Deja Vu.....coming into the office in the morning and hearing the familiar voice again. Nice hoist, but the first that caught my attention, was mustachio ! Lookin' good. New life. New face :) Happy Thanksgiving to you and the fam!
I’ve done that same job with jacks and blocks many, many times, and on much bigger boats than that Lyman. It goes pretty quick that way, even with 6 or 7 set-ups - and you can do it easily single handed. Setting all that gantry stuff up seams like a huge job in itself, and almost impossible if you don’t have help or a loader. And then you have to break it down again when you’re done? I don’t think so. They used to make small “Travel- Lift” type trailers - you should look for one of those. With that and your tractor you’d be all set.
@@tommegan6500 I wouldn’t say I’ve done it many, many times, but almost always alone. Even the first time with the GoHoist when I had to use the tractor to set it up, it was less than 1/2 the time total. I also feel much safer not climbing and jacking in, over and around a trailer. I’m also way less worn out physically at the end so I can’t agree with you on this one. A small travel lift would be nice but only at my shop, not to haul around. I guess it would be nice to have a hydraulic trailer as well but they can be rough on wooden boats. For the money and for my situation, I love this method. Thanks for watching!
@ Years ago, I built a yard trailer for moving boats around the yard. It was just curved bunks laminated from 2x6’s bolted to a single solid axle. Only one obstruction! It made loading/unloading super easy. It did have one failing for launching - it floated! I guess I didn’t see that coming:
that GoHoist is pretty nifty/neato … was actually thinking of building my own out of screwed&glued 2x4’s with a come-along … wonder what the price difference would be ??🤔
I think a lot of engineering went into the design of these. I built my gantries for the boat shed, and they work well, but they're not at all portable or stable on their own. The gantries are attached to each other and to the boat shed. I've always tended to want to build my own version of things, especially to add some characteristics that I desire. In this case, and for the price of these, I'm glad I have the real thing. There are only a couple of things I would change about the GoHoist, minor things, which I'll show when I do make changes on another episode next summer. My biggest problem with these is how to store them. I'm definitely going to create some type of rack in my new pole barn.
It is just a simple knot tied after making a loop. You have to kind of guess at the length at first, and it does slip some, but then it tightens up. The strap is pretty slippery, so a couple of times I've had to tie a second knot. You can tell right away though as you begin lifting whether or not you'll need to. They do show you how to tie the knot in the directions that come with it.
Very interesting. Do you think you could turn the hull upside down with that rig? I am rebuilding an old wooden boat and need to flip it. So I’m investigating options.
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Super cool hoist system! That looks like it saves a ton of time, as well as your back! Awesome video Scott! I’m so glad that you are back!
It’s great to be with my crew again! Chris Craft Flywheel Forward engines next episode.
Deja Vu.....coming into the office in the morning and hearing the familiar voice again. Nice hoist, but the first that caught my attention, was mustachio ! Lookin' good. New life. New face :) Happy Thanksgiving to you and the fam!
@@jalbert222 The same to you. I’m here at my desk editing episode 12 about a Chris Craft engine for my daughter’s Arabian. Talk soon.
Some great information here. 🐙Great video 👍😁
Thanks for being aboard today :)
I’ve done that same job with jacks and blocks many, many times, and on much bigger boats than that Lyman. It goes pretty quick that way, even with 6 or 7 set-ups - and you can do it easily single handed.
Setting all that gantry stuff up seams like a huge job in itself, and almost impossible if you don’t have help or a loader. And then you have to break it down again when you’re done? I don’t think so.
They used to make small “Travel- Lift” type trailers - you should look for one of those. With that and your tractor you’d be all set.
@@tommegan6500 I wouldn’t say I’ve done it many, many times, but almost always alone. Even the first time with the GoHoist when I had to use the tractor to set it up, it was less than 1/2 the time total. I also feel much safer not climbing and jacking in, over and around a trailer. I’m also way less worn out physically at the end so I can’t agree with you on this one.
A small travel lift would be nice but only at my shop, not to haul around. I guess it would be nice to have a hydraulic trailer as well but they can be rough on wooden boats. For the money and for my situation, I love this method. Thanks for watching!
@ Years ago, I built a yard trailer for moving boats around the yard. It was just curved bunks laminated from 2x6’s bolted to a single solid axle. Only one obstruction! It made loading/unloading super easy. It did have one failing for launching - it floated!
I guess I didn’t see that coming:
@ usually trailers only float when you forget to remove the straps at the transom. :)
that GoHoist is pretty nifty/neato … was actually thinking of building my own out of screwed&glued 2x4’s with a come-along … wonder what the price difference would be ??🤔
I think a lot of engineering went into the design of these. I built my gantries for the boat shed, and they work well, but they're not at all portable or stable on their own. The gantries are attached to each other and to the boat shed. I've always tended to want to build my own version of things, especially to add some characteristics that I desire. In this case, and for the price of these, I'm glad I have the real thing. There are only a couple of things I would change about the GoHoist, minor things, which I'll show when I do make changes on another episode next summer. My biggest problem with these is how to store them. I'm definitely going to create some type of rack in my new pole barn.
Looks like a great time saver. It looked like you had a not in the sling to adjust the length. How did you tie that not?
It is just a simple knot tied after making a loop. You have to kind of guess at the length at first, and it does slip some, but then it tightens up. The strap is pretty slippery, so a couple of times I've had to tie a second knot. You can tell right away though as you begin lifting whether or not you'll need to. They do show you how to tie the knot in the directions that come with it.
@ thanks
Very interesting. Do you think you could turn the hull upside down with that rig? I am rebuilding an old wooden boat and need to flip it. So I’m investigating options.
www.gohoist.com/flipboatworkonhull.html