TotalBoat Trailer-Mounted Boat Lift

First off, this boat lift is simply awesome! Extremely high quality construction and design. I have been wondering how I was going to strip the anti-fouling paint, wetsand, buff, polish, and wax the bottom of my 24' Yamaha AR240 (yes, the previous owner put anti-fouling paint on a brand new $60k jetboat). Boat stands make me nervous and are more expensive, and this was perfect. If it were to fall off (which it wouldnt), it'd just fall on the trailer. I had my boat lifted in my driveway for about 2 weeks while I did the work. I even worked in the boat and I never worried about it slipping off. I've got a list of friends who are going to borrow this lift so they can finally was the bottom where areas that had previously been unreachable because of the bunks. But, for such a well built and designed product, it's kinda silly for the bolts included to make it completely unusable on most trailers (at least most I've seen). The included bolts are 1/2"" x 8"" but are only threaded about half the length. So on my 3"" x 2"" trailer, that leaves about 3/4"" that of unthreaded bolt, which makes it impossible to tighten down. I had to go to Lowe's and buy 16 7"" bolts, which aren't cheap. I just bought the zinc plated ones and it cost about $30 total. Regardless, I still left 5 stars bc this really is a fantastic product. It is a nice chunk of change, but you could get a few friends to split the cost and you could all do work on the boat or trailer that would usually require paying a marina big bucks.

This lift helps me get my boat (O'Day 22) high enough above the trailer to install cradles and remove trailer for any work needed to be done. Also so great for applying bottom paint without missing spots.

Everything worked great once I went to the store to buy all the missing pieces I did not receive.

Great product, however when the packaged arrived all torn up and material sticking out, I had a bad feeling. Turns out I was missing 2 bolts and three nuts! Very crucial parts to this whole system. Once I went to the store and got replacements it worked great!

I have a Nautic Star XS2000 center console and a EZ-Loader dual wheel trailer. When I initially set up the lifts they fit fine forward but were too tall to fit in place on the aft of the trailer. By removing the trailer lights and raising the rear of the boat a few inches they slid in the end of the trailer fine. Also I had to use 3-4 extra washers on each bolt because the threads did't go far enough down on the bolts.

Raised a 6000# Steiger Craft over its double-axle aluminum frame trailer without any issues. Rugged, heavy duty. Excellent mounting flexibility. Cribbed under keel in 2 spots for extra safety and stability, which also allowed flexibility in backing-off pads to complete prep/paint. Product paint finish can't take a beating but it's similar to regular boat stands. Galvanized option would be of interest. Shipping protection needs improvement (loose pieces, banging, etc., resulted in damaged box, scratches, marred paint). Overall excellent approach to working on bottom without using larger boat stands and without pulling trailer.

I finally was able to paint where barnacles and growth attacked my boat's bottom where it sat onthe trailer. I was too cheap to pay for a hoist to reach those spots. Now I sprung for the boat lift and will be able to use it for years and even share it with my neighbor. (He'll pay! ) smart product.