I bought a gantry - the forklift ended up being more of a pain in the azz to use.

gantry with a chain fall is the best for sure

One guy on the forklift, one on back of boat and one guy in the boat...I work the forklift lol..in case I smash the boat.
I was going to buy a gantry crane but I would have to buy a 10ft cross beam to make it so my boat would fit. Then moving this monstrosity around would be a real pain in the azz.

I bought the adjustable deal from Harbor Freight. $700 on sale. My 311 just barely squeaks inside of it. Have used it a few times now. Not too bad.

The chain fall is a pain and can really scratch up stuff. I’m really careful with it but electric would probably be easiest to use. I might upgrade.

I lower the top and keep it out of the way in the back yard. The chain fall and other parts go inside the garage to stay clean.

I would have nowhere to keep it after use. Hopefully this will be the only time i will need the forklift.

Update: Broke both engines in with Lucas 30w break in oil. Ran them for 30 minutes each @ 2000-2500 . Changed the oil and filter and added Lucas 20/50 break in oil. Ran the engines for 15 minutes @ 2000- 2500 rpm's, then idled down adjusted idle and carb. Changed oil and filter again. Added Valvoline VR! high zinc racing oil. I have not run it since break in. I'm installing motors in boat next week. So my question is for my first ride taking it easy for at least 10 hours should I add the comp cams additive to the vr1 oil. I know the vr1 oil is at least 1350 ppm zinc and phosphorus.

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