[quote=Beest]Boat Lifts??? Here's a link. Take a look. Over the years, I've seen a significant design change wrt lifts in my area of the Gulf Coast. This shift went from a single, motorized (or manual), overhead, centerline axle that wrapped up cable. The cable ran from the axle through the rafters of the dock/pier and down to straps or a connection point on the boat. Today's lift consists of two or four motors and two axles which raise two beams. Not as much cable and pulley engineering involved. You can simple raise two beams which have the ability to hold the boat in place with rollers or bumpers...like a cradle on a trailer. These seem to me to be a much better design and one that could easily handle sailboats of any kind...as long as the dock doesn't have a roof. Hope this helps.
[url]http://decoboatlift.com/boat-hoist-lifts/deco-lifts/[/url][/quote]
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