I just bought a modest (ok: beat up) 15 foot fiberglass boat that I have a 20hp motor I'll be putting on. It came with a good trailer. Have a cottage, and now need a way to get it in and out of the w
All through out FL they have boat lifts that are attached to dock that lift boats up into the air. I guess that prevents crap from growing on the hull. Maybe one of the southern guys knows what they
Author: "Brian C. Kennedy" <kennedybc@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:04:56 -0500
Boat lifts are commonly used in Michigan. We looked at them a few years ago and found a wide variation in quality and price. They sit on the bottom and have a hoist mechanism, manual or electric. The
Some of the boat supply stores sell rollers for this purpose. I just bought a modest (ok: beat up) 15 foot fiberglass boat that I have a 20hp motor I'll be putting on. It came with a good trailer. Ha
What my soon to be father-in-law does for his small (12'? 15'?) sailboat is to have a boat ramp setup. Its probably 100' or so of parallel metal channel that goes down into the water and up onto the
You say that you have a gradual slope, and as one of the other replies stated, the use of a trolly and rails works fairly well. If you had a bulkhead on your property the idea of dingy davets is usef
I've seen an item like that at: http://www.boatndock.com/cgi-bin/store/00LRF%2dAF%2dLRA32.html ...if the URL doesn't work, just go to boatndock.com and hunt in the left menu for roll-a-rail and view
Trevor That will work - maybe get a bigger jockey wheel on the trailer - or if the rig is light enough just have someone ready to lift it and guide when it sticks (which it will). We used to do basic
Standard protocol where I boat (Candlewood Lake, Connecticut) is to leave the boat in the water for the season. Generally the strategies for lifting boats out of the water are to try to protect more
Which brings me to the next question, any guesses how much this thing would weigh? Finally got a picture: http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/boat.jpg I sort of have an elaborate plan to winch it all around
Maybe it's a lifetime of owning British Cars, but I tend to trust nothing. I guess I don't want to be sitting here at the house wondering if up at the cottage, some neighbor is enjoying a pint watchi
Are you allowed to put in a mooring? You just sink a bunch of heavy stuff with a chain attached. Then you attach a floating buoy. Best to buy an "official" one, with appropriate stripe to keep the au
Where I came from, we stored the boats on lifts (hoists, racks, whatever.) Keeps the algae from growing on the undersides, and (unless the lift breaks) you needn't worry about sinkage. Also allows yo