Marina & Wharf Maintenance
Marine structures are very costly to install and are exposed to the environment 24 hours a day. It is cheaper, safer & more convenient to carry out routine maintenance than to wait until problems occur.
A marina, wharf or slip way is a working piece of equipment which is constantly moving with the tide & waves and withstanding the impact of rust, electrolysis, marine growth & sun. It is no wonder these structures require regular maintenance or deteriorate rapidly requiring costly repairs or replacement.
Bowline can assist marina owners & operators by providing skilled labour as well as a maintenance schedule complete with forecast annual budget. In this way your facility will be safe, operational and attractive and you can make planned investments to keep it that way.
Our methodology for marina maintenance is as follows
- Meet with client. Photograph & inspect facility
- Identify safety hazards and satisfy Marina Contractor policy (if applicable)
- Develop matrix of maintenance tasks from important to less important
- Discuss scope of work with client & agree on approach & materials
- Provide maintenance schedule & annual forecast
- Conduct regular work, photograph & report to client
Below are some of the services that we provide to marina owners
- Regular Maintenance schedules
- Greasing squeaky gangways & replacement of polyurethane bushes
- Installation of cleats, slider bars and dock fittings
- Installation of fending
- Splicing & replacing dock lines
- Painting piles & pontoons
- Cleaning of underwater structures including piles, boat ramps, pontoons & sea strainers
- Maintenance of slipway cradles & repair of rails
- Pile cleaning, inspection & sleeving
- Inspection and replacement of chains & underwater rigging
To date Bowline Marine has provided marina maintenance for the following organisations: CYCA, D’Albora Marinas, RSYS, Mosman Bay, Double Bay Marina, Sydney Ship Repair & Engineering (Goat Island), Woodleys Marina, Sydney Foreshore Authrity (Cockatoo Island), Woollahra Council & Many private clients.
Pricing is based around labour hire charged at the rate of $198/hour including 2 tradesmen, work vessel & most equipment.