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Alameda, CA, December 1, 2008 – Bay Ship & Yacht Co. completed routine maintenance on the Ozark Lady, a 128 foot aluminum motor yacht. Ozark Lady was hauled out using Bay Ship & Yacht’s modern Syncrolift® and transferred to dry berth in mid-October to undergo bottom surface preparation and paint, blasting and re-coating of water tanks, and propeller analysis and tuning.

Bay Ship & Yacht is the only shipyard in California utilizing Syncrolift® technology to allow vessels measuring up to 200 feet in length, 45 feet in beam, and up to a 1200 ton displacement, to be safely lifted and transferred onto a dry berth ship maintenance facility with over 1000 linear feet of rail, providing dry land access for repairs.

Bay Ship & Yacht’s propeller experts conducted a detailed cleaning, truing and analysis of the Ozark Lady’s propellers, to improve vessel performance and speed.

With more than 30 years of maritime experience, Bay Ship & Yacht understands the unique nuances and performance considerations in selecting and applying marine coatings. Their inhouse paint department, consisting of highly-trained and experienced yacht coating specialists, utilized the latest application techniques best suited for the Ozark Lady and environmental factors to ensure flawless coverage.

The Syncrolift, coupled with their in-house experts in all facets of yacht repair, further cements Bay Ship & Yacht position as one of San Francisco Bay Area’s premiere shipyards providing a complete range of refit and repair services, expanded capacity, and unsurpassed customer service.

Founded in 1977, Bay Ship & Yacht Company is a privately held shipyard located in Alameda, CA. Other recent projects include the F/V Mendocino; R/V Western Flyer, a research vessel owned by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI); multiple coast guard projects; and many others. Bay Ship & Yacht has a complete range of refit and repair services for commercial, traditional boats, and mega-yachts. BS&Y provides 24-hour shipyard and dry-dock services, staffed with experienced craftsmen, who focus on absolute Customer Satisfaction.