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Boat Lift Safety Tips Galveston Boaters

Boat Lift Safety Tips For Galveston Boaters

Rules For Safe Boat Lift Use

  • Take the plug out of the drain while the boat is on the hoist. If the plug is left in, rainwater collects and can wreck wiring and machinery. The additional weight can also collapse the hoist.
  • Put the plug back into the drain when the boat is being placed into the water. Without the plug, the boat will sink. (You should leave the drain plug — or a duplicate — on the lift switch as a reminder.)
  • Use penetrating oil (not grease!) to lubricate cable strands and reduce internal abrasion.
  • Rinse off the cable and lift with fresh water whenever they’ve been dunked in saltwater.
  • Don’t leave cables dangling in saltwater while you’re out on the boat.
  • Don’t use the hoist to raise more weight than it’s designed for.
  • Don’t replace galvanized cable with stainless steel, or vice versa; they require different sheave and drum sizes.
  • Don’t carry people up or down on a boat. A boat lift is not an elevator. People jumping in and out of a boat create shock loads that strain the cable and hoist motor. The effect is multiplied with davits, which are cantilevered five or more feet away from its vertical support.

Please practice these simple boat lift safety tips for all Galveston Boaters. The last tip is one we’ve seen overlooked many times as we work on boatifts in Sea Isle, Jamaica Beach, Pirates Beach Kemah & Seabrook.

Thank you Boat US  for publishing and use of this article.

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