Boat Lift Question

[FOOTDOC]

I acquired a boat lift with the house I bought last fall. I did not think much about it as it looked like the typical boat lift. I plugged it in and it hummed so I have decided to pull it from the water and rebuild it. Remember I am in Indiana and we now have open water. Today, I pulled the electric wench made by Fulton off the frame and as I let the cable go, the cradle of the lift slowly sunk and slid out towards deeper water like a sled. As I pulled the cable up, the cradle slid up at an angle until the bunks of the lift were just above the water. Does anyone have this type of lift? I thought it was simply a vertical lift but no. The lift is rated for 5000 pounds and my 1660 pro v is at 1500 pounds so I think I will be ok once I get the wench rebuilt. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with this type of lift as to its performance and ability. Thanks for the info!

[Dave]

That's the way most every boat lift I've seen work.

[FOOTDOC]

Dave, I think most lift the boat vertically. This appears to pull/lift the boat out of the water as if you were drawn onto a boat trailer.

[waskawood]

It's called a cantilever lift. Very popular in Minnesota. It will handle your Pro-V very nicely.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I think what we have at the lake is the same thing you're describing. It pivots at the base and the bunks come up and forward when you crank it up. It works just fine.