Unattended boat on lift for a few weeks
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From: Perdido Key, Madison, NC
As the subject line suggests, I plan on leaving my boat on my lift with a fixed Boat House roof over it for a few weeks at a time. Any suggestions like leave the drain plug in and cover the cockpit with the canvas cover Etc...
I also plan on tying up a couple of lines to keep it from swaying in case the winds pick up. My Lift is a double motor overhead with aluminum bunks. This is on Perdido Key which is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico
I also plan on tying up a couple of lines to keep it from swaying in case the winds pick up. My Lift is a double motor overhead with aluminum bunks. This is on Perdido Key which is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico
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Yes plugs in and cover on with support poles in place. If the lift goes down you don't want it sinking. And tie it off to dock with appropriate slack in ropes so it doesn't float away if the lift goes down.
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I always suggest flipping the lift breaker in the main panel when leaving. Make sure th cover is tightly secured. Any time I’ve seen a boat escape the cover blew off first and the boat flooded with rain.





