I have a Hydrohoist Lift I purchased new in 2002 which is rated at 6000 lb
capacity. I am purchasing a boat this fall and am looking at several
possible candidates. One of them weighs in at 5000 lb and the other at 5300
dry weight. I know I can add on an addition 500-600 lbs for gasoline and
supplies.

Anybody have any experience and/or advice with lifting boats that are near
the rated capacity of the lift? Im in rough water at the Lake of the
Ozarks in Missouri and I'm sure that is going to be a factor as well.

I had a 6,000 lb capacity hydrohoist for ten years. I had a 28 foot
fiberglass flybridge boat on it.

Everytime I added the weight of the boat, and the weight of everything
on it, plus the full tanks, it must have been close to 8,000 lbs. Just
a guess, but pretty close.

It worked fine.

It's the answer to keeping an aluminum outdrive in sal****er.
Jim

Tom S wrote:

I have a Hydrohoist Lift I purchased new in 2002 which is rated at 6000 lb
capacity. I am purchasing a boat this fall and am looking at several
possible candidates. One of them weighs in at 5000 lb and the other at 5300
dry weight. I know I can add on an addition 500-600 lbs for gasoline and
supplies.

Anybody have any experience and/or advice with lifting boats that are near
the rated capacity of the lift? Im in rough water at the Lake of the
Ozarks in Missouri and I'm sure that is going to be a factor as well.

Tom S wrote:

I have a Hydrohoist Lift I purchased new in 2002 which is rated at 6000 lb
capacity. I am purchasing a boat this fall and am looking at several
possible candidates. One of them weighs in at 5000 lb and the other at 5300
dry weight. I know I can add on an addition 500-600 lbs for gasoline and
supplies.

Anybody have any experience and/or advice with lifting boats that are near
the rated capacity of the lift? Im in rough water at the Lake of the
Ozarks in Missouri and I'm sure that is going to be a factor as well.


I had a 6,000 lb capacity hydrohoist for ten years. I had a 28 foot
fiberglass flybridge boat on it.

I added the weight of the boat, and the weight of everything on it, plus
the full tanks, it must have been close to 8,000 lbs. Just a guess, but
pretty close.

It worked fine.

It's the answer to keeping an aluminum outdrive in sal****er.
Jim

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:14:05 -0500, "Tom S" wrote:

Anybody have any experience and/or advice with lifting boats that are near
the rated capacity of the lift? Im in rough water at the Lake of the
Ozarks in Missouri and I'm sure that is going to be a factor as well.

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Just curious, what is the advantage of a hydrohoist on a fresh water
lake?

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:14:05 -0500, "Tom S" wrote:


Anybody have any experience and/or advice with lifting boats that are near
the rated capacity of the lift? Im in rough water at the Lake of the
Ozarks in Missouri and I'm sure that is going to be a factor as well.


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Just curious, what is the advantage of a hydrohoist on a fresh water
lake?


My folks still have a place on lake of the Ozarks from when I was a kid.
We kept our boats on lifts to keep the hull clean from growth and
blisters. The drive clean also.

Capt Jack R.

Wayne,
Zebra Mussels.
Paul

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:14:05 -0500, "Tom S" wrote:

Anybody have any experience and/or advice with lifting boats that are near
the rated capacity of the lift? Im in rough water at the Lake of the
Ozarks in Missouri and I'm sure that is going to be a factor as well.

=========================================

Just curious, what is the advantage of a hydrohoist on a fresh water
lake?