240 Sundeck boat lift specs

myleslee

myleslee

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Mar 24, 2020
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Boat Info
2006 Searay 240 Sundeck
Engines
5.0 Mercruiser MPI w/ Bravo III outdrive
Hey yall! We are looking to install a boat lift for the 240 and need to know if we can use a 8000 pound lift or do we really need a 10k? Anybody with anything less that works fine?
 
I had a shore station 6,000lb lift with a 240SD and then a 2009 260 SD and the lift worked perfectly for both.
 
With a wet weight somewhere in the low to mid 5K range, that's certainly enough. Have you calculated your boat's weight using the established specs? I'm just wondering why you think you need more... meaning, is there something else going on?
 
Just thinking about full tank of fuel and water and 6-7 people on it going up and down... But yall have boosted my confidence! DONT need the 10k! (Seemed insane anyways)
 
myleslee said:
Just thinking about full tank of fuel and water and 6-7 people on it going up and down... But yall have boosted my confidence! DONT need the 10k! (Seemed insane anyways)
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Not sure what you are up to...but we tend to buy bigger boats over time....so if that's ever a possibility might be a wise investment for the future
 
myleslee said:
Just thinking about full tank of fuel and water and 6-7 people on it going up and down... But yall have boosted my confidence! DONT need the 10k! (Seemed insane anyways)
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I've used lifts, but never owned one - so never really used one long term. Add up the weights you expect - the "wet" weight I was talking about was with gas/batteries. I would imagine, though, that in the off chance that you have too much weight in the boat for the lift, that you could offload passengers at the dock... or even raise the lift just enough to stabilize the boat (but still with most of the boat in water) and then offload?

I still can't imagine a situation where an 8K wouldn't be enough - but do the math yourself to check.

All that said... a very important and TRUE statement was made directly above! Another thing to take into account would be that if you go a few feet bigger in the future, even with a bowrider, you'll most likely be into a boat with a 9' or 9-1/2' beam. So make sure to take that into account, too.
 
We have a Hydrohoist for ours. #8000 works great. never had a problem. We got the long arm version, so we can dock stern in. Makes boarding MUCH easier, especially loading ice chests and people with limited mobility, the grandparents walk right onto the swim platform, and nobody has to clime onto the nose.
 
randmhall said:
We have a Hydrohoist for ours. #8000 works great. never had a problem. We got the long arm version, so we can dock stern in. Makes boarding MUCH easier, especially loading ice chests and people with limited mobility, the grandparents walk right onto the swim platform, and nobody has to clime onto the nose.
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Got any pics???
 
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Nice thing about stern in, you do not have to fully lower the lift to get on and off, we usually lower it so the swim platform is level with the dock, until all passengers and cargo are aboard. No rocking or dock bumping that way.
 
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