WEM Yacht & Boat Cradles
Designed and Made by Boat Owners, for the boating industry
They say that necessity is the mother of innovation - indeed that was the case when I made my first Yacht Cradle for my Contessa Yacht in 2019. Since then, our cradles have been shipped all over the Country.
What was the problem?
Like many, we stowed our cradle in the Yard during the winter and had been frustrated with the various ‘hire’ cradles we’d had to deal with over the years. Eventually, we decided to invest in our own cradle and being an engineer, that naturally meant developing our own which resolved the niggles of those available on the market.
Here’s our first Cradle, ready for our Contessa 28
The floodgates Opened.
The day we assembled our 'Thread-Less’ cradle, we were asked if we’d make the same for other boat owners… since then, we have supplied private owners and yards all over the country.
We didn’t stop there.
Since our first Cradle, we have listened to the feedback received and have introduced a number of improvements, all focussed on making a stronger, safer and more maintainable cradle. These Include:
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Shore-Fast (our Registered Design)
- Utilises a Combination of Interlocking Pins and U-Struts. This eliminates the risk of centre-board ‘ Slip’ and minimises ‘Flex’ in the cradle.
- Utilises a Combination of Interlocking Pins and U-Struts. This eliminates the risk of centre-board ‘ Slip’ and minimises ‘Flex’ in the cradle.
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Centre Board Extension
- Coupled with the rigidity of the Shore Fast design, our cradles centre-boards are now extendable by 200mm per joint.
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Post Reinforcement
- An area of high stress is the head of the A frame post. We added a full 'Tie Ring’ to eliminate the chance of failure in this area. Overkill, possibly… but better to be safe.
- Minimised Thread Fittings
- Threaded fittings like Nuts and Bolts are essential in certain applications however, where they are not… they have been replaced with Pins to reduce the burden of maintenance and ease assembly/disassembly.
Our Shore-Fast Cradles now
Today, our cradles are in use across the country.
Adjustable in all Axis, they a versatile, strong and importantly Transportable in a small car!
Our most popular model, the 6 leg, is shown below (seen supporting our own Contessa 35)
Standard 6 Leg (Contessa 35)
Adjustable in all Axis to accommodate almost any Hull shape and size
Our cradles are adjustable in all Axis, making them extremely versatile to most hull shapes
General Notes and Price Guide
All Cradles are constructed from structural grade steel and CNC machined, for consistent quality.
All parts are acid etched and protected through Hot Dip galvanising to ensure the entire cradle is protected from the harsh saltwater environment.
The centre sections are modular and are available to add on to any std cradle, to accommodate hulls of longer LoA
Pls see our size and price guide below but pls bear in mind that these are approximate, given the design of the hull to be supported.
| Boat Length | Legs | Max Draft | Price, inc VAT and Delivery |
| up to 30ft or 9m | 4 | 1.8m | £1895.00 |
| up to 30ft or 9m | 4 | 2.0m | £1995.00 |
| up to 36 or 10.5m | 6 | 2.0m | £2795.00 |
| up to 42ft or 13m | 8 | 2.0m |
£3495 |
| To Suit | To Suit | To Suit |
£POA |
Finally, we can make any cradle to any specification - just drop us a message.
To order one of our cradles, click on any of the images or CLICK HERE, to go to the listings.