Mar 31, 2010 · Re: Homemade boat lift My original thought was to put some double 2X10s in a U bracket on the edge of the dock, to create a cantilever lift. A winch and some creative strapping and carpet, and you have a simple lift for a light boat or waverunner.

Dec 3, 2010 · Re: Homemade Guide-ons Clever design. Now slip a piece of PVC pipe over the fence post w/a cap on top. It will spin upon contact with the boat and not mar the boat from the metal to metal contact you have now. Dave

Apr 18, 2012 · Re: Plans for Building a Cantilever Boat Lift - any ideas? Just keep in mind Feet and Pounds, Ft-lbs. One pound of weight one foot away from the center of a cantilever exerts 1 Ft-lb of force on the arm, 10 ft away is 10#, 20 ft is 20# or 10# 1 …

Jun 19, 2014 · Hi all, I'm looking for some idea's for making my own bunk brackets. Preferably some off the shelf hardware store item that can easily be modified for my purpose. Here's a pic of previous homemades, they are too week and non-adjustable. Thanks

Aug 4, 2012 · Re: homemade rollers I dont think this will help you but im throwing this out there. the front roller on my trailer must have rotted away so the previous owner drilled out to baseballs and put a bolt through them in its place. my boat is not heavy but they actually work. the nice thing is the v on the boat slips right in between the two baseballs and guides it …

Sep 28, 2009 · Re: Homemade tilt ??? How about 2 different diameter dowels, tied off to the boat on strings, stuck under the motor? Works on small motors. With two you have two height settings. Look at some of the homemade "transom savers" where people put a block of wood or hard rubber for the motor to rest on rather than using the tilt lever.

Jun 7, 2009 · I have a 10,000 lb ABL boat lift and one of the cables has a small kink or fray in the middle of it. I can replace it easy enough but I'm I'm a little hesitant. The stainless 1/4" cable at the hardware store is rated at 1400 lbs. So the cable comes down …

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Jul 11, 2011 · Re: Building a shop crane/engine hoist for under $40 Looks quite useable. Pretty self explanatory on how to build one by looking at you pics, Any one that wanted to make one could probably customize thier own to fit there particular needs, just by looking at your pics.

Nov 15, 2013 · Re: My "PVC-based boat cover frame support" build I had a frame & tarp malfunction after the first snow last year. So, I went with a more heavy duty set up this year that hopefully will stand up to the winter winds and snow, and be reusable.