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Man ,am I Ticked.........finally got up to my cottage and one of the cables on my boat lift let loose and the boat dropped and slid off the left rear bunk. The whole left rear corner is smashed in against the crib of my dock and wedge tight against it. I called my closest dealer not sure how they are going to get it to the boat ramp to load it on a trailer ,maybe a barge , luckily it is only sitting in 2.5 feet of water so the motor should be fine. will post some pics later.......sad :(
Man that really SUCKS! So sorry...
Holy crap! That's no good at all!
For the love of God it's the beginning of the season!!!
Who put your lift in? Did the cable break or did it come apart at a clamp? Unless there was severe corrosion I would be looking at who designed and installed the lift for an explanation!
Sorry to hear about this, you might have to get block and tackle, and lift it up yourself!
that absolutely suckS the big one, i Guess you probably just got it in the hoist as well.
So sorry to hear that sucks and how could they possibly match the gel coat
Really sucks. If possible , my buddy never touched his lift. Has a company put it in and maintain it. They also accept liabilty other than natural disaster. Good luck.
DOCDRS - Like z, I'm curious about what exactly happened so I can learn and maybe avoid the same situation. Please let us know. Thanks. - DeerfieldQuote:
Originally Posted by zegm
Oh man, I am so sorry to hear this. How bad is the boat? Is this a fix or a replace situation? Please keep us posted.
WOW dude that sucks!!! Hope they get it out safely and get you back on the water soon.
Thank god that day is over and everything is looking just fine. Thanks for playin along dusty ;)
Got us Good!!!! :p
That was a good one !!!! I was wondering why you had it in the cradel already being North of me as well. the weather has broke but you never know with april 80 today 20's next week , lets hope not.;)
KG. I. Couldn't let you have all the fun. JV. I actuallydo keep it in the lift all winter. Put the lift in myself it. Is engineered for 10000 lbs
Docdrs, hopefully either the lake does not freeze or you have a permanent pier that is not affected by ice. my hoist with boat in it could get carried accross the lake and dropped with the ice and wind.
I have wood cribs supporting everything........pretty much a weekend expert on wood cribs imo. Lake freezes 2-3 feet thick
I was reading along waiting to say my peace, thank goodness I came late to the dance and didn't get suckered in...well wait I did, but you will never know....no wait I just admitted it, ah crap whatever, good one :D
You mean I said all those prayers and stayed up all night for nothing? OH MAN!! Think of all the poor starving little kids that could have benefitted from my prayers. It's just so sad. Makes me want to do something productive like run out and put some new A/C on my boat or something.
And I was feeling bad for you?
That's what I get :)
YOU - :evil:
You need to help us "authentic southern boys" out, like a picture and a description of what a "crib" is and its purpose, as it sounds very interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by DOCDRS
All I have to do is blow the Cypress trees leaves (needles, not sure what they are called buy they are not evergreens) off the dock a couple of times.
A "Crib" is an interlace of logs or some kind of timber say 4ft x 4 ft then filled with stones and boulders. That is the simplest description.
Those Canadian's especially the ones from Southern Ontario are a shifty bunch :D
Found it, have not seen my boat since late October, hope it goes better this year :)