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	Name:	twc -
	Subject:	Think its safe to leave my boat on lift in winter?
	Date:	10/31/2011 10:23:56 PM

Just my opinion:

If I had a lift, I would. Provided I felt confident I could get there in a timely manner in the event of heavy winter rains.

The way I look at it is this. IF we get heavy rains, it takes about 36 hours for the level to start getting to flood stage. And yes, from what I've seen, 467 is considered flood. However, 475 is considered the 100 year flood level. I've been there 6 years and I've seen 472. But if we're at winter pool (460) and your lift is good to 467' that's 7 feet the water has to come up and that's not gonna happen in a matter of just a few hours.

I leave mine on the neighbors floating pier and I've never had a problem yet. But I would love to have a lift and I would take my chances with it. You could also ask a neighbor to move it if you have some full timers around.

Good luck,
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TC

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