Boat Lift?
09-30-2010 | 06:34 AM
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The air dock does lift the whole boat out of the water....including drives when trimmed up.
09-30-2010 | 11:13 PM
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Look into a Shorestation
Shorestations are very popular, not too expensive and work well in the water depths you mentioned.
http://www.shorestation.com/
http://www.shorestation.com/
10-01-2010 | 03:37 AM
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From: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Hey Ken! Good to hear from ya! I had considered the ice, thats why I figured an "Air Dock" or "Hydrohoist" as I could float it in at Spring and drag it out in the fall. The "permanant" hoists work well, but, need pilings to hold them in place, which I cant do myself and I would have to deal with "green freaks", permits, etc
Thanks guys and keep the ideas coming!
Michael
10-01-2010 | 07:17 AM
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do you have rock on the boat or dirt? If you have a rock bottom pilings aren't going to work well -- but you could get one that the frame actually sits on the bottom.
I was concerned about the air bag type that the water would get held between the bag and the hull of the boat -- is this a problem?
I was concerned about the air bag type that the water would get held between the bag and the hull of the boat -- is this a problem?
10-01-2010 | 07:42 PM
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do you have rock on the boat or dirt? If you have a rock bottom pilings aren't going to work well -- but you could get one that the frame actually sits on the bottom.
I was concerned about the air bag type that the water would get held between the bag and the hull of the boat -- is this a problem?
I was concerned about the air bag type that the water would get held between the bag and the hull of the boat -- is this a problem?
I am in a bay, there is about a foot or so of "Silt" on the top, under that its solid bedrock/limestone
What lift just "sits" on the bottom?
Michael
10-01-2010 | 08:53 PM
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http://www.c-pack.com/trailer/english1.htm
where is your cottage located? although you would still essentially be pulling the boat out of the water, you would not have to bring the truck up to the cottage. i know there is a company that makes a nicer version of these that have a drive seat and 8-10 wheels instead of tracks.
where is your cottage located? although you would still essentially be pulling the boat out of the water, you would not have to bring the truck up to the cottage. i know there is a company that makes a nicer version of these that have a drive seat and 8-10 wheels instead of tracks.
10-02-2010 | 01:04 AM
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Perlmudder: I seem to recall seeing something similiar to that [or maybe it was that EXACT unit] at the Toronto Boat show last year, They had a version there with tracks, as I remember it was VERY expensive.
My cottage is located on Wolfe Island [just look for the BIG UGLY WINDMILLS!] East of Kingston, just North of NY state on the St Lawrence river.
Thanks!
Michael
If money wasn't an issue [when ISN'T it?] I could solve all these problems by going to a "floating boathouse' with a hoist in it, guess I will keep buying lottery tickets!
