Haul-out & blocking
150-tonne travelift with a 9 m lift well, hydraulic stands and a blocking plan drawn from your docking plan before the boat arrives.
- Lifts to 42 m LOA, 8.4 m beam
- Pressure wash with water capture
Refit · Repair · Haul-out — Upper Harbour, Victoria
Hauled, fixed, and back in the water on the date we quoted.
A 150-tonne travelift, four covered refit bays and 60 trades under one gate. Seiners, tugs, crew boats, government hulls and big yachts — line-itemed quotes in writing within two business days, and a haul-out slot held while you decide.
150 tTravelift capacity, 8.4 m beam
2 daysWritten quote, or we tell you why
94%Of 2025 refits splashed on the quoted date
Start a quote in 20 secondsTell us the boat. We'll carry it into the full request below.
How a quote works
From first message to
a held slot in two days.
Owners and fleet managers told us the slowest part of a refit was getting a straight number. So we put a clock on it — and we publish the clock.
5min
You send the request
Vessel, length, tonnage, the work you need and the window you'd like. Attach photos, drawings or your last survey if you have them.
4hrs
A yard manager calls you
Not a coordinator — the person who will run your job. They ask the questions a form can't, and book a walk-through if the boat is local.
2days
Written, line-itemed quote
Haul, blocking, lay days, labour by trade and materials, each on its own line. Known unknowns are priced as clear allowances, not buried.
7days
Your slot is held
We pencil your haul-out on the board for seven days while you decide. No deposit to hold, no pressure call on day six.
The two-day promise: if your written quote isn't in your inbox within two business days of the call, your haul and relaunch are on us. Counted from the yard's job log, not a marketing claim.
Start my requestCapabilities
Eight trades.
One gate. One invoice.
No subcontractor chain, no "the painter can't start until the welder's done somewhere else." Every trade below works on our hardstand, on our schedule, under one project manager.
Covered refit bays
Four heated, lit bays — two at 34 m — so coatings cure on schedule in a Victoria February and crews work dry from November to March.
- 14 m clear height in Bay 1
- Full containment for blasting
Welding & fabrication
Steel and aluminum. Hull replating, bulwarks, fish holds, A-frames, davits, stern rollers, new wheelhouses. CWB-certified to both W47.1 and W47.2.
- In-house plate rolling & brake
- UT thickness gauging
Repower, shaft & prop
Engine swaps and rebuilds, reduction gears, shaft pulls, cutless bearings, seals and propeller reconditioning with dynamic balancing on site.
- Shafts to 150 mm, 9 m long
- Alignment by laser, documented
Coatings & bottom paint
Abrasive blast to SA 2.5, epoxy barrier systems, antifouling, topsides and superstructure. Every coat logged with DFT readings you get a copy of.
- Coating inspector on staff
- Manufacturer-warranted systems
Electrical & electronics
AC and DC rewiring, switchboards, shore power, alarm and monitoring, plus nav and comms: radar, AIS, chartplotters, autopilot and sonar installs.
- Marine-certified electricians
- As-built drawings delivered
Transport Canada prep
We walk your vessel against the inspection checklist before the inspector does, fix the gaps, and have the paperwork ready when they arrive.
- Periodic & out-of-water inspections
- Deficiency close-out reports
Survey support
Pre-purchase, insurance and condition surveys: we haul, wash, open up what the surveyor needs and price the recommendations the same week.
- Surveyor access day included
- A/B/C priority pricing
The yard
2.6 acres on the
Upper Harbour.
Ten minutes past the Johnson Street Bridge, out of the swell and next to the rail spur. Here is exactly what we can lift, block and cover — so you know before you call.
Covered bays
Vessels on the hard
Travelift route
Open positions
| Travelift | 150 tonnesTwo 9 m slings, load-cell readout on every lift |
|---|---|
| Max vessel | 42 m LOA · 8.4 m beamLarger by floating crane arrangement — ask |
| Lift-well depth | 4.6 m at chart datumHaul windows timed to the tide table |
| Covered bays | 4 — two at 34 × 11 m, two at 24 × 9 mHeated, 14 m clear in Bay 1, blast containment |
| Hardstand | 14 positions on reinforced concreteHydraulic stands, keel blocks to 2 m |
| Shore power | 30 / 50 / 100 A · 208 & 480 V 3-phase |
| Lifting on the hard | 25 t mobile crane · 5 t forklift |
| Environmental | Closed-loop wash water, zero dischargeSampled monthly, results posted at the gate |
| Access | 24/7 gated, CCTV, owner crew welcomeLiveaboard on the hard by arrangement |
Need the docking plan template or our blocking guide? Ask in your quote request and we'll send both.
Haul-out board
See the open weeks
before you call.
The same board our yard manager works from, updated every Monday. Tap any open or limited week to carry it straight into your quote request.
Swipe sideways to see all twelve weeks →
Weeks start Monday. Dec 21–Jan 1: yard closed for crew holidays, emergency haul-outs only.
Send us your survey
Already have a survey? We'll price every line.
Insurance, condition or pre-purchase — upload it as-is. Our estimator reads every recommendation and sends back a costed plan, so you know what's urgent and what can wait a season.
