Name:   rdfarr - Subject:   Boat lift motor problem Date:   10/30/2016 7:42:35 PM

  The lift goes down fine. It start to labor as the boat is coming out of the water, and then will "skip" , i.e., slow down and speed back up more and more as more of the boats weight is on the lift.  

Last year, there was a "pop" and the motor quit during the skipping phase.  I took it to an elec repair place in Auburn, and they replaced a capacitor.  After that, the motor worked same as before.  As soon as the motor would slow down - speed up, I'd stop it as just soon as the boat was out of the water.

Yesterday, my wife tried to lift the boat higher and the motor quit.  She said she heard a hissing sound just beforehand. Another blown capacitor? 

The motor is 3/4 HP, and the boat is a 23' cuddy cabin with a 220 HP merc OB.  I think the boat is too heavy for the motor and that I should go to at least a 1 HP motor.  Does that sould like the right solution?