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TiltonBB · 10-01-2014, 07:22 AM

It does seem a lot lower this year than it was at the same time last year.

I had to use power with the drive trimmed up to get the boat off of the lift for a ride on Sunday. With the drive trimmed up in reverse it also lifts the boat a little and eases the job of backing it off. My lift was lowered so it was sitting on the bottom and usually the boat floats off easily. Not so on Sunday.

When we returned I dropped the passengers at the dock (every pound helps to let the boat rise) and had a lot of difficulty forcibly driving it back on to the lift. The same lift principle that helps in reverse works against you going forward. It's a catch 22, raise the drive a litle to avoid hitting bottom, but it pushes down on the boat.

Oh well, it was a great ride to remember all winter, but it will have to be the last one of the summer.

10-01-2014, 07:22 AM	#3
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,068 Thanks: 726 Thanked 2,238 Times in 957 Posts	It is low It does seem a lot lower this year than it was at the same time last year. I had to use power with the drive trimmed up to get the boat off of the lift for a ride on Sunday. With the drive trimmed up in reverse it also lifts the boat a little and eases the job of backing it off. My lift was lowered so it was sitting on the bottom and usually the boat floats off easily. Not so on Sunday. When we returned I dropped the passengers at the dock (every pound helps to let the boat rise) and had a lot of difficulty forcibly driving it back on to the lift. The same lift principle that helps in reverse works against you going forward. It's a catch 22, raise the drive a litle to avoid hitting bottom, but it pushes down on the boat. Oh well, it was a great ride to remember all winter, but it will have to be the last one of the summer.