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Originally Posted by brian18330 (Post 2848652)

Will the boat roll or anything if air leaks out of a tube????

I believe they have separate chambers and chances are you will only lose air in the front or back of of one tube and not both at once.I have had leaks in the older style hydrohoist that I had and have had it go down in one corner but not enough to roll the boat.It does take a little getting used to and had the same thing happen when I first started using it.It scared the hell out of me too.I never had any problems when I got a system down though.I always opened the two fronts all the way first and got the bow up in the air and then opened the rears halfway and then when the front started blowing air i would open both rears.When I let it down into the water I would open the rears all the way and open the fronts halfway and adjust if necessary as sometimes it can get a little uneven.Everyone is right you have to stand over it and watch it but once you figure out how the boat reacts you will be fine.It just takes a little getting used to.If you have anyone on the boat while you are bringing it up or down tell them to be still until you are done.My lift was very sensitive to weight changes from people moving around and also scared the hell out of them and me a couple of times.They really are awesome once you get the hang of it and I would not think of having a boat without one now.Hope this helps.

Jay

I was worried about leaks so I got a First Mate http://www.aqualogicmarine.com/ when we had our lift installed. Senses when the lift has dropped and turns on the blowers automatically. Also has a wireless remote that comes in handy.

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Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 2848440)

When it has that much of an angle, what keeps it from slipping off backwards? Do you have to spring-cleat it to the dock?

What about shallow water? That would suck to have to inflate it so bow high first and dig your aft end in to the muck.

There should be spring lines set that attach to the back of the boat and attach to the hoist itself so it won slip off backwards....

I also think the shallow water is what is causing the problem and pushing the front end over as it comes up!!!!!

Thanks for the praise Barry!!!!

This must be why they make that Sun Stream thingy..:party-smiley-004:

Where should the transom sit in realtion to the back bunk??

On mine the rear bunk extends about 3 " or less past the stern.But my hoist was assemabled for my size boat.

I leave ropes on the front and rear, but like the safety chain idea to prevent the lift from going down by accident. Will have to look into that one. if one side fails, it will more than likely ruin the lift and possibly drop the boat.