| There are many different types of boat
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| | out of the water while the boat is being
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| lifts available on the market today. Some
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| | lifted. One other maintenance that must
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| of these lifts can be purchased in "do it
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| | be performed yearly is the inspection of
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| yourself" kits others require
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| | your cables. Again, we have seen many a
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| professional installation. The choice of
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| | boat lift cable snap and send one end of
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| a boat lift primarily depends on the type
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| | the boat crashing down into the water. We
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| of waterfront you live on, the amount of
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| | suggest replacement every four years or
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| money you want to spend, the type of boat
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| | so, depending on usage and weather.
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| you have (aluminum vs. fiberglass) and
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| | One davit alone can also be installed to
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| the size of your boat. Boat lifts also
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| | use as a personal watercraft (Jet Ski)
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| can be installed with either manual
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| | lift. The only additional equipment
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| winches (up to 2000lbs) or electrical
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| | needed is a sling that attaches to the
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| winches (1000lbs and up).
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| | one boom cable. The sling is a polyester
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| Unless you have a very light aluminum
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| | strap with two stainless steel panels
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| boat, we highly recommend purchasing
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| | that attach to either side of the Jet Ski
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| electrical motor(s) to doing the lifting
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| | to lift it out of the water. Again, an
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| of the boat. Not only is it an extremely
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| | electrical or manual winch can be
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| easier way of lifting your boat out of
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| | installed and the boom swings 360
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| the water, but also, you may upgrade down
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| | degrees.
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| the road to a heavier fiberglass boat and
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| | Final note: There are many different
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| it would one less replacement cost.
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| | sizes of davits and booms that can be
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| There are new types of boat lifts coming
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| | purchased depending on your boat specs.
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| out every season, so for the purpose of
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| | Piling Mount Boat Lifts:
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| this article, we will focus on the most
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| | This type of boat lift attaches directly
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| effective and popular.
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| | to piling which eliminates all support
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| Davits:
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| | beams. This type of lift is great for
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| Davits have been the most common type of
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| | sail boats and boats with towers. They
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| boat lift for many, many years.
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| | also come in many types of capacities,
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| Basically, they are two steel poles that
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| | depending on the weight of your boat.
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| are called "booms" that are installed
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| | Drive on Boat Lifts:
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| either on the sea wall or on pilings. The
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| | This type of boat lift is becoming more
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| booms are attached to a base that is
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| | and more popular due to the maintenance
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| bolted down to either the sea wall or the
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| | free nature of the lift. The only
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| piling. Each boom swings 360 degrees so
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| | determining factor is that you have to
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| that should you purchase a bigger boat,
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| | live on a waterway that always has water.
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| most likely the booms can be swung out to
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| | For example, many types of canals, at low
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| still be able to attach to the boat. If
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| | tide, do not have enough water in them to
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| not, extensions are available to upgrade,
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| | support this type of lift. They are
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| if needed. Each boom has a stainless
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| | considered very user-friendly, convenient
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| steel cable (make sure it is stainless
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| | and safe.
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| steel cable) that attaches to both the
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| | They can support ranges from a 12 foot
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| boat and the winch.
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| | dinghy to a 50 foot offshore boat. The
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| One boom cable attaches to the front
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| | boat lift is drive on and basically goes
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| cleat either under or on top of the bow
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| | up and down with the tides. It attaches
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| of the boat and the other attaches to the
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| | to the pilings on your dock making
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| rear. The vast majority of boats require
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| | boarding and access easy. Its also
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| a spreader bar to be attached to the boom
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| | modular and portable meaning if you move,
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| pulling up the rear of the boat. The
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| | you can take it with you.
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| reason for this is twofold; there are two
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| | Cradle Boat Lifts:
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| cleats on the rear of the boat to attach
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| | Currently there are 25 different types of
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| and the spreader bar keeps the boat even
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| | cradle boat lifts available. They can be
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| when lifting and when out of the water on
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| | either steel, aluminum or a combination
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| the lift.
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| | of both. They have capacities ranging
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| As far as whether to attach the davits to
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| | from 4,500 to 30,000 pounds.
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| pilings or to the sea wall, there are
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| | Marine Elevator Boat Lifts:
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| different schools of thought on that. We
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| | Marine elevator boat lifts are ideal for
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| recommend speaking to the installers
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| | extreme tidal areas or other unusual
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| about what they recommend, however, we
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| | docking conditions. The capacity of these
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| have seen many a lift pull a piling right
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| | lifts is from 2,000 to 14,000 pounds.
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