Originally Posted by Nollij
Originally Posted by JOG
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.



Kick away. I had concerns about the blowout on the new cover not being adequate, but had never had lifts move with boats on or off for 20+ years. I went to the well one too many times, and am paying the price.


Well, your handling it better than I would. I would be a "little tense." lol

Of course, I just bought another boat early summer (after a 10 year gap) and a lift later on. Lack of rain has our lakes so low that I didn't even bother putting the lift in at the cabin and you have to search for an access that has deep enough water to launch/load in.

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