Car lift for storing boat
11-05-2013, 07:54 AM
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Car lift for storing boat
Not sure if this is the right place to post this has anyone ever installed a 4 post car lift in garage to use to store your boat so you can park a car under it
11-05-2013, 08:54 AM
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Assuming this would be for a 20' Cigarette as your username suggests, I can't see why this would not work.
It would probably be best to block the trailer to make sure you have the weight evenly supported, and you may even end up with the boat fore or aft of center for proper weight distribution.
Make sure you get a wide lift.
And if going all out, might as well get the rolling lift-jacks to make blocking the boat even easier.
It would probably be best to block the trailer to make sure you have the weight evenly supported, and you may even end up with the boat fore or aft of center for proper weight distribution.
Make sure you get a wide lift.
And if going all out, might as well get the rolling lift-jacks to make blocking the boat even easier.
11-05-2013, 12:52 PM
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Your going to be hard pressed to get the boat/trailer on ther lift. My dually fits on our lift (outside rears hang off) but my 19' centerconsole and trialer is too wide.
We have a big 4-post also, good to 14k LBS
We have a big 4-post also, good to 14k LBS
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11-06-2013, 08:45 AM
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Can be done, but, most 4 post lifts are only 16 ft long, so you will need to make a jig of some type to support the hitch end to hold the nose up. I would think it would be easy to bolt a small tube or square shaft to the cross member, then clamp onto the trailer. This will also ensure it does not roll on you.
The biggest problem though as I see it, with a traditional 4 post, is getting the clearance needed for the width past the posts to place it on the lift. It would be relatively easy to widen a lift with spacers, but be very carefull, that the legs are mounted well into the floor so they do not tilt as the lift rises.
The biggest problem though as I see it, with a traditional 4 post, is getting the clearance needed for the width past the posts to place it on the lift. It would be relatively easy to widen a lift with spacers, but be very carefull, that the legs are mounted well into the floor so they do not tilt as the lift rises.
11-06-2013, 08:47 AM
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Without seeing a floor plan and some elevations, I think you are going to interfere with the garage door. You might have to have the tongue of the trailer pitched up when on the lift to get it over a standard 8' tall door which might work. 9' feet, maybe not.
...assuming normal garage doors. Or are you going with roll-ups?
11-06-2013, 08:38 PM
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Sure a 22' boat is going to fit in a 28' garage on a trailer?
Without seeing a floor plan and some elevations, I think you are going to interfere with the garage door. You might have to have the tongue of the trailer pitched up when on the lift to get it over a standard 8' tall door which might work. 9' feet, maybe not.
...assuming normal garage doors. Or are you going with roll-ups?
Without seeing a floor plan and some elevations, I think you are going to interfere with the garage door. You might have to have the tongue of the trailer pitched up when on the lift to get it over a standard 8' tall door which might work. 9' feet, maybe not.
...assuming normal garage doors. Or are you going with roll-ups?
