New lift installation
Lifts sized to your boat and your dock, set square and aligned so the cables track evenly.
What we do
Three kinds of work
Most calls fall into one of these. If yours is not one of them, call anyway — and if it is not work we take on, we can usually point you at somebody who does.
Having lift issues? Work out why → Wire size calculator → Just bought a place with a lift? → Estimates are free — what happens next →
Repairs & diagnostics
Cables, motors, gear plates, brackets, pulleys and switches. We try to find out why it failed rather than just replacing the part that broke.
Modifications & upgrades
Bracket and riser changes, structural modifications, and setups for docks a standard lift was never drawn for.
The equipment
Boat Hoist USA, fitted properly
We’re a Boat Hoist USA dealer. Their lifts are the ones we sell, the ones we know inside out, and the ones we keep parts moving for — so parts are usually on hand rather than on order.
Where it matters more is what happens after the sale. A lift is only as good as its alignment, and most of the problems we get called out to are installation problems that were never going to age well.
Fits your boat
Whatever you run
Pontoons to wake boats
Configurations for pontoons and tri-toons, V-hulls, wake boats and personal watercraft — including double bunks, low-rise pontoon brackets and pontoon risers.
Built for this lake
Lake Sinclair’s shoreline and water levels aren’t the same as anywhere else, and Georgia Power has its own rules about what you can put on a dock. We work with both.
Common questions
Before you call
The things people ask most. If yours isn’t here, the phone is quicker than anything we could write.
Do I need a permit for a boat lift?
Lake Sinclair is a Georgia Power reservoir, and work on docks and the shoreline needs their approval before it starts. A lift going into an existing permitted dock is usually a simpler case than new dock construction, but Georgia Power is the authority and the requirements do change — check with them directly before you commit to anything.
What size lift do I need?
It comes from the boat, not the catalog. Dry weight plus fuel, water, gear and whatever lives on board year-round — boats are consistently heavier than people expect. The dock matters just as much, because it has to carry the boat and the lift together. We measure before we quote.
My dock wasn’t built for a lift. Is that a problem?
Usually not a dead end. Plenty of docks on this lake were never drawn with a lift in mind, and the answer is normally brackets, risers or structural modification rather than starting over. It does mean the survey has to happen before the quote rather than after.
What does it cost?
There isn’t a list price, and anyone who gives you one over the phone is guessing. It depends on the boat’s weight, the configuration, and what your dock needs before a lift can go on it. We look at the slip and quote the job.
What kinds of boats do you handle?
Pontoons and tri-toons, V-hulls, wake boats and personal watercraft. Configurations include double bunks, low-rise pontoon brackets and pontoon risers — which are different things and are not interchangeable, whatever the internet tells you.
What fails most often?
Cables. They’re a wear item and replacing them on schedule costs a fraction of what it costs after one parts. After that it’s motors and gear plates — though a motor that trips is often a binding cable or a failing gear plate rather than the motor itself, which is why we diagnose before replacing.
Where we work
Serving Lake Sinclair
We’re a mobile operation — we come to your dock. There’s no storefront to drive to.