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Originally Posted by sea_n_ski
This is the first year I have boat lifts. There is no way to take them out of the water because they weigh a ton. Not to mention it took 4 guys all day to put two of them together. They told me to just leave them in the water over the winter retracted on the bottom. I have a circulator, so ice isn't an issue.
My question is: Do I leave them up or down? If I leave them down they are underwater with the piston is retracted. But the carpeted bunks are underwater. Will they rot? If I leave them up, the bunks are out of the water, but the piston is extended and will they pit or corrode? Also in the event a chunk of ice does hit it, the lift could get damaged.
Up or down?
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So the one question I don't see answered here, is what does the permit you filed with the NH DES say? if you put the lifts in the PBN, as GN mentions you need to get these out of the water.... However if you permitted them to stay in year around through one of the more formal permitting process then you could leave them in....
IMHO is is not wise to leave these in the water, unless they are under 3 or 4 feet of water, or protected in such a way that a moving hunk of ice can't possibly get to them... Sorry the circulator or bubbler just keeps the ice from forming, if the ice shifts a hunk of ice can head your way..... Ice is extremely powerful.... I bought a place with a previously installed crank-up dock, that was poorly designed in its installation... the ice takes its toll on it... luckly it hasn't done anything to prevent its continued use....