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Russ.Johnson
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Initially Posted - 03/05/2007 : 00:50:36

Does anyone have a floating boat lift for their Catalina?
The boat lifts I've seen before were lifted by cables attached to pilings.
This weekend we saw a powerboat on a boat lift using pontoon tanks.
It works by using compressed air to raise and tap water to lower.

We have a C250WB and with the centerboard raised, it only draws 2 feet so I think it will work.

Russ (C250WB #793)

Russ Johnson
2005 C250WB Hull 793

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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 03/05/2007 : 08:00:59

hydro-hoist inc.
http://www.boatlift.com/

they get better all the time but they are considered rude at our club because they block the view of close neighbors. We have about 6 sailboats on them. I have a J24 to starboard on one and an S2 7.9 one slip away to port. They do block the view but I have more privacy than others. One other thought is how physical you are, you will have situations where you will want to get on your boat while it is "up" and it is not easy to do. They are very easy to install and can be bought direct for a lot of savings. One other thing, DO NOT LOCK THE PUMP CONTROL BOX. If there is a failure of some kind or a bad storm coming, or a sudden change in water level the boats need to be let down and if youe box is locked you are screwed.

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djn
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Response Posted - 03/05/2007 : 08:16:16

Hi Russ, I have to motor two miles up the Clinton river to get to my slip and I see them up and down the river. I have see very large boats lifted. I think it is a great idea but have never seen a sailboat on one. Cheers.

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 03/05/2007 : 09:23:13

We've had "This Side Up" on a hydro-hoist for 14 years now. As Frank says it is difficult to climb on board when it is up - you either step on the dockbox and go over the bow pulpit or but a stepstool!
It does make all topsides maintenance (that's waterline to gunwale) very easy. On a fixed keel there is still 80% of keel in the water so it's the only part that needs cleaning, and in the summer you just don a lifevest and swim under the boat!

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 03/05/2007 : 13:11:35

I got or hydrohoist used, and really feel I got a great deal. It is required on the dock I am on that we all have the boats on a hoist. The newer lifts are really nice, but are in the 6000.00 range. They even have them so you can call the hoist and it will lower the boat for you, talk about being lazy.

Ours is a 6000lb model for a keelboat, I draw around 4ft, and only 2 ft of the keel is in the water. Our hoist was made way back in the 79 or 80's so it has two valves per tank, One to raise the front of the tank, and another one for the rear. At first it scared the crap out of me, lifting a 3000lb boat out of the water, but after a year of working with the hoist I feel very comfortable with it now. We have two lines that attach to the rear of the boat to hold her into place, I then push back on the forward pulpit and take the slack out of the lines, and hit the switch on the lift. It takes around 4 min. to lift our boat out of the water.

Getting on board with the boat lifted is kinda hard, but I lower the lifeline, and grasp the winch and pull myself up on the boat (170 lbs).
It is really nice to be able to work on the boat with it lifted out of the water, I will take the power washer up to the lake in the spring and fall, and clean the boat inside and out.

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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 03/05/2007 : 22:31:38

Thanks for all the feedback, I feel better about buying a boat lift.
Russ (C250WB #793)

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 03/06/2007 : 05:18:38

What do you do with the hoist in the off-season ? Take it home ? How do you get it out of the water ?

I imagine you have a marina hoist it out and then use a trailor designed for it to take it home or store it on land at the marina. There is one boat off my main dock that uses one on a motorboat. Our marina has no lift...so I guess he tows it somewhere else to get it taken out of the water.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 03/06/2007 : 05:59:04

Ours all stay in the water, some up (and they freeze in) and some down.

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