thunderdan

I had a 6 post lift for my last boat, but sold it to the marina where it was installed. I am now looking for a new lift and am trying to decide if I should go with a 6 post lift or an elevator lift. I am putting it behind my house where I have a 50 foot bulkhead in a protected lagoon. There are 5 foot docks that extend out in the lagoon to the left and right so I am wondering which would be the easiest to get in and out of...

Sydwayz

Dan,
Jeff Jassby had a Myco cradle for sale for his AT. He may still have it FYI.

LapseofReason

If your lifting a 37 AT, I would use a 16000# 4 post High tide. I did my homework on lifts for 2 years before I bought them, I now have 3 High tides 20k, 16k,& 3500# and they are great lifts.

thunderdan

Is there any advantage or disadvantage to a post syle lift verses an elevator style lift??

LapseofReason

If we are both thinking the same thing an elevator type lift mounts only on one side most of the time to a concrete seawall and raises the boat up and to wards the seawall at about a 30deg. angle. For me that wouldn't work because of water depth at my bulkhead my dock is over 200 feet long and the water is only 6 feet deep where my boat is.

If that is not what you are talking about then please explain and I will give you my opinion on it.

thunderdan

We are talking about the same thing. I am installing it on pilings parallel to my bulkhead.

LapseofReason

I didn't go with them because I wanted lifts that I could change from boat to boat easier,if I ever get a boat like a PC with a wider beam or when IO sell it helps to have more adaptable lifts. I wanted to be able to have my dock go around 3 sides so cleaning is easier. Plus they don't build one that will lift my 50 Nortech, you want to space out the cross beams a little for a boat that big.