I have a new 2016 Bennington 2350 RSFB on order and am preparing to take delivery. I will be keeping the boat in the sound at the Outer Banks of North Carolina near Kitty Hawk so I have two issues to deal with - shallow water in the sound and storms that come around regularly. I currently have a lift for a 10-year-old pontoon that has two pontoons and I have always lifted that boat up from under the deck without trying to support the individual pontoons. Does anyone know if this is an acceptable method to lift a Bennington out of the water?
Does Bennington publish any specs for methods to lift their boats? I want to make sure that I am not going to void the warranty by lifting the boat with bunk boards under the deck as opposed to trailer-style bunk boards that support the three individual pontoons? I have also seen pictures of a lift that had three 2x10 boards laid flat across the boat lift I-beams such that the pontoons would sit flat on the boards. This would also work for my application as it would only add an inch above the I-beams for the boat to float. Is it acceptable for the keels of the pontoons to rest on boards?
Thanks for your help!
New Bennington owner - almost.
Does Bennington publish any specs for methods to lift their boats? I want to make sure that I am not going to void the warranty by lifting the boat with bunk boards under the deck as opposed to trailer-style bunk boards that support the three individual pontoons? I have also seen pictures of a lift that had three 2x10 boards laid flat across the boat lift I-beams such that the pontoons would sit flat on the boards. This would also work for my application as it would only add an inch above the I-beams for the boat to float. Is it acceptable for the keels of the pontoons to rest on boards?
Thanks for your help!
New Bennington owner - almost.