Setting up boat lift cradles...
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I build boat houses and install lifts professionally. This is the most important part of setting the lift up properly. If your trailer is set up well, you can steal a lot of helpful info from it. The cradle typically has four cables and midway between them should roughly be at the same place that your center axle lines up to when the boat is loaded. measure the spread on the trailer bunks and set them high enough that your keel is above the cross members. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or need me to translate my poor explanation here.
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From: Perdido Key, Madison, NC
I build boat houses and install lifts professionally. This is the most important part of setting the lift up properly. If your trailer is set up well, you can steal a lot of helpful info from it. The cradle typically has four cables and midway between them should roughly be at the same place that your center axle lines up to when the boat is loaded. measure the spread on the trailer bunks and set them high enough that your keel is above the cross members. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or need me to translate my poor explanation here.
Where in North Florida are you?
I'm from Jacksonville...but this is all happening on Perdido Key.
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From: Perdido Key, Madison, NC
Are you old enough to remember a TV show called Ranger Hal? That is my (deceased) Father.
I will check where the cradle is coming from.
Hopefully, when we get back to Perdido Key...I can repay all the kind support!
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I don’t remember Ranger Hal. Was that a Gainesville thing? Perdido Key is a great area but it’s too close to FSU. Just remember to tell everyone up there that if they ain’t Gators they’re Gator Bait. Good luck with the move and let me know if I can help with sourcing any lift parts you need. Roscoe



