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Originally Posted by speicher lane (Post 4809428)

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)

The last picture high and dry was when we were all done and the lift was raised up all the way. With the lift all the way down, about 2/3s of the bunks are in water, would need another 6 inches atleast, if not a foot to get her to float at all. I checked water levels from when we got it off the lift at the shootout and it was exactly 1 foot higher.

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Originally Posted by SabrToothSqrl (Post 4809443)

whatever you do, make sure to take lots of video.

Definitely not trying to get my 15 mins of fame here... or wreck the bottom of the boat...

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Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 4809448)

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.

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.

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.

can you lift the boat from above, move the lift out, then lower the boat onto the water?

Folks, those are floating dock piers You are not going to support the weight of a 6000 lbs. boat hanging it from the carport metal infrastructure on piers only designed to hold up a several hundred pounds each.

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Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 4809459)

I was thinking the same thing.. but a guy can dream right?

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???

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.

Boom truck or crane?