Operational Activation · Phase 1 = Zone 1
Cash-flow in 30 days. Get the main yard hauling boats.
The play isn't to fix the whole property first — it's to make Zone 1 (the red main yard) operational fast: recommission the travel lift, clear a working lane on the main seawall, and start hauling, storing, and servicing vessels. Everything that can't move yet gets cleaned up, screened, and left for the phased clearance behind it. Legal and environmental clearance for the derelicts runs in parallel from day one so it's ready when we reach Zones 2–4.
30days to Zone 1 operational
Day 11target first paid haul-out
4revenue streams live by day 30
①→④phased clearance
How to read this. This is the execution plan that sits under Nate's lease & operating framework — his document sets who owns what and how money flows (APB as exclusive operator, all revenue billed through APB); this sets how we physically switch the yard on and start collecting. The Aug 10 sweep is the field event that fills in the real vessel counts, lift condition, and rate card that finalize the numbers here.
Phasing map
Main YardTravel lift, main seawall, shops, road access — the revenue engine
Water & DerelictsFinger piers, derelict barges, sunken vessel — salvage & clear
Center Dry StorageReorganize into a real dry-storage grid
West PointOverflow / long-term storage & staging
Engineered site plan
The measured yard the phasing above gets built on — berth bays, the travel-lift wells, buildings and traffic lanes, drawn to the survey.
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The four phases
PRIORITYPhase 1 · Days 1–30
Zone 1 — Main YardTravel lift live, main seawall cleared, dry storage + dockage + service billing on. This is where the money starts.
Phase 2 · Days 15–90
Zone 2 — Water & DerelictsSalvage the barges & sunken vessel, clear the finger piers, restore in-water dockage. Legal/enviro-heavy — starts in parallel.
Phase 3 · Days 30–120
Zone 3 — Center StorageReorganize into a numbered dry-storage grid to maximize lay-day revenue. A second income yard.
Phase 4 · Days 60–150
Zone 4 — West PointOverflow & long-term dry storage, plus staging capability (FTZ / DoD / FEMA response).
Phase 1 — the 30-day sprint
WK 0
DAYS 1–3 · MOBILIZE
Take control & inventoryConfirm authority & insurance active — what APB can legally touch, marine GL + operations coverage in force, gate/site access secured.
Tag every vessel in Zone 1 — owner, contact, agreement, and MOVE / CLEAN-AROUND / LEGAL-HOLD status (feeds the Sweep Kit, Aug 10).
Power & utility check to the travel lift and main shop; safety setup (fire, PPE, spill kit).
Revenue this week
Setup only — no billing yet
WK 1
DAYS 4–10 · SEAWALL + LIFT
Open the haul-out laneRecommission the travel lift — inspect engine, hydraulics, slings, rails/pilings & lift well; service; load-test with a known vessel.
Clear the main seawall — relocate movable vessels & debris off the haul lane and lift approach; open a clean working face.
Mark the yard — paint travel-lift lanes, blocking spots, and a staging grid; stand up interim washdown containment.
Revenue this week
Still setup — lift proven & lane open by day 10
WK 2
DAYS 11–17 · REVENUE ON
Start hauling & billingFirst paid haul-outs — begin the haul & launch cadence off the cleared seawall.
Open dry-storage blocks in cleared Zone 1 — lay-day billing starts the moment a boat is on the hard.
Basic service live — pressure-wash / bottom work in main shop #1; publish the rate card through APB billing.
Revenue this week
Haul-out & launch · dry storage · pressure-wash / environmental fee
WK 3
DAYS 18–24 · ORGANIZE
Make it presentableFull yard reorganization — clean rows, numbered blocking, tidy customer intake / office.
Dockage on cleared seawall — open wet slips where the wall is clear.
Consolidate the immovables to a tidy back line; tarp, clean, and screen them from the customer sightline. Entrance cleanup + signage.
Revenue this week
+ Dockage (wet slips) on top of haul-out & storage
WK 4
DAYS 25–30 · SCALE
Stabilize & hand off to Phase 2Steady haul cadence — work the booking backlog; set the weekly schedule.
Onboard first vetted vendors into shop bays (welding, fiberglass, mechanical) — vendor revenue share begins.
Recurring billing + dashboard live; run the 30-day review and trigger Phase 2 salvage.
Revenue this week
+ Service & repair labor · + vendor / tenant revenue share
DAY 30 · TARGET STATE
Zone 1 is a working boatyard
- Travel lift hauling on a schedule
- Dry storage & dockage occupied and billing
- Shop running paid service work
- Yard clean & presentable to customers
- Phase 2 legal/salvage clearance underway
Vessel triage — what we move, clean around, or can't touch
The rule that governs the whole yard: we can only relocate, haul, or dispose of a vessel we have authority over. Boats belonging to customers, or abandoned/derelict boats, follow a legal process — not a forklift. Every vessel gets one of three tags on day 1.
