How many watts to power a boat lift

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08-07-2007, 01:29 PM

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united rental, home depot if they have a rental section, action rentals these palces will have them to rent out, pick up saturday to keep the weekend for a one day fee is how they work here in OKC

08-07-2007, 02:04 PM

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Great - thanks alot.

Per the installation instructions on that HydroHoist it is required to have 115volts/11amps. I found a conversion guide that says that it is the equivalent of (115X11) = 1265 watts minimum needed. So I should be good with a 2000watt generator unless I'm missing something. Can I get a doublecheck on the conversion.

08-07-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by OldSchool

True. Congrats on that!!!

However, I seriously doubt that the man wants to spend $2000 to get his boat off of the lift until Labor Day........so kindly just go back to not having a phucking clue about anything and making stupid posts!!!! You'll be at 10,000 posts before you know it!!!

lmfao

I do know alittle about lifts and gen. a 4000 watt will lift a 8000 lb. boat if it's on 1 3/4 or 1 hp motored lift. DO NOT TRY A SMALLER GEN. YOUR WASTEN YOUR TIME BELEIVE ME.

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08-07-2007, 02:35 PM

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lmfao

I do know alittle about lifts and gen. a 4000 watt will lift a 8000 lb. boat if it's on 1 3/4 or 1 hp motored lift. DO NOT TRY A SMALLER GEN. YOUR WASTEN YOUR TIME BELEIVE ME.

Are you talking about the same lift. I wouldn't think it would take that much just to fill it up with air. Are you talking about powering a motor that actually lifts up the boat or a motor that just blows air into pontoons, which provide the lift.

08-07-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Panther

A lot of the boat lifts are 220 volts, or at least the ones at my marina are. Running less than 220 can kill the motors.

I think we run 50 amp breakers.

I was told there's some kind of trick using cordless drills though.....

Like I said.....Smoke on that dock....... 4 post lift with 2 1hp motors is 240V 15A. Your lift is 2 3/4hp motors. On top of that they ran #10 wire so the breaker is totally wrong!!!

Not sure if you're gonna run it up loaded with a 2500watt generator. I was unable to lift mine loaded with a generator that size. When under load the initial startup current is pretty high.

Oh never mind, he didn't say hydrohoist in his original post.

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08-07-2007, 02:59 PM

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Like I said.....Smoke on that dock....... 4 post lift with 2 1hp motors is 240V 15A. Your lift is 2 3/4hp motors. On top of that they ran #10 wire so the breaker is totally wrong!!!

You're the expert, you tell me what breaker I have; I said "I think" which implies that I wasn't sure!

08-07-2007, 03:13 PM

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You're the expert, you tell me what breaker I have; I said "I think" which implies that I wasn't sure!

LOL We would put a 20 amp breaker per motor on 110v.So a 50 amp for 2 motor set up would be good.This style lift isn't the blow dryer blow up model.

08-07-2007, 03:55 PM

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LOL We would put a 20 amp breaker per motor on 110v.So a 50 amp for 2 motor set up would be good.This style lift isn't the blow dryer blow up model.

After further review I "think" I have a 20 Amp double-pole Square D....

08-07-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jassman

I know,...I read that and said...he so full of chit...then I said, you know what..he's ACTUALLY right...

A post whore that knows just a little something on electrical.

naw he just google it and copyied and pasted it

The hydro hoist is like a big hair dryer I bet 15-20 amps

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08-07-2007, 06:45 PM

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My lift and my neighbors lift are both plugged into a 15amp GFI and never have problems raising both at the same time. Both use the 'hair dryer' pumps.