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fatlazyless · 01-31-2018, 12:08 PM

ShoreStation and Hewitt both have the large diameter wheel handles for manually raising/lowering and both are well made, all aluminum, traditional cable hoist lifts. For a 24' boat which weighs a lot, you will most definitely want to get probably a new 110v, house current, or 12v, car battery, rubber wheel motor from ShoreStation or Hewitt that powers the big wheel handle up or down by pressing the toggle button. The 110v motor is very strong and powerful ....... the 12v motor is slow and steady.....and the car battery needs to be recharged from time to time.....like once/month.
Beside being less costly than the hydraulic lifts, the cable lifts give you a 10' x 4" horizontal aluminum beam support, under foot, on both sides, port and starboard, on the lift, which helps a lot for removing/replacing the cover, and accessing the boat. Something you do not get with the hydraulic, bunk support lifts.

Every once in a blue moon, a terrible tragedy occurs when someone drowns due to electrocution problems with the 110v motor power supply line so's the power line, ground fault interrupter safety is not to be assumed, and can be tested with a ten dollar, red light-green light tester, that's easily available.

In Lake Winnipesaukee you can keep an aluminum boat lift running smooth for years and decades by rubbing vaseline onto the stainless steel cable, pulleys, vinyl, and moving parts, once a year.

Unless you use an ice-eater for ice protection, a cable boat lift capable to hold a 24' boat maybe weighs in at 500-lbs, is about 10'x10'x 6' height?, and needs to be removed and reinstalled in the water, twice every year.

Plus, it is not too difficult to find a decent used traditional cable boat lift on craigslist, in boats or boat parts, and they cost a lot less than the hydraulic models. Even an el cheapo, broken down, cable boat lift bought for short money on craigslist can be restored with a new stainless cable, and whatever new parts needed from the original maker, or with pulleys from Lowe's, or from the hardware store. Cable boat lifts are like a giant erector set and are relatively easy to repair.... unlike the very pricey hydraulic scissors lifts.

Any local nitwit can do it! ......

So, all things considered, maybe you be better off with a mooring and a tiny, little rowboat tender?

......or, for a boat lift that's really, really different; here's the floating AirBerth - So easy to use... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFcQcuYDG4E

01-31-2018, 12:08 PM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	ShoreStation and Hewitt both have the large diameter wheel handles for manually raising/lowering and both are well made, all aluminum, traditional cable hoist lifts. For a 24' boat which weighs a lot, you will most definitely want to get probably a new 110v, house current, or 12v, car battery, rubber wheel motor from ShoreStation or Hewitt that powers the big wheel handle up or down by pressing the toggle button. The 110v motor is very strong and powerful ....... the 12v motor is slow and steady.....and the car battery needs to be recharged from time to time.....like once/month. Beside being less costly than the hydraulic lifts, the cable lifts give you a 10' x 4" horizontal aluminum beam support, under foot, on both sides, port and starboard, on the lift, which helps a lot for removing/replacing the cover, and accessing the boat. Something you do not get with the hydraulic, bunk support lifts. Every once in a blue moon, a terrible tragedy occurs when someone drowns due to electrocution problems with the 110v motor power supply line so's the power line, ground fault interrupter safety is not to be assumed, and can be tested with a ten dollar, red light-green light tester, that's easily available. In Lake Winnipesaukee you can keep an aluminum boat lift running smooth for years and decades by rubbing vaseline onto the stainless steel cable, pulleys, vinyl, and moving parts, once a year. Unless you use an ice-eater for ice protection, a cable boat lift capable to hold a 24' boat maybe weighs in at 500-lbs, is about 10'x10'x 6' height?, and needs to be removed and reinstalled in the water, twice every year. Plus, it is not too difficult to find a decent used traditional cable boat lift on craigslist, in boats or boat parts, and they cost a lot less than the hydraulic models. Even an el cheapo, broken down, cable boat lift bought for short money on craigslist can be restored with a new stainless cable, and whatever new parts needed from the original maker, or with pulleys from Lowe's, or from the hardware store. Cable boat lifts are like a giant erector set and are relatively easy to repair.... unlike the very pricey hydraulic scissors lifts. Any local nitwit can do it! ...... So, all things considered, maybe you be better off with a mooring and a tiny, little rowboat tender? ......or, for a boat lift that's really, really different; here's the floating AirBerth - So easy to use... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFcQcuYDG4E __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 02-01-2018 at 06:10 PM.