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Boat Lift

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48' LRC (1976 - 1981)
Anyone keep their Hatteras on a boat lift? The community I live in is considering allowing lifts, and Hi-Tide makes a nice 80,000 lbs low profile lift that looks like it would handle our 48 LRC. I have never seen the subject discussed on the HOF, so I am asking. If someone has experience, I would appreciate feedback on all aspects of the subject.

Pete
 
IMO that's too large a boat to be on lifts and in/out of the water due to the "working" of the fiberglass which will affect alignment of the engines/propshaft/cutlass bearings, etc. From what I have read/heard, it's recommend that if a boat is hauled and out of the water for a while, that it not be run hard until it has been back in the water for several days at least so as to "reshape" itself. But I'm certainly no expert. Our 53 is only out of the water when the bottom has to be painted.
 
I think these boats are designed to supported mainly by the keel, Not sure if you can get a lift to support it properly. but then again I would wonder if you had a lift made that gave suport in same areas as the slings do.

May want to ask Slane about this quesiton.
 
Part of the documents in the Owners Manual are drawings for a cradle. I would think that if the lift were designed using the cradle drawings then you'd have proper support.
 
I agree with Mike. I don't think keeping a boat that heavy on a lift would be good for it. I've seen it done, but I think it's not a good idea from the standpoint of being good for the hull. Boat hulls should be supported by water up to the waterline.
 
Wow, that's be one heck of a canal-side bulkhead lift. Just look at the size of a 50 ton Marine Trav-l-lift. It would be quite a marine construction engineering job.

All that being said, I'd have to agree with Tom, if you can build a cradle according to the graving plan, it would be at least as effective as having the boat on the hard. You guys up north do that for months at a time with no ill effects.. correct?
 
We have stored our 53MY out of the water seasonally for 5 years. It always has keel support and side brace stands where Hatteras recommends them. It continues to have excellent propshaft/engine alignment and never a problem with anything "out of line" or doors, etc, not closing fine. I think Hatteras made them to be able to be stored out of water. I agree that you'd have to design the cradle per Hatt specs.
 
Pete said:
Anyone keep their Hatteras on a boat lift? The community I live in is considering allowing lifts, and Hi-Tide makes a nice 80,000 lbs low profile lift that looks like it would handle our 48 LRC. I have never seen the subject discussed on the HOF, so I am asking. If someone has experience, I would appreciate feedback on all aspects of the subject.

Pete
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I had a neighbor had a 44 chris dc on one, one of the stringer boards kicked out and the boat went over on its side against the dock. Luck for him if it went the other way it would have been upside down in the water. I had the cable snap on my lift for my 23 dusky. Drove the outboard into the bottomup to the cavitation plate. the cable was 3 years old.
 
Why would you even really consider it? shorten your trip by a few seconds by minimizing bottom growth? I can understand it for high performance boats that have no bottom paint and only weigh 10,000 lbs at 48 ft but not for a Hatt.
 
BlackPearl36c said:
Why would you even really consider it? shorten your trip by a few seconds by minimizing bottom growth? I can understand it for high performance boats that have no bottom paint and only weigh 10,000 lbs at 48 ft but not for a Hatt.
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If you live in Fla Barnacles start on the props and shafts in 1 week. But for the price of the lift you could get a diver every week for the next 20 years.
 
My boss has his 40' El Dorado on a lift. It only weighs about 24,000. His lift cable has broke twice so for. There is no way I would consider putting a boat that large on a lift. I had just got off the boat from washing it when it broke the first time. Boy was that scary.
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