ynnad
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Yesterday I helped a friend with the installation of his new Viking Boat Lift. It sits on the bottom, and only an 8x12" post extends above the water. The boat is cantilevered off the post on bunks. It is really sleek!
The company owner (Bo, much like a Viking in appearance), puts on a wetsuit and assembles and adjusts the lift in the water and jets the supports into the bottom, while my friend, his son and I lifted pieces into place and held them for him. It took about 2 hours including loading the boat and making final bunk adjustments.
His website shows a variety of installations, including some that stay over winter in heavy ice, and some that held boats without damage thru hurricane Charley (in Port Charlotte, just north of the really bad part which went thru Punta Gorda,Fl). We saw that one in February of this year and the boat and cable lift across the canal ended up the the owner's back yard...
I was really impressed with the design, durability and delivery and assembly service.. we are looking at one for installation in Florida this fall.
http://www.vikingboatlift.com/
The company owner (Bo, much like a Viking in appearance), puts on a wetsuit and assembles and adjusts the lift in the water and jets the supports into the bottom, while my friend, his son and I lifted pieces into place and held them for him. It took about 2 hours including loading the boat and making final bunk adjustments.
His website shows a variety of installations, including some that stay over winter in heavy ice, and some that held boats without damage thru hurricane Charley (in Port Charlotte, just north of the really bad part which went thru Punta Gorda,Fl). We saw that one in February of this year and the boat and cable lift across the canal ended up the the owner's back yard...
I was really impressed with the design, durability and delivery and assembly service.. we are looking at one for installation in Florida this fall.
http://www.vikingboatlift.com/