12 DRY STACK STORAGE


Demand grows for boat storage systems


By Aija Senberger*


B


ecoming ever more popular amongst boat- owners, dry stack storage offers many benefits


associated with both reduced maintenance costs and the convenience of boat launches being bookable at short-notice. As a result, the demand for installation of these boat storage systems is rapidly growing, with marina owners showing more interest in adding a dry stack to their current


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standard services portfolio. When planning for the


development of a dry stack facility, there are many operational factors that must be considered at the project development stage. This ensures that the newly-installed storage system is the most cost- effective, robust and overall ‘fit- for-purpose’ design that utilises the yard’s space in the most efficient manner, maximising the dry stack’s return on investment.


First consideration Without a doubt, the first and most obvious consideration when developing such a project is the potential demand, both in terms of the volume and the size variations of the boats that will be catered for on the system.


“When designing bespoke dry


stack systems for our customers, we have to take into account the area available, ensuring that the dry stack proposed will cater for all of


the different boat types, sizes and weights that the operator is looking to accommodate. This also has to interface with the equipment that will be utilised to load and unload the boats,” explained Tony Collins, Business Development Director at Wickens Engineering Ltd, a long- established, UK-based storage systems manufacturer that has supplied bespoke dry stack facilities to numerous UK and European marinas.


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