Not to kick you when you're down, but the cover has to come off the lift when the boat does. Fun with numbers, a rough calculation for wind force:
0.00256 x the square of the wind speed x Area
For a 60 mph wind and a 10'x20' cover that works out to 1,843 pounds of force. Of course angles and drag coefficients affect everything, but the numbers add up quick and boat lifts get flipped.
Yup, and the new cover wasn't cheap.
