[quote=Edchris177][quote]I find the tough part of using a lift is getting the cat back on it in windy/choppy conditions while walking it around in chest deep water.[/quote]
I'm better off, I;m only in waist deep water!
You probably have a prevailing wind, or you can only slide the cat in from one side. Just build a "fence" along the downwind side, a couple of 2x4 pieces & a length of 5/4" deck board.
Then you just manouvre the Cat into position & the fence will keep it from moving laterally. Crank the lift, just a few turns to stabilize the Cat, then walk around & bump it exactly onto the cradles, or where it needs to be, then raise the lift.
I don't have the 10' wide Cat lift that the Quebec company makes, it would be a better option. I just use an 800 lb seadoo lift. I mounted a 2x2 steel square tube crossways, then a 10' 2x6 to that. They are perpendicular to how the seadoo would sit on the lift
I'll email you a photo tomorrow.[/quote]
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