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NOR TH COA S T THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • FR IDAY , APR IL 17 , 2015 3A C ou ld P o r t c oup l e c l e anup and b o a t y a rd ? Con s t ru c t ion and a n ew m emb e r o f th e bo a ty a rd comm i t t e e . Th e Po r t op e r a t e s an 88 - ton M a r in e T r av e l i f t on th e e a s t e rn edg e o f P i e r 3 , n ex t to th e bo a ty a rd . I t s wh e e l s t r av e l ou t on to e i th e r s id e o f a s l ip , wh e r e bo a t s pu l l in to b e h au l ed ou t and w a sh ed o f f in th e Po r t ’ s s e l f - con t a in ed w a sh p ad b e fo r e en t e r ing th e bo a ty a rd . 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