11-30-2018 04:46 AM
To lift or not to lift? - That is my question. We’ll be getting a new SLX 400 bow rider delivered to Lake Lanier next spring and I’m contemplating keeping it on a lift. The boat is 12 x 39.5 feet and weighs 17K pounds dry. Our slip is sized fine for a lift at 16 x 46 feet, and multiple, reputable dealers have viable lift products for that size/weight of boat. While I know it’s a much less expensive alternative, I’m not a fan of bottom paint from an aesthetics and ongoing maintenance standpoint and I’m not overly concerned about the cost of the lift. What I am concerned about is not being able to run the A/C when the boat is up and if we’ll live to regret that. We’ve not had a boat with a cabin before, so I don’t know if having to ”prime” the chiller each time we put the boat in the water (which is most weekends for us from April to October) will be overly troubling. Sure could use some council from folks who’ve maybe been there and done that. - Thanks!
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