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Bertram31.com General Bulletin Board
Re: Boat Lift
Posted By: Capt. Dave Kosh In Response To: Re: Boat Lift (andre fourrier - Louisiana)
Date: Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 10:26 a.m.
I have my 31B FBC Military hull full tower(heavy)on a 20,000 lb. 6 pole IMM lift. Works swell for over 5 years now. The only thing Andre that I would caution you on is if you go with the cable electric kind like most of us have get the anti- unravel tension gismo for the SS cable other wise when you lower it too far as we all often do the cable will unravel. On my 20,000 lb. IMM it was not available. They now have non elctric hydraulic ones which look very interesting and worth checking into.
Also another caution that I found out the hard way. Do not start your engines untill your boat is absolutly all the way in the water. I mean slack on all cables as I went through a few impellers learning the hard way that you can't believe your eyes. They make them so when your boat sits in the cradle it sits bow elevated a little for good drainage. Makes sense but when you lower it the transom goes in first and leaves you with the impression that the pickuips must have good water . Don't believe it and make sure you don start untill all cables have slack as our pickups or mine are low but off to the sides a little. That will save you some headaches. I wouldn't have it any other way. Best $8400 I've ever spent. (2000 figure , installedand & ripping my old one out) Dave K
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