42 fountain lift help
 

Hello all,

I own a 2005 42’ fountain executioner with staggered 525 EFI’s, standard drives, and no standoff boxes. The boat does not have a generator or air conditioning. I am looking for information for a recently purchased boat lift. The lift is a hydro hoist, and I need the center of gravity, as well as any bunk recommendations. Does anyone have experience they can share with their 42' lift?

I have a trailer now, which I will duplicate as much as possible. Just looking for any and all information prior to starting the project.

Thank you very much in advance for any help you can provide.

Not sure on hydro hoist but I have a standard boat lift. As do a lot friends. The bunks go to stern of boat like it would sit on trailer. Mine are only one set.

If my memory is correct, I saw a diagram of Fountain's recommendations for boat lift bunks (probably same as trailer bunks). Not sure where I saw it, however.
Just make sure you do it so that the hull is support properly (to prevent a hook in the hull from long term storage).

MYCO will build you the cradle portion for your lift. Check them out on their website. My friend had one made for his 35 and it fit the boat perfectly.

Thanks but I can manage without paying myco pricing. I was just hoping to get some innovative ideas.

And how did you get into position to own a 42 ? Come on man are you that cheap?

Please leave this conversation to the men.

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I've have had my 42 on a hydro hoist for a few years , mine is 15k side tie, I'm not sure how your lift is set up, but on mine the rear bunks are adjustable & run from just behind the rear step all the way to the transom , you can kind of see what I mean in the pic, the front is just supported by a V style bunk , this is sort of how the HH lift works , as it goes up the bow just falls into place, Its not the perfect set up , but I think the rear of the boat is supported well, I'm not sure if a cradle would wok on a Hydro Hoist

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I found a couple pics of my lift

Thank you for the help!
My current lift has this exact set up. I plan to add a couple extra supports, which I am sure will be over kill.

I thought about adding some extra supports for the front but never got around to it... It only sits on the lift 5 months a year & on a proper trailer the remainder of the time ... that being said let me know what you come up with

Will do.

My lift is an 18,000lbs. lift, but it uses shorter floats then yours I think. I purchased it from a guy with a cruiser. It is a back in lift with 6 points connecting to the dock. I also reached out to Fountain, and they sent me their recommendations as well as a pdf's with measurements. Send me a pm with your email and I will mail the info over. I can not add pics here.

Mine stays on a Polylift during the summer. It's a 15 or 16k. Google Lakelift down there can give you the measurements if needed. I have a drive on

I have a 35 lightning on a 12k side tie HH. Fountain emailed me the trailer support drawings and built bunks from that. A little trial and error involved but it wasn't too bad. Good luck!

Ran-Dom 32.Nice looking boat, great paint job and orange trim on the screen

I kept my 35 Ex, then my 38 Fever on this lift before my Donzi. The hulls are very similar. You just want to make sure to keep the bunks off the edges of the chines.

If the back bunks r longer then one step of the boat add two by sixes in the back to make up for the step. I believe for your boat it would be a 2×6 and a 1×6 added but not 100%

Also if you do this 45° the added wood to prevent the step from hitting whyal backing off if the water gets low.

Sick trailer brah! :lolhit:

I keep my 12 meter on a HH, they're both out of the water for the winter so I'll try and post some pictures of the HH in storage. Here are some of them in the water.

Sorry to hijack, but while we are on this subject. I have a 97 29 Fever single step, and I just purchased this 6500 lb sunlift hydraulic lift for it for next season. Would love to have your guy's thoughts on if this looks to be suitable as is or if I'll have any issues


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doing more reading, seems like I should have that bunk modified for the step in my hull so I don't risk too much pressure on the step point. Anyone know if that would be a big project on this particular lift I bought? I would think any of the lift companies in my area should be able to handle that?

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I found a Myco cradle on CL for a Stepped 42 Fountain... score ! , I'm either going to try to mount this on my HH , or I may install an elevator style lift this season

Nice. Wish I'd seen that one:)

I have the schematic sent to me by Fountain to make the cradle I used at Clear Lake Marine Center. That cradle is available now if you want it. I will also give you the schematic which shows the exact height and length to build the bunks to exactly support the 2005 42 Ex hull. Contact me. Tom has my number.

Most hydrohoist use 2 nine foot bunks to hold all boats at the stern. On our dock it doesn't matter if its a 18 footer or 40 something footer. Stern drives are mounted so the rear or the bunk makes contact with the transom, the V-drives are supported a bit further forward where the engines are mounted. Larger boats above 20 feet get a keel support forward. The two 9 foot bunks are located to clear chins and thru hull fittings and kept closer to the keel then the outside hull.

sent you a pm.