c'mon rain! Pontoon stuck on lift

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djmodifyd
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c'mon rain! Pontoon stuck on lift

#1 Post by djmodifyd » Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:45 am

Well, Its been a dry few weeks, and the lake is low. Went out a few days ago to get on the pontoon, and couldn't get the dang thing off the lift! Water is too low right now. Talked to my neighbors, they are all in the same boat (pun intended). One neighbor has been stuck in their lift for 2 weeks.

I need an inch of rain at least....c'mon rain!


I also could use a dock extension...who wants to chip in :nana

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Re: c'mon rain! Pontoon stuck on lift

#2 Post by Bamaman » Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:45 am

Building onto wooden decks is easy and not too expensive.

It's that danged $200 I have to pay to TVA and the Army Corp of Engineers to make any dock modifications.

They even charge new property owners $200 just to change the name on the deck/dock permit.

We're fortunate to have water levels more not more than 3' in a year. TVA drops the water level to the lowest point in Feb & March for seawall and boat ramp repairs. Otherwise, we're full pool all the time producing 662 kw/hrs. from the incredible Wilson Dam.
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Re: c'mon rain! Pontoon stuck on lift

#3 Post by Scott1 » Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:38 pm

You can't power yourself off? This happened to me a few years back and I powered myself off.
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Re: c'mon rain! Pontoon stuck on lift

#4 Post by djmodifyd » Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:51 pm

Scott1 wrote:You can't power yourself off? This happened to me a few years back and I powered myself off.

I probably could have, but I was given it quite a bit without budging. Water was so low the skeg was about 6 inches off the bottom, I was scared of sucking in rocks and debris.

Good news, we had a ton of rain and water came up over a foot. I'm back toonin!

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