boat lift ?'s

[tgissel]

I recently purchased a 7000lb. float-air boat lift I primarily use it to lift a small runabout 3500 to 4000lb Regal 1800. But bought oversize to be able to lift a 28' Marinette for service and during the winter. Is there a way to modify the valves to make the lift go down quicker with the small boat on? i have tried removing the main hose from the pump and nothing really noticeable.

Thanks,

 

[Les Robb]

Re: boat lift ?'s

Maybe down periscope, crash dive blow valves? It works in the movies

Luck

 

[lkbum]

Re: boat lift ?'s

I have a float air (10,000lb) and made a discovery by accident that may apply to your lift. On the top of my "floats", the air hose is attached to a fitting that is threaded into the float. While I was out of the slip this summer, an errant swimmer stepped on one of these fittings and broke it. I had to replace the fitting, Float Air uses a waterproof silicone to seal the fitting into the float. I had to scrape the silicone off, and then after some work I was able to screw the broken fitting out. Much to my surprise when I removed it, I found that the end of this fitting was almost completely closed with sealant. Looked like too much silicone was applied and it formed a big slug of silicone on the fitting as it was screwed in at the factory. When I replaced the fitting, the nearly plugged fitting was now gone and my lift operated much faster. I really never noticed the speed before, but I did notice how much faster it was after this repair. this was blind luck on my part. It is difficult to remove the fittings. You can remove the hose at the float to check the air flow, but BE CAREFUL or you will break the fitting.