Boat Hoist for G23 needed: low water

[kwalker]

I love the smooth operation of the hydraulic. I have one neighbor that has a shore station and has had to replace cable/ centering tube 2x in the past 3 years. Another neighbor has a Summit hyraulic and has had no problems the past 7 yrs. Design allows piston to be drawn inside the cylinder when the hoist is raised, so it is not exposed to the elements/zebra mussells, etc.

[Quinner]

I love the smooth operation of the hydraulic. I have one neighbor that has a shore station and has had to replace cable/ centering tube 2x in the past 3 years.

Hydraulics are awesome, no question!! Something else is up with your neighbors, he's overloaded, using cheap parts, has bad sheaves or maybe the thing is constantly submerged. Have owned various Shorestation lifts and all my neighbors leen on me when they have any problems with their lifts of all brands, have never seen cables wear out like that even on the POS brand lifts that are out there. Shorestation makes a good quality lift.

[countiemountie]

How far out do you have to put your lift?

I noticed lifts on Grand Traverse Bay that were out about 500'. If I was in that situation, I would skip the canopy and get a really good cover. Like someone stated before, you run a risk of the wind picking up a lift that is unloaded. On bigger lakes such as Higgins and Houghton, that may be an issue. For a canopy to be useful, the boat has to be tucked up close to the canopy, with a cover you just need to lift the boat out of the water (not as much cranking required). It all comes down to how much work you want to put in.

[bblueg]

How far out do you have to put your lift?

I noticed lifts on Grand Traverse Bay that were out about 500'. If I was in that situation, I would skip the canopy and get a really good cover. Like someone stated before, you run a risk of the wind picking up a lift that is unloaded. On bigger lakes such as Higgins and Houghton, that may be an issue. For a canopy to be useful, the boat has to be tucked up close to the canopy, with a cover you just need to lift the boat out of the water (not as much cranking required). It all comes down to how much work you want to put in.

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We are on the west shore, so prevailing winds cross 'over top' of us. Our main spur is 60 feet out. It would not matter if we went 120' feet. It would be the same depth.

We will not be doing a canopy. We have a gentlemens agreement with our immediate neighbors not to have canopys on our boats. No association. Just a neighborly thing.

[bblueg]

ended up ordering the s/s. reliability and brand had it sold for me. (hmm..much like the nautique).

[countiemountie]

I have been using a SS for the past 8 years with no problems. My only suggestion would be to get the model that has the "V" on the side instead of the cross bar if possible. Mine is in shallow water with the cross bar and due to the way that it is engineered, you either have a big step across the bar or you have to lower the position of the cross bar which will then affect the maximum height that you can raise the boat.

[bblueg]

Yes, sir. Added the drop side, drop side step, extra battery gear to run it as a 24 v system.

[207onfloats]

I'm a Burt Lake guy and have the same issues. I just bought a 236 and will soon pull the trigger on a SS 60120 hydraulic.
Here are a couple tricks you can use to buy yourself a few inches. First take the feet and legs off your hoist, that's 2 maybe 3 inches. Second, if you need to sink your hoist into the sand a little, use a powerful power washer to blow the sand out from underneath the hoist once it's in place. You'll need a long hose but beats digging by hand!

[bsurfin]

what model did you go with?

[bsurfin]

Any pictures of your setup?

[207onfloats]

Just saw your question and request for a pic. Sure, no prob. I did pull the trigger on a SS 60120 hydraulic and it's fantastic. It's a 12v system w/ a solar panel charger. I've found that if the boat floats and the rudder is off the bottom you can get it on your hoist.
I'll be back up there this weekend and will get you some pics then.
The ShoreStation by far is the best hoist out there, would be the choice hoist for you new G23 for sure.

[bblueg]

It's a 12v system w/ a solar panel charger.

I've found that if the boat floats and the rudder is off the bottom you can get it on your hoist.

The ShoreStation by far is the best hoist out there, would be the choice hoist for you new G23 for sure.

I saw the 12v unit in operation, but ended up opting for the 24v. Sure it is another battery to maintain and ultimately replace, but figured that the same motor would only have to work 1/2 as hard trying to pull a wet whale out of the water

I am in about the same water situation. I eneded up not having to 'burry' the box frame in the sand. It turns out I had more water that what I originally anticipated.(always a good thing)

I am upnorth as I write this. I have internet here, but there isn't enough bandwidth to post pictures. I can post after labor day.

[bblueg]

btw I ended up disconnecting my 20w solar panel a few weeks back. I feared for cooking the batteries and thought better to let them rundown a bit, then charge them back up. I know it takes a long time with a 20w system, but at $100 bucks a battery, I didn't want to risk it. I mean $200 is like...3/4 a tank of gas. (ha! Have to laugh about it because if I didn't I'd cry)