Docks Boats Hoists Installation & Removal

List of Hoist, Dock and Boat Service Providers

 
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George McLain (neighbor)
butchmclain@comcast.net 
517-414-8104

Boat/pontoon hauling & shrink wrap service & power wash cleaning
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Inland Marine

17250 US 223
Boat Shop:           517-547-Boat (2-6-2-8)
Mobile Service:  517 -416-1686

We provide complete hoist and dock system service, parts, removal and installation.  We also provide on-site boat haul-out, winterization, and shrink-wrapping.  For those that don’t want their boat sitting in their yard all winter, we have 5 acres of fenced, secured outdoor storage and 15,000 sq ft of indoor storage space available.  The partners that own US 223 Inland Marine are Lake Columbia residents, and we have everything needed to be your one stop boat shop.  Please give us a call as you close down your shoreline for the season.

Find our shop on US 223 one mile east of US 127, two miles west of Devils Lake.

Ryan Beal, Owner

Bayview Shores Resident

Tom Olson, Owner and General Manager

Holiday Shores II Resident

Mark Tolford, Owner

Holiday Shores II Resident

Chuck Whitbread (Neighbor)
Devil's Lake Water Sports
sales@dlwatersports.com  
14581 US 223 at Round Lake Hwy Manitou Beach
517-467-4818
www.dlwatersports.com

Sales featuring Crest Pontoons, Harris Flotebotes & Kayots, Mastercraft, Smokercraft , Mariah & Kawasaki. A 5 Star Certified Dealer. Service by factory Trained and Certified Technicians.

Also offer service of outboards as well as inboards and I/O engines, shrink wrap and indoor storage, winterization, pick-up and delivery and brokerage services. 

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Jim Peltier - (Neighbor)
Lakefront Solutions
jim@lakefrontsolution.com  
517-592-1002
517-416-8808 (cell phone)
www.lakefrontsolution.com

Sales Rep for Hewitt Roll-A-Dock. www.hewitt-roll-a-dock.com . We offer several types of docks, boat lifts, swim platforms, dock ladders, benches etc. Roll-A-Dock is a one piece dock system on wheels that is easy to install and remove, you can even do it without going into the water.  This year we will also be carrying Kayaks.

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College Docks

517-206-4805

docks & boat lifts. installation & removal

Dirty Deeds - Josha Keck
Manitou Beach - 517 920 2622
dirty.deeds@live.com
dock's, lifts, boat detailing, boat delivery and storage, more

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Docks Unlimited - Brett Tucker

 
         HANDY PRODUCTS AND TIPS
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Here is an interesting idea if you have a boat lift canopy.

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 Note from Neighborlink:  John Piotrowski was kind enough to share a gadget he has found that makes adding gas or diesel to your boat much easier than holding a gas can in the air while fueling.  His email is below:

                    HOIST REMOVAL TIPS

Hi Neighbors,

I have a small farm tractor with a "boom" on my 3-point hitch along with a power winch.   I pull the tractor down to the lake and use the winch / boom to pull my pontoon hoist out over my seawall.  It's very effective and pain free.   I wouldn't want to be on too steep of an incline in the back yard however if I am using the boom due to the center of gravity.  I wouldn't mind helping others but they need to be there to participate in the event as well.

Thanks!

Bob Callison
rlcallison@cmsenergy.com

517-581-0685 Cell
Bay View Shores Director

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Hi Neighbors,

Here is pictorial information on some of the ways boat lifts can be moved and removed. It is a rough description but should get the idea across.

The boat method is what some lift manufactures used to design their lifts to do without any other additional equipment.The float method is what most professional installers use.

The tube float is a manufactured unit and can be purchased at places that sell dock and lifts.

Thank you,

John Dale

lmjadale@comcast.net

NOTE EACH PICTURE IS A DIFFERENT METHOD

 
BELOW IS THE BOAT METHOD

BELOW IS THE FLOAT METHOD

 

BELOW IS THE TUBE FLOAT METHOD

 John Dale
lmjadale@comcast.net

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Hi Neighbors,

For years I had to find the strong family members to help with hoist removal. Now I can do it with my daughters.

Fortunately I have a deep yard and I can drive a truck or SUV near the lake. My hoist is 80 out into the bay on Kingsbury. I tie an anchor rope to the front vertical posts of the hoist and loop the rope around the trailer hitch on the SUV. One person driving and one person to keep the hoist away from the dock, we simply pull the hoist close to shore. I use a temporary ramp of 2 x 12s to get two of the hoist legs onto shore. I leave the other two hoist legs in the water but then jack the two legs out of the water so that the hoist is level and support them with cinder blocks.

The cinder blocks stay in the water all winter but the hoist is completely out of the water, I can then stack my dock on the hoist.

In the spring time, I jack up the two legs that are over the water, remove the cinder blocks and use the large white float under the front cross support. Since the hoist isn't loaded with water, it's much lighter and fairly easy to move back into place for another season.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Jim Malinowski
125 Kingsbury
jfmalin@aol.com

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