Recent content by Joeb14

I have one, and I like it. And this one looks to be way better than mine. What I don’t like about mine is the clamping hardware on the underside is not as hidden as this one.

Had an issue with my waverunner last year, would find my battery dead after a week of no use. This season I replaced the battery, and also added this auto switch. You can use the fob to open the circuit (like a rotary battery switch) or leave the circuit closed, and it will automatically open if...

My Tri toon is lifted in this manner. Works fine.

If the entire area was covered with wood planks…the flotation of the wood would likely be greater than the weight of the framing, and the entire platform would rest at water level. Not ideal for driving the boat onto.

Here are pictures. Not too pretty, but it works. It’s all Joe-built, couldn’t find what I wanted from the mfgr. I know that one lift maker has side rails that flare out to the outside at the front, so that any impact is not head on. You are welcome to look at in person if you want.

If the rails are just 2” above water, seems like you may need to raise the rail higher…which would mean replacing the vertical struts that connect the rail to the lift frame with longer struts. I have a Hewitt lift, and added my own-built side rails, similar to what you have. At the entrance...

Something like this. Yes, this is shown on a fixed dock, but if your floating dock has proper roof framing, seems like it would work. Course, you need to make sure that the floating capacity can handle the added weight of the boat. Sorry for the bad picture.

Never seen a floating boat house. But if the house floats, seems to me like you would want a lift that is attached to the boat house, ie part of the house structure. Like those vertical cable lifts that pull up from the ceiling structure of the house. Not a Hewitt, Craftlander, etc type of lift.

Very nice. My first boat was a seadoo utopia with twin 155 hp. That thing could get on a plane very quickly. Drawback was it would occasionally suck in a rock or more commonly a dock or waterski rope that got sucked into the impeller. I became proficient at removing the jet pump assembly and...

Not to spend your money…but if those tires are 11 years old, you should consider replacing them before your 400 mile journey. Or at the least, bring a spare and tools.

I had this problem last year, speed was 6-7 mph low, as were revs. Noticed that the prop had some sort of coating that was like 80 grit sandpaper. Cleaned it off with a heavy duty scour pad, and speed was back to normal. Boat sits on a lift, but up till then I didn’t raise the motor out of the...

I think you must be an engineer. Can’t speak to the seaworthiness of that option, but it sounds like a good idea in principle.

Being that far off shore, Should you also be putting a mooring light on the boat, so that night boaters don’t crash into it? Something that runs off its own battery, with a photocell?

I lift from the floor, works well, and yes, they do act as guides. But I still have side guides. Keep in mind that with the floor lift, you can adjust the supports height so that the toons are just a hair above the lift frame, whereas when using bunks, the toons will be several inches higher...

I developed a coating similar to 60 grit sandpaper. Robbed me of 5 mph top speed. Cleaned it off with a coarse scotch rite pad.