Marina Mile in Florida Purchases New Lift

A new 75 BFII Marine Travelift has been delivered to Marina Mile Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The lift with a 75-metric ton capacity and new technology replaces the facility’s 34-year old 70 BFM. Marine Travelift provides readily available support on service items and technical labor and was able to assist in the sale of the old lift while the new one was on order.

“Our 70 BFM boat hoist was sold during the same time our new 75 BFMII was on order,” said David Hole, general manager. “The new machine was up and the older machine was down within a four day time period with virtually no disruption to our operation. The 70 BFM was a trusted work horse which allowed us to operate at peak performance for years and years. Marine Travelift equipment has been so good to us for so many years, we wanted to upgrade our hoist with the newest technology and stay with the same trusted name and proven value.”

The new lift has remote diagnostics and intelligent operating systems providing more efficiency and safety for the Marina Mile yard, also enabling better customer service.

“Our lift crew loves the remote control, it provides the ability to walk around the load and see vessels clearly,” Hole said. “The new 75 BFMII has increased our marina’s overall safety by allowing us to have a broad view of each pick, without the need to rely on operator hand signals.”