AirBerth boat lift...............

[Nautical]

Hi David,

Do you have the button or control on the boat with you, would seem a pain if you have to get off the boat and fiddle with the buttons or is it a case you lower the boat first everyone piles on when you return you get off and then lift the boat. Whats the step / distance between the floaty bit and toon, can an older person get on and off easily.

Ta, Trev

 

[cliff]

Do they do a version for real boats - you know the ones with sails and fin keels? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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[jimmy_the_builder]

Hydrohoist lifts have the control box permanently installed on the dock. You need to connect the boat to the lift before lifting it out of the water, and the manufacturers say that you shouldn't be on the boat during the lift/launch process. The boat gets to quite an angle during the lift/launch because the bow is lifted first followed by the stern.

The gap between the boat and finger is about 18inches. Also, you need to make sure your finger is long enough to accommodate the boat being moored bow-in - you can't go astern into a Hydrohoist boatlift.

Cheers
Jimmy

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Hydrohoist do - they have a different connecting frame between the floats to accommodate keels.

Cheers
Jimmy

 

[Coupe]

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can an older person get on and off easily

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You should be OK Trev /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Dave_Snelson]

If it wasn't for the cost, I would absolutely love one of these. I think they are a lot cheaper in the US - but then you have to import it.

 

[Nautical]

Cheeky swine!, I'll have you know I am not a day over 70.

 

[cliff]

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Hydrohoist do - they have a different connecting frame between the floats to accommodate keels.

Cheers
Jimmy

[/ QUOTE ]Hmmm, might be worth a look - could save a small fortune on lift outs and antifouling etc......
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[cliff]

Just looked at the prices - sod that for a game of soldiers.
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[Matara]

Buying one myself

Airberths are huge over here in Australia. There is also another brand called Custom Floats. I have a 29 foot boat, and a second hand one will cost me $9500.00 AUD. I know a few people who have them and they swear by them. I think the advantages are good, in my case anyway. Apart from not having to anti foul the boat, docking solo becomes a lot easier because the boat basically self centres and stays wedged until you tie up to the airberth before lifting the boat out of the water. People and other gear is unloaded before you lift the boat out of the water. There is a greater distance to the jetty however. The other advantage is that there is no need to keep batteries on ( isolator switches can be turned off ) as you won't need the reassurance of bilge pumps which I like if my boat is moored in a wet berth. Also at least you have something of value when your boating days are finished instead of years of anti foul $$$$. These things are pretty bullet proof, the only real maintenance is the pump which is basically a spa pump worth a few hundred dollars.