ctfortner
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- Feb 26, 2018
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Hello everyone, new guy here. So we are considering our first lake home purchase and I have never owned a dock or boat lift. The place has a nice concrete dock with steel pilings and I beams, 2 electric lifts etc... However, one of the lifts was specifically designed for a sailboat. I would want to modify or change out what is necessary to make this function as a ski boat and/or bass tracker type lift.
One thing I noticed is the bunks are welded, they are not bolted on. It would appear to me that they would be too far apart and too high for a typical 21' Crownline type of skit boat. I have no idea what is the best option, as well as the cheapest option. We are not going to have a lot of spending money to play with early on due to the cost of the place itself, but I would like to get some idea of process and cost to fix this. Would I want to cut the existing I beam bunks off and find a bolt on type of ski boat bunk, or would I need to replace the the entire cradle and try to sell this one??
I realize the other lift with the fishing boat on it is setup like what I need, but I have only been the place once and didn't get any closeup pics of it, and its 2 plus hours away, so I cant go look at easily.
I am trying to find out if the owners know who put the lifts in, it was done around 2008 they said, and if they are still in business, I will call them also.
One final question... Can I set the bunks up so that I can use it for both my bass tracker, and my future ski boat? Or would I have to have the lifts setup differently to work for 2 different types of boats?
Pics are much more helpful than me babbling, so here are a few. Thanks!
One thing I noticed is the bunks are welded, they are not bolted on. It would appear to me that they would be too far apart and too high for a typical 21' Crownline type of skit boat. I have no idea what is the best option, as well as the cheapest option. We are not going to have a lot of spending money to play with early on due to the cost of the place itself, but I would like to get some idea of process and cost to fix this. Would I want to cut the existing I beam bunks off and find a bolt on type of ski boat bunk, or would I need to replace the the entire cradle and try to sell this one??
I realize the other lift with the fishing boat on it is setup like what I need, but I have only been the place once and didn't get any closeup pics of it, and its 2 plus hours away, so I cant go look at easily.
I am trying to find out if the owners know who put the lifts in, it was done around 2008 they said, and if they are still in business, I will call them also.
One final question... Can I set the bunks up so that I can use it for both my bass tracker, and my future ski boat? Or would I have to have the lifts setup differently to work for 2 different types of boats?
Pics are much more helpful than me babbling, so here are a few. Thanks!