barbara Marine Travelift at Harbor Marineworks

Harbor Marineworks owns and operates a new Travelift Model 35BFM that can accommodate vessels up to seventy feet (70′) in length, and up to eighteen feet (18′) beam width and 77,000 lbs maximum weight. Pictured here is a Hoek Design 65′ glass over mahogany construction performance cruiser named Joy, recently hauled for an extensive refit and structural repairs to the bow.

Sailboat on blocks in Santa Barbara boatyard

Joy’s journey back to the water begins in the boatyard, where she has spent over a month blocked up for repairs including fresh Awlgrip Hullsides paint and Pettit bottom paint.

Preparation of straps for launching sailboat at Santa Barbara Harbor

Before the Travelift is moved into lifting position, additional straps are connected to accommodate her size and construction type.

Placing aft straps on sailboat at Harbor Marineworks Santa Barbara

The slings are covered with heavy mil waxed paper to protect the fresh hullsides and bottom paint.

Blocks being removed from sailboat being lifted by Marine Travelift

When the boat is lifted into position, the support stands are removed and the finishing touches are performed.

Sailboat at Santa Barbara Harbor ready to launch

At Harbor Marineworks, boats are transported through the Harbor parking lot to and from the boatyard and lift pier. This separation between the boatyard and the ocean insures that the impacts of boat repair are always contained within our facility and never have any environmental impact on our harbor or the ocean.

Harbor Marineworks Marine Travelift at Santa Barbara Harbor Launch Dock

Almost in place on the Travelift pier and ready for the water.

Sailboat being lowered in the harbor at Santa Barbara using Marine Travelift

Harbor Marineworks staff and Ocean Aire Electronics crew board together to perform launching inspections and sea trial.

Santa Barbara sailboat leaving the launch dock at Harbor

Another successful launch, another happy customer!

About Harbor MarineWorks

Harbor Marineworks  is located in the beautiful Santa Barbara Harbor, and serves in a number of vital roles as the only haul out facility in all of Santa Barbara County.  As an important gateway destination to the Channel Islands and a Harbor of Safe Refuge proximate to Point Conception, we support very active home ported recreational, commercial, sport fishing and agency fleets, as well as many coastwise cruising and transient vessels. 

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805 965-0887

122 Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109

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