Move GREEN
APB has clear authority — our own, or a customer who authorizes the move.
Action
- Relocate into clean, numbered rows
- Or haul & put on the hard (storage billing)
- Free up the seawall & lift lane first
Clean around AMBER
Can't move yet — too difficult, too fragile, or no mover available — but not legally blocked.
Action
- Leave in place, tidy & tarp
- Rearrange the neighbors around it
- Screen it from the customer sightline
Legal hold RED
No clear authority — abandoned, derelict, lien, or owner dispute. Do not move or scrap.
Action
- Photograph & document condition day 1
- Start FL derelict-vessel / lien / owner-notice process
- Clean around it until title clears
When each revenue stream switches on
Day 11
Haul-out & launchTravel lift — highest-margin, immediate cash per vessel
PRIMARY
Day 11
Dry / land storageLay-days start the moment a boat is on the hard
PRIMARY
Day 12
Pressure-wash / bottom / environmental feeAutomatic add-on at every haul-out
ADD-ON
Day 18
Dockage — wet slipsOn cleared sections of the main seawall
RECURRING
Day 25
Service & repair laborThe APB core — welding, fabrication, mechanical
CORE
Day 28
Vendor / tenant revenue shareVetted trades working out of shop bays, billed through APB
PLATFORM
Parallel tracks — run all 30 days
These don't wait for a phase. They start day 1 because they're slow and they gate what we're allowed to physically do — especially in Zone 2.
Legal clearance
Derelict / abandoned-vessel process (FL FWC + Monroe County), maritime liens, owner notices, title. Determines every RED-tag vessel we can eventually remove.
Weeks–months · start day 1
Environmental
Sunken-vessel & fuel/oil handling, haul-out washdown containment (DEP/EPA), stormwater. A compliant washdown solution is required before high-volume pressure-washing.
Gates wash & salvage revenue
Permits & insurance
Occupational / business licenses, marine operations insurance, travel-lift certification & operator training. Confirms the yard can legally open for paid work.
Gates opening day
Resources to line up (Phase 1)
Costs are planning placeholders — the Aug 10 sweep sets the real numbers (lift condition, vessel counts) and we carry Robbie's existing published rates as the starting rate card.
| Resource | Why | Owner | Cost |
|---|
| Travel-lift recommission | Lift tech + parts/service; certification & operator training | APB ops | TBD — sweep |
| Blocking & stands | Jack stands, keel blocks, cribbing for hauled vessels | APB ops | TBD |
| Heavy equipment | Forklift / trailer (and crane as needed) to relocate movable vessels | APB ops | TBD |
| Yard crew | Lift operator, yard hands, welders/fabricators for service work | APB ops / HR | TBD |
| Wash & containment | Pressure washer + interim washdown containment (enviro-compliant) | APB / enviro | TBD |
| Cleanup & presentation | Dumpsters / scrap haul, tarps, paint for lanes, signage, entrance | APB ops | TBD |
| Insurance & permits | Marine ops coverage, licenses, lift certification | APB admin | TBD |
30 · 60 · 90 targets
Day 30
Zone 1 operationalLift hauling on schedule · storage & dockage billing · shop earning · yard presentable.
Day 60
Zone 2 salvage underwayFirst derelicts cleared under legal process · dockage occupancy climbing · service backlog building.
Day 90
Zones 1–2 earningTwo revenue zones live · vendor bays filling · Zone 3 storage grid being laid out.
Phases 2–4 roadmap
Zone 2 · Water & Derelicts · Days 15–90
Salvage & restore the waterfront
- Work the legal/enviro clearance (started day 1) to authority to remove
- Salvage & dispose derelict barges + sunken vessel with a licensed salvor
- Clear & repair the finger piers → restore in-water dockage inventory
- Opens clean lift approach and a much better customer first impression
Zone 3 · Center Dry Storage · Days 30–120
Turn the center into a storage grid
- Reorganize scattered boats into numbered, measured dry-storage rows
- Maximize lay-day revenue per square foot — a second income yard
- Feeds overflow from Zone 1 haul-outs
Zone 4 · West Point · Days 60–150
Long-term storage & staging
- Long-term / lower-turnover dry storage on the point
- Stand up staging capability — FTZ, DoD / FEMA storm-response positioning
- Note the shallow flats on the west/north side — deep-draft access stays on the Zone 1–2 seawall
