Moving Hydrohoist
 

Anyone ever try to move a Hydrohoist boat lift?
Have read and can for the most part figure out how to move one, the issue is if anyone has actually or helped someone move the lift. Been looking around and the marina I'm at will only allow hydrohoist, I can find other brands for less and in better shape, but the marina gets a kick back.

What I'm reading is I need a come-a-long to hold the arms up, then float it over to the ramp. Once at the ramp need to disassemble the unit somewhat and get it on the trailer. Then reverse the order to install at my location.

Found one out of sate so I would need to go get it. Looking for anything which can make it easier.

This is how I dI'd mine last year and just did it again yesterday for my brothers had to travel a few states away to get them and had no problems getting them back

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Plug the holes in the bottom of the tubes and bring zip ties to secure the blower unit
Rachet straps and a old float mat will do for the tubes and yes support the arms before you start to remove them from the bracket

Good luck

Thanks
It's just a lot of nuts and bolts, maybe a cordless impact wrench would help, or might loose some hardware if it comes off to quick? The one I'm looking for is a 12K or 10K and I'll probably need to add a small tube in the middle. Does it need to be totally disassembled to move or maybe just the best way?

Oh and what is used to plug the bottom holes?

The Rachet straps and old float mat will seal the holes enough
Two straps and half a mat on each tube .....the trick is getting the mat over the hole and a strap on either side
There at are lots of ways to seal them I've heard of people stuffing a rag in or plastic cup
Take a corded Sawzall if you have power available with a handful of long steel blades . Have had to cut pivot bolts.
I wouldn't try to haul a 12 ft wide but have put a 10ft.on a trailer

That works, thanks again

I have done many. get ( 4 ) good moving dollies,,,,, float it to the ramp drag it up then have a battery impact and start unbolting. I have used anything from boat trailers, to hiring a flatbed to move the pontoons.

Have moved my 2 and countless others belonging to buddies on my dock. Yes, come alongs from the front to rear cross bars that the arms attach to so they don't drop down. Then undo the arm bolts from the dock brackets. Just undo the control box and secure it to the lift. With the valves shut you have no worries about it sinking as long as yo don't get crazy when you are floating it to the ramp. No need to plug the holes in the bottom of the tubes. You can collapse the width of the lift up to a certain extent without completely disassembling it.

Thanks guys, appreciate it

We have several of them at our club and no one takes them apart. They all found old boat trailers and modified them with 4x4 post. Back the trailer in and float it onto the trailer and store it as a complete unit. This only works if you don't have to go far to store it but sure make it very easy to pull out and put back in.

I'm thinking after floating it over, I'll dunk my 20 foot car trailer and bring it on land, then start the disassembly. Could pull it up but don't want to damage the tank, but could also have some plywood to lay under as it goes. From what I'm seeing, the 10 and 12 K fiberglass tanks are 23 feet long, so should get away with flags on the ends for transport

Just sold mine on Saturday, my marina had a pontoon trailer they used to get it out. Then 1989Mach1 and his brother Don started to un bolt and the marina lifted everything on to their boat trailer with a tractor with forks on it.
An impact will make it quicker

We were done in 2 1/2 hours

That Ron and Don hope your ride home was good

Mark

That's some long tubes. You bring up a question, wonder how heavy 23 foot tubes are?

Use ratchet straps to tighten something like a boat cushion over the holes in the bottom. Without covering the holes, if the lift moves at all, it can begin to take on water, get lopsided, and then go over. Don't ask me how I know, but covering these holes is better than pulling one out of 15 feet of water!

Thanks, an ounce of prevention kind of thing, well worth the trouble for this newby mover.

On my 12k hydrohoist the tubes are 32' not 23'.

On my 12k they are 23'

I believe my 12k lift has 32ft long tubes

The ride back was not bad everything sayed in place.thanks

We've moved them from one dock to another and from one side of the dock to another with jet skis without covering the holes. Never a problem. But we are in a protected cove with no wave action.

Not an expert but think the B tanks were longer, there is 3 10K lifts on my row of slips which are the next gen after the B's. All of them are 23 feet long and I think 32 inch in diameter, think they are called the LG series. The newer UL series which are poly tanks have different dimensions. My slip is 12 by 28 feet and a local installer said it would fit doing a back in. Will be close and since my 27PC has a short swim deck this will help. Only reason to ask about how heavy they are, is if what I might need to move them. I have a winch on the front of the truck and a receiver under to use it to pull up on the trailer.