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Dave M · 08-07-2008, 04:27 PM

Lakegeezer, this is the reply I got. I checked the web and Watermark comes up. Looks like a fancy rig though.

Hope its helpful

Dave M

The boat lift we have consists of two slings that are connected to two cross beams in the boat house, by pullys. The cables to the pulleys are connected to an electic motor and gears that are operated by a simple up/down switch. You place the slings under the boat in the appropriate places and turn the switch to the up position. It is a fairly simple arrangement, but is designed to work where you have something to hang the pullys and slings onto. My recollection was that it cost about $1500 installed about 15 years ago. I called various marinas to see if any one did that kind of work and found a guy at the Goodhue Hawkins navy yard in Wolfboro who i think did it as a side job. I think he was the service manager at the time but i tried to reach him a few years later about adjusting the lift for the new boat, but he was long gone. I then talked to someone at channel marine at the weirs who referred me to a guy that worked on their boat lifts and he came over and modified mine. Unfortunatly i had some problems after the modification and could not ge him to come back to fix it. Found another person to make the adjustment.

Unfortunatly all my paperwork is in New Hampshire so i can not be more specific. I think you might call around to the various marinas to see if they can recommend someone or look up boat lift dealers distibutors or manufactures on the internet who might have someone in the area who installs them.

08-07-2008, 04:27 PM	#7
Dave M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 395 Thanks: 4 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Lakegeezer, this is the reply I got. I checked the web and Watermark comes up. Looks like a fancy rig though. Hope its helpful Dave M The boat lift we have consists of two slings that are connected to two cross beams in the boat house, by pullys. The cables to the pulleys are connected to an electic motor and gears that are operated by a simple up/down switch. You place the slings under the boat in the appropriate places and turn the switch to the up position. It is a fairly simple arrangement, but is designed to work where you have something to hang the pullys and slings onto. My recollection was that it cost about $1500 installed about 15 years ago. I called various marinas to see if any one did that kind of work and found a guy at the Goodhue Hawkins navy yard in Wolfboro who i think did it as a side job. I think he was the service manager at the time but i tried to reach him a few years later about adjusting the lift for the new boat, but he was long gone. I then talked to someone at channel marine at the weirs who referred me to a guy that worked on their boat lifts and he came over and modified mine. Unfortunatly i had some problems after the modification and could not ge him to come back to fix it. Found another person to make the adjustment. Unfortunatly all my paperwork is in New Hampshire so i can not be more specific. I think you might call around to the various marinas to see if they can recommend someone or look up boat lift dealers distibutors or manufactures on the internet who might have someone in the area who installs them.