Webcor's Rebuilding Day - Boatyard

BIAC's boatyard was functional in 2006 but at capacity and beginning to wear. The old boatyard was transformed to the new layout and rack assignments with new racks and oar lockers. Below is the history of this major project.

Tasks -BIAC would like to accomplish these in the boatyard:

1. BIAC: Order a 60'x96' Cover-All shelter (by 3/24)
   Our footing details and a (1.6MB PDF) manufacturers brochure.
   Status: postponed indefinitely due to fire suppression requirements.
2. BIAC: Clear the boatyard of shells and racks (by 4/16)
3. BIAC: Redesign our racks and a safer shell rack layout
   The rack designs are here.
4. Pour on-surface concrete footings for the shelter (4/23,24?)
5. BIAC: Install the shelter trusses or ribs (days before 4/28)
6. Repair the 8'x40' leaking cargo container (4/28)
7. Remove the compressor and log shed
8. Resurface the yard (4/28)
9. Have new oar lockers built to fit near redesigned racks
   Qty: 10 Sweep lockers and 5 scull lockers
10. Remove old engine and boat parts and useless materials
11. Repair odd holes in the Sea Wall
12. Construct new shell racks in safer layout
13. Install and shim new racks level in yard
14. Acquire four 12' Vermette 512A Lifts
15. Build 12 new shell slings
16. BIAC: Install a 60'x96' open end Cover-All structure (post 4/28)
    1. Drawing of the proposed boatyard with Cover-All
    2. Drawing of a proposed interior of the Cover-All
    3. Exterior renderings of the Cover-All (note: ends will not be used).
       Many thanks to David Lee for his work here!
17. BIAC: Restore shells and oars to Rack Assignments in the new yard layout

Equipment Reference:
Here are some facts and considerations when designing a shell racking system:

• All shells have a pin to pin max wingspan of 5'6".
• Eights are: 55' - 59' long and 24" - 28" at the beam weighing 200-230 lbs
• Fours are 42' - 45' long and 16" - 24" at the beam weighing 110-125 lbs.
• Doubles are 35' long (max) and often 20" at the beam weighing 55-75 lbs
• Flat water Singles are generally 24' - 27' long and 12" at the beam, 16" at the washbox, and weigh 27-35 lbs. Singles can be racked with overlapping stern/bow sections.
• Open water singles (like Aero's) are generally 24' long, 25" at the beam, and weigh about 40 lbs rigged.
• Racks: Singles racks are 3'9" post to post, Eights can be 3'5" between side-to-side posts (even less - perhaps 2' - if riggers on side to side shells are interweaved).
  The horizontal spacing between same-shell rack spars should be:
  • 18.5' for eights and fours
  • 10' for doubles and pairs
  • 8' for singles
• Racking: 5 high max unless special hand lifts (like the Vermette 512A) are used.
• Rack spars: 2'7" long spars are vertically spaced 24" for eights - can be 21" for singles.
• Oar lockers can often be designed to be 3' 6" wide and 18"-24" deep to fit on the two ends of a racking system between shells, provided that the racks are spaced length-wise so that all riggers on shells fit inside of the extreme end rack posts.
  • Sweep oars are 12.5' long (max)
  • Sculling oars are 9.7' long (max).
Therefore safe oar locker heights for sweeps can be 13.5' and for sculls 10.5'.
• Bay walkway widths must be able to pass a shell (5.5' wide) beng carried safely. BIAC's current bays have a tight 6' walkway, but experienced designers recommend 8' or more.