mxfever
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2010
- Messages
- 215
So I got the deal of the century. Two year old, shore master 4010 with top. I've been wanting one for years so i don't have to pull my boat out every weekend. All went well in the beginning. put it together and floated it out on tubes. Dropped it down on the lake bottom. I was all smiles the rest of the night. The next morning I launched the boat and pulled into the lift. Started cranking the wheel and to my delight the boat came out of water.... for about 30 seconds. Then the pads started sinking in the morrow/muck. It sank 28" until the frame work of the lift hit bottom. The better news is it hit the mud plate of my dock and pulled it down with it. Almost 12 hours, 6 people, two quads, polaris ranger, 6 foot agricultrual inner tubes, 6 ratchet straps later it's back on shore. Any tips from those that have a soft bottom lake on how to keep this from sinking? I found lake mats but I don't have that kind of money to spend right now.