Boat lifts

TiltonBB · 08-20-2021, 08:26 PM

How did you determine that because someone has a lift they don't have good boating skills?

What if you didn't want to deal with: dock whips, fenders, substantial lines whenever possible because there is an easier way? I watch my next door neighbor mess with all of those things for 1/2 hour after every time he takes his boat out.

Why do you assume that because someone has a boat lift at their home port that they don't repeatedly dock in other places and use and improve all of their skills?

Isn't it safer for you and your passengers to get in an out of a boat that is not bouncing, if you have that option?

Wouldn't you like it if your boat did not pick up a scum line on the hull that has to be cleaned annually and eventually becomes "permanent"?

Wrestle with a boat lift? In some situations that is not necessary at all. Some people on Winnipesaukee have boat lifts that can stay in place all year long. Think a little bigger!

SAB1 · 08-20-2021, 08:37 PM

Not legal to leave in year round.

TiltonBB · 08-20-2021, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SAB1

Not legal to leave in year round.

Sorry. Wrong! Think bigger! Boat lifts on Winnipesaukee can be used all year long. There is more than one kind of boat lift.

Prestige Worldwide · 08-20-2021, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

Sorry. Wrong! Think bigger! Boat lifts on Winnipesaukee can be used all year long. There is more than one kind of boat lift.

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SAMIAM · 08-21-2021, 08:28 AM

In my opinion the greatest advantage to a boat lift is having a canopy on it.
It's quite a chore to put a mooring cover on some of the larger pontoon boats and it's not much fun to work up a sweat after cooling off on a nice cruise.
So sweet just to park it and forget it.

LakeTimes · 08-21-2021, 09:27 AM

Not MINE - (I dont' even have a boat house) - but IF I did, I would absolutely look to get one of these/make my own. I've looked into this and you could also do this with your lift on your dock as well. Should note that when boating all day, the decking will be submerged all day long which is where Azak and Lumberrock products that other people have suggested come into play as they can withstand being underwater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flR6gJOorLg

BIG advantage from my perspective is safety with young children and pets. All it takes is a split second for a young child to slip between the boat and the dock with the boat bouncing back and forth and that could be a devastational outcome... Rare - sure.

Other advantage here is that is allows you to clean under your boat, plus I love the look personally :-)

Picture of a different one:

Garcia · 08-21-2021, 12:35 PM

Now that's what I "need"!

TiltonBB · 08-21-2021, 03:02 PM

I would like to have that but I have the poor man's version! But, it has a boat lift that is used all year! Spring launch is very simple. One button!

Descant · 08-21-2021, 03:52 PM

A nice boathouse like that deserves a fully restored wooden classic, not plastic. I am jealous of the boathouse, however.

08-21-2021, 09:27 AM	#6
LakeTimes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NA Posts: 148 Thanks: 64 Thanked 40 Times in 19 Posts	Not MINE - (I dont' even have a boat house) - but IF I did, I would absolutely look to get one of these/make my own. I've looked into this and you could also do this with your lift on your dock as well. Should note that when boating all day, the decking will be submerged all day long which is where Azak and Lumberrock products that other people have suggested come into play as they can withstand being underwater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flR6gJOorLg BIG advantage from my perspective is safety with young children and pets. All it takes is a split second for a young child to slip between the boat and the dock with the boat bouncing back and forth and that could be a devastational outcome... Rare - sure. Other advantage here is that is allows you to clean under your boat, plus I love the look personally :-) Picture of a different one: Attached Images Last edited by LakeTimes; 08-21-2021 at 10:07 AM.

08-21-2021, 03:02 PM	#8
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,026 Thanks: 707 Thanked 2,208 Times in 940 Posts	Never enough! I would like to have that but I have the poor man's version! But, it has a boat lift that is used all year! Spring launch is very simple. One button! Attached Images

08-21-2021, 03:52 PM	#9
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,413 Thanks: 1,366 Thanked 1,636 Times in 1,068 Posts	Nice A nice boathouse like that deserves a fully restored wooden classic, not plastic. I am jealous of the boathouse, however.

08-20-2021, 08:26 PM	#1
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,026 Thanks: 707 Thanked 2,208 Times in 940 Posts	How did you determine that because someone has a lift they don't have good boating skills? What if you didn't want to deal with: dock whips, fenders, substantial lines whenever possible because there is an easier way? I watch my next door neighbor mess with all of those things for 1/2 hour after every time he takes his boat out. Why do you assume that because someone has a boat lift at their home port that they don't repeatedly dock in other places and use and improve all of their skills? Isn't it safer for you and your passengers to get in an out of a boat that is not bouncing, if you have that option? Wouldn't you like it if your boat did not pick up a scum line on the hull that has to be cleaned annually and eventually becomes "permanent"? Wrestle with a boat lift? In some situations that is not necessary at all. Some people on Winnipesaukee have boat lifts that can stay in place all year long. Think a little bigger!

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08-20-2021, 08:37 PM	#2
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,244 Thanks: 192 Thanked 329 Times in 239 Posts	Not legal to leave in year round.

08-21-2021, 08:28 AM	#5
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,912 Thanks: 338 Thanked 1,690 Times in 594 Posts	In my opinion the greatest advantage to a boat lift is having a canopy on it. It's quite a chore to put a mooring cover on some of the larger pontoon boats and it's not much fun to work up a sweat after cooling off on a nice cruise. So sweet just to park it and forget it.

08-21-2021, 12:35 PM	#7
Garcia Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 612 Thanks: 138 Thanked 284 Times in 172 Posts	Now that's what I "need"!

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