boat dock lift

[NCH2oSki]

My folks live on the lake and I would like to add an addition to there floating dock to park our natique. What experiences does anywone have with lifts, any recomendations? What about with a floating dock and a lift.
Thanks

[skinautique]

floating docks and lifts work fine together. The only difficulty can be cranking up the lift when you are on a floating dock and moving. If you have a motor, there is no problem. The cantilever lifts are easier to service and work better in shallower water (Hewitt is what I like) and the Vertical lifts are a pain to service but I think they take less time to crank up overall.

[NCH2oSki]

Where can I find info on them?

[skinautique]

http://www.hewitt-roll-a-dock.com/

[NCH2oSki]

Found a bunch of links to docks and lifts on www.aquaskier.com

Thanks for the info.

[Eggie]

I built my own floating dock with parts from dockhardware.com. We used pressure treated 2 x 6's for the frame and choicedek (Lowe's) for the decking. Also a couple of years ago, I researched cantilever lifts and found a company in NY that makes a real nice product. rgcproducts.com