LCM 6 refurbishment

[Captain todd]

Does anyone know of a company if Florida that can refurb an LCM6? Im looking for a complete turn key job Thank you

 

[Capt Pat]

There are several that would like the work, you're just going to have to contact them. Look at the smaller boat yards first that have the hoist capable of lifting the weight of the boat. Our outfit has three aluminum LCM-8's (46 tons) and here in our part of Ohio, there is ONE marina that can lift them, (hull width is the issue, there's only 2 inches clearance on their dunnage boards in the well, the owner is afraid if she gets them out they won't line up going back in...... Yeah right not an issue with a split control rig, so instead, I have to hire commercial cranes) The work can be done by most yards, and the smaller ones are a bit 'hungry' and should give you a good rate. You looking at replacement of steel, or just sand sweeping, recoating and engine work? If you're doing some work yourself it saves, but are you looking for Coast Guard inspection status? THAT can cause real issues, you'll need a set of blueprints and such as well as getting approval for bulkhead changes and such. Good Luck.

 

[Captain todd]

Thanks for the info, it would need to be crane lifted and trucked to a yard. we are looking for sand repaint, replace any seals maybe upgrade trans, motor.
We actually have blueprints of it and service records from it military time.

 

[Capt Pat]

Did you by chance get the single point four leg lifting sling with it? There should be four lifting pads on it, two about a third of the way back from the bow and the other two just ahead of the engine compartment. If not, a crane company can lift it with a 100 to 150 ton hydraulic truck crane, (its 150 ton ONLY ten feet off the pin, any farther out, like centering on the well deck and the capacity of the crane drops off QUICKLY ) The crane company should also be able to provide a four leg lifting bridle and shackles capable of the tonnage needed. They make some nice kevlar lift straps now that wouldn't notice 28 tons.
The LCM-6 will be easier to lift that our Mike-8 boats, that boat (if unmodified) has a lifting weight of 28 tons (actually officially listed as 56,000 Lbs in the Navtra small craft manual. Its going to take a serious permit to move it its 56 ft long and 14 ft wide. so that is gonna be more an issue than the weight. (many states allow 40 tons on the road with a seven axle 'stinger' rig under them.)
Is it afloat, and can it be towed to a haul-out yard? THAT might be easier, (unless its sitting dry stored in a surplus yard. Then its hauling only usually. Nice thing is that after the repair yard is done, any yard with even the smaller 35 ton standard Marine Travelift will easily handle the boat. As you can see from the last two pictures here, that Military Issue four leg bridle has a CERTAIN amount of difficulty in working with them. Our Sea Cadets thought it "FUN", being somewhat older, my crews don't share that thought. Lol.
The engines are usually Detroit 6-71 diesels with Paragon gears unless refitted with the Twin Disc's. If they're not damaged, they're both good gears. There's a surplus dealer over in South Chicago, Adleman's and he's just gotten in some NICE Detroit 8-92's that would bolt right up in there. They advertize on several military vehicle sites as well as Facebook Marketplace. our outfit, Firelands Military Vehicle Group has bought from them, Nice folks and easy to deal with.
Wish we were closer to you, we'd have been able to help some anyway. But good luck