- Must-do before the next inspection or renewal — priced firm, scheduled first.
- Should-do this haul-out — cheaper now while the boat is out of the water.
- Can wait — noted with a rough cost so you can plan next year's budget.
Drop your survey here
PDF, Word or photos of the pages. Up to 50 MB. We reply with the costed A/B/C plan within three business days.
Your survey stays with our estimator. We never share it with brokers or other yards.
Recent work
The jobs that
come through our gate.
Four typical refits from the last two seasons. Vessel names withheld at owners' request — the numbers are straight from the job files.
Steel · Fishing
26 m steel seiner — replating & TC re-inspection
UT gauging found wastage along the turn of the bilge. We cropped and renewed 14 m² of 10 mm plate, rebuilt two fish-hold frames, blasted and recoated the bottom, and closed out every deficiency before the Transport Canada inspector's second visit.
21Days out of the water
+2.4%Final vs. written quote
0Open deficiencies at splash
Aluminum · Workboat
17 m aluminum crew boat — twin repower
Out with two tired diesels, in with a matched pair of Tier 3 engines, new gears, shafts and props. We fabricated new engine beds, re-routed exhaust, rewired the engine room and ran sea trials with the operator's own skipper at the helm.
32Days, haul to sea trial
+1.1%Final vs. written quote
31 knLoaded speed, up from 24
Steel · Towing
22 m harbour tug — shaft, bearings & wheel
Vibration complaint traced to a bent tailshaft and worn cutless bearings. Shaft straightened and re-machined in our shop, bearings and seals renewed, propeller repitched and balanced, and alignment logged by laser for the owner's maintenance file.
9Days out of the water
−3.0%Final vs. written quote
0.05mm/m final alignment
FRP · Yacht
34 m motor yacht — winter refit under cover
Bottom taken back to gelcoat with a new barrier and antifouling system, topsides refinished in Bay 1, stabiliser seals renewed and a full nav-electronics refresh — all while the crew stayed aboard on the hard.
47Days in Bay 1, Nov–Jan
0.0%Final vs. written quote
412DFT readings logged
Every finished job comes with a close-out package: before-and-after photos, coating and alignment logs, a parts list with serial numbers, and the quote reconciled line by line against the final invoice.
Safety & certifications
The paperwork your
fleet manager will ask for.
Government and commercial operators need to see the certificates before the boat moves. They're listed here, and current copies go out with every quote.
1,140Days since a lost-time incident
100%Of trades with marine-specific safety tickets
COR-certified
Certificate of Recognition safety program, externally audited every year.
CWB — W47.1 & W47.2
Certified for welded steel and aluminum construction, with tickets on file per welder.
Transport Canada ready
Inspection prep and deficiency close-outs on commercial and government vessels.
Zero-discharge yard
Closed-loop wash water, contained blasting and monthly sampling posted at the gate.
NACE-certified coating inspector
On staff, signing off every coat on every hull we paint.
$10M liability, ship-repairer's cover
Certificates of insurance issued same day for owners and lenders.
Questions owners ask
Before you
book the lift.
Can't find yours? The yard manager answers the phone at (250) 555-0147, 7 am–5 pm, Monday to Friday.
How firm is the quote?
Every known item is priced firm. Things nobody can see until the boat is out — wastage behind a liner, a seized shaft — are listed as named allowances with a unit rate. If we find more, you get a written change order with a price before anyone picks up a tool.
Can my own crew work on the boat while it's on the hard?
Yes. Owner crews are welcome for maintenance and prep after a short site orientation. Hot work, blasting and anything near the travelift stay with our trades for insurance reasons.
What do lay days cost?
Hardstand is billed per metre per day, covered bays per metre per week. Both are on your quote as their own lines. If we overrun our own schedule, lay days stop counting on the date we promised.
Do you take emergency haul-outs?
We keep one lift slot a week open for emergencies — fouled props, holed hulls, running-gear failures. Call the yard line first, then send the request so we have the details on file.
What should I send with my request?
The basics are enough to start: vessel type, length, displacement and what you need done. A docking plan, recent survey or a few photos of the problem area will tighten the quote and often save a site visit.
Do you work on government and research vessels?
Regularly. We're set up for public-sector procurement: insurance certificates, safety documentation and itemized quotes formatted for tender responses, with security-cleared escorts on request.
Request a refit quote
Book a haul-out or get a number.
The more you tell us, the tighter the quote. Only the starred fields are required — everything else helps.
Call back within 4 business hours from the yard manager who'll run your job.
Written quote within 2 business days, line-itemed by trade.
Haul-out slot held 7 days while you decide. No deposit to hold.
Rather talk it through?
(250) 555-0147
Yard manager line, 7 am–5 pm weekdays. After hours for emergencies: (250) 555-0199.
Find the yard
By road or by water.
Arriving by water? Call on VHF 66A from the Johnson Street Bridge and we'll have the lift dock clear.
Yard & office
Saltline Marine & Shipyard
Slipway Road, Upper Harbour
Victoria, BC
After-hours emergencies
(250) 555-0199
VHF 66A · Fouled props, holed hulls
Hours
Office: 7 am–5 pm, Mon–Fri
Yard: 6:30 am–6 pm, Mon–Sat