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	Name:	George -
	Subject:	Boat Lift Request
	Date:	5/11/2009 7:23:43 PM

I had a lift installed Jan. "07 by Deep Water Dock. I don't know the brand or specs, but it stores a 25" Sampan w/150hp Yamaha 4 stroke which is around 3500lbs. I think the capasity of the lift is around 8000lbs. My installation was a little different, I had a boathouse, but structurally, I couldn't use an overhead lift and they couldn't get a piledriver in the boathouse. So I took advantage of the super low water level and found somebody that would dig the pilings and set them in concrete. It works great except for one design/installation problem. The posts are set in a rectangular pattern. On the motor side, the cables are set about 12" inside the posts. On the other side, the pulley mount is only about 4" so the cables are not perfectly vertical, they tow to the center and the higher the water, the more the angle. When you lower the boat, slack is created and the cable sometimes jumps off the pulley and gets wedged between the pulley and the steel beam. It is a B**CH to get it unwedged. I have figured out a way to fix this and as soon as the water gets warm enough for me to get in, this won't be a problem. I hope this makes sense to you, if I had a pencil & napkin it would be simple. I'm in the Little Kowliga Creek area between Real Island & Little Steel Bridge if you would like to come see.