Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

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Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#1 Post by butchman » Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:55 am

I have a 24' Sylvan S3 CLZ tritoon coming in and I have to redo my overhang lift.
What should be the cable distance between the front and back cables that the cradles are hooked to?
What is the length of the bunks that sit on cradle?
How much of the pontoons can hang over the bunks?

Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#2 Post by BobL » Fri Jul 02, 2021 7:21 am

I'm heading to my camp this evening and will try to remember to take some measurements.
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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#3 Post by Marc K » Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:57 am

For what it's worth:

My 25' sits on two slings, 12 feet apart. The bow overhang is 8 feet and the stern hangs off by 5 feet.

It was hanging this way for many, many (15?) years before I bought the boat with the lakehouse so I just replaced the straps and cables.
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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#4 Post by Rick McC. » Fri Jul 02, 2021 7:44 pm

Marc K wrote:
Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:57 am
For what it's worth:

My 25' sits on two slings, 12 feet apart. The bow overhang is 8 feet and the stern hangs off by 5 feet.

It was hanging this way for many, many (15?) years before I bought the boat with the lakehouse so I just replaced the straps and cables.
That right there's what I’d call empirical data! :thumbsup
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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#5 Post by butchman » Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:26 am

Thanks for the comments. I guess all this talk about not using straps, you proved them wrong Rick!!
I still feel more comfortable using the cradle system. I like the cables being 12' apart. looking for any other info on bunk lengths etc.

Does any one know on another note if I'm in brackish and fresh water, what the best anodes to use on the pontoons.

Thanks

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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#6 Post by Rick McC. » Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:56 am

butchman wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:26 am
Thanks for the comments. I guess all this talk about not using straps, you proved them wrong Rick!!
I still feel more comfortable using the cradle system. I like the cables being 12' apart. looking for any other info on bunk lengths etc.

Does any one know on another note if I'm in brackish and fresh water, what the best anodes to use on the pontoons.

Thanks
Anode info:
Fresh Water – Magnesium
Brackish Water – Aluminium
Salt Water – Zinc
Edit:
My trailer bunks support the logs to within a couple of inches from the end on the rear, and a few feet at the front. They are a couple of inches over 19 feet long. My tri-toon is 24 feet long.
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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#7 Post by butchman » Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:09 am

If you are in both brackish and fresh water would you put aluminum and magnesium anodes on your pontoons.
Is there one anode that works for both types of water.

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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#8 Post by Rick McC. » Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:34 pm

butchman wrote:
Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:09 am
If you are in both brackish and fresh water would you put aluminum and magnesium anodes on your pontoons.
Is there one anode that works for both types of water.
Mine is docked in fairly fresh water, though it’s most often used in salt water.

I’d say go with anodes for the type of water that your boat spends the majority of it’s time in.
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Re: Pontoon boat lift for Tritoon

#9 Post by steve1313 » Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:54 am

The metal crossmembers on my lift are about 9' apart and they have 2 x 8 boards laying flat between them that the toons sit on. the boards extend about 18" past each crossmember, meaning the boards are abougt 12' long total. I typically dock my boat with the back end of the toons lined up with the back of boards.
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