Third Child 29 Fountain
10-18-2021, 01:13 PM
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For that to even conceivably work, you would have to jack the Fountain up off the bunks and lubricate the carpet with soap or ????
Siting high and dry like the pics show, that boat would take an incredible pull (probably more than the rear tie down loops would take) to break the friction from the dry hull and dry carpet bunks before it even started to move.... know anyone with a big towboat (Nautique or the like)
Siting high and dry like the pics show, that boat would take an incredible pull (probably more than the rear tie down loops would take) to break the friction from the dry hull and dry carpet bunks before it even started to move.... know anyone with a big towboat (Nautique or the like)
10-18-2021, 01:18 PM
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Definitely not trying to get my 15 mins of fame here... or wreck the bottom of the boat...
I think this is the last and only option, other than water level coming up a foot before winter. There are realistically only 4 bolts you would have to undo, but we are concerned about it being centered and balanced on the lift like others have stated above. Hoping for the best.. might have been a blessing in disguise because our storage company is still waiting on some door springs due to supply chain issues and we would have had this thing sitting in our driveway for who knows how long.
That would be my suggestion. Convert the air line to something you can release by hand. Then disconnect the lift from the dock and float it out to gentle deeper water. Just make sure you have the plug in!
Once you release enough air out of the lift, it should settle down enough for the boat to float off; and then IMMEDIATELY cap the air inlet. The lift will have enough buoyancy to float it back to the slip and re-attach.
Once you release enough air out of the lift, it should settle down enough for the boat to float off; and then IMMEDIATELY cap the air inlet. The lift will have enough buoyancy to float it back to the slip and re-attach.
10-18-2021, 01:50 PM
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Hook a come-a-long to the rear most roof supports on each side and then to the side cleats and slowly move it back.
10-18-2021, 02:08 PM
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can you lift the boat from above, move the lift out, then lower the boat onto the water?
10-18-2021, 03:22 PM
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10-18-2021, 04:00 PM
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10-18-2021, 05:39 PM
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So...your lift is essentially bottoming out on the lake bed? Jesus...how sad that that location is so shallow. LOTO prides itself on maintaining a prescribed water level so...you've evidently been flirting with disaster at even NORMAL levels???
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10-18-2021, 05:44 PM
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Can you use a bottle jack to raise up the boat a little while on the lift and put a bunch of pool noodles perpendicular on the bunks spaced out about every 2-4 inches, lower the boat and roll it off the rollers/pool noodles. Some strong thin air tubes would work too.
Call sea town and see if they can use one of their floaters to lift the stern a little bit with some bags stuck between the outdrive and keel and then pull it off with their sea tow boat.
Call sea town and see if they can use one of their floaters to lift the stern a little bit with some bags stuck between the outdrive and keel and then pull it off with their sea tow boat.
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10-19-2021, 07:21 AM
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Boom truck or crane?
