Are you in the market for a new boat lift? With spring and boating season quickly approaching this is the perfect time to purchase one with Boat Lift Warehouse, your experts on all things boat lift. Need a little help choosing the right lift for you? Just read on for more information.
What is a Boat Lift?
A boat lift is a way to safely lift your boat out of the water and protect it from destructive slime, barnacles, zebra mussels and other marine growth. There are many types of boat lifts ranging from simple drive-on floating docks for personal watercraft, jet skis, and very small boats. There are drive-on floating docks that can accommodate boats up to 38 feet, overhead slings and cradle lifts, multiple piling cradle lift, cantilever lifts, and out of the water elevator lifts.
How to Choose the Correct Boat Lift
Since there are countless types of boats and numerous styles and sizes of boat lifts, selecting the right boat lift for your boat is very important. Depending on the size and weight of your boat and your boat slip or dock setup you can quickly narrow down the selection to one or two of styles that best fits your needs. You should purchase a lift that’s lifting capacity far exceeds the weight of your boat with fuel, cargo, and passengers.
Things to Remember When Choosing a Lift
If you own your own waterfront property where you can keep your boat, a boat lift is definitely a necessity. It will save you time and money in the long run by you not having to clean the hull or redo the anti-fouling bottom paint.
If you own a condo with shared boat slips, rent or lease a property or a boat slip or dock, you should first get written permission from the property manager or owner before installing a boat lift.
Regardless you’ll need to check with the city, local homeowners association, navigation district or port authority to see if there are any restrictions or regulations, or permits required to install your new boat lift.
Most types of boat lifts are mounted or secured to pilings. This can create a major problem. In order to install pilings, whether concrete or wood, the piling installer must be able to access the area with a barge or crane, possibly both. In covered marinas, boat houses, and areas where the water is extremely shallow or there is little room for a craft of this size to navigate making installing your piling lift virtually impossible.
4 Piling Lift
Four piling lifts, like these offered by Boat Lift Warehouse, do not require anything but 4-8 pilings strategically placed according to the manufacturer’s boat lift specifications. These lifts can bear larger loads. Boat Lift Warehouse carries 4 piling lifts with 6,000, 9,000, and 12,000 lbs. Some are on sale now for as much as $1,000 off original pricing.
