Boat lift for 2019 210

[Siouxfan219]

Hello everyone. I just ordered a new 2019 210 that will be here this spring. Very excited. But this also means i need to upgrade my boat lift. I know the dry weight of the 210 is 4200 lbs and with fuel should be approximately 4500 lbs. Wondering if anyone is using a 5000 lb lift? I know the 6000 would be a better choice but 5000’s are easier to find and cheaper. Just looking for opinions. Thanks

[shag]

The cost difference is negligable - go with at least the 6K. Just my opinion, but I always go heavier and that way the lifts are built stronger and last longer, also you'll be able to upgrade when you decide to get a 230 without having to change your lift

[charlesml3]

Agreed, see what the cost difference is. If it isn't all that much, just get the 6000. I upgraded my 3000 to a 6000 a few years ago. Works great and I know I'm under the max weight the lift can carry.

-Charles

[AirNautiquer]

As said above go with the bigger 6k lift. Also if your boat lift has cables I would also check condition of those as well to see if they need replacement.

[zigs]

I had to make the same decision last year when I went from a 01 210 to a 17 210 and went a FLOE VSD 6500. Looking at the 6500 to 5000 you can see the difference, and knowing that the 5K was close to capacity with the newer 210 by the time you add everything over the dry weight and a couple hundred pounds of shot bags that are always in the boat was my main reason. I was also upgrading my lift, cause I had a 3600# for my 01 210, so going with the 6500 I knew if I ever went to a 230 I wouldn't have to upgrade, and even if I go to a G someday the only difference in the FLOE 6500 to 8000 is the electric motor. I probably would have just ordered the 8000 if I bought new but was able to find a really good deal on a used 8 month old 6500.

[lucky7t]

2015 210 we use 5000 lb lift . Works great . If anything it might sit 5 inches lower than others but no issues


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[cedarcreek216]

Guess ours is overkill, I went with an 8500 pound lift motor.


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[DealsGapCobra]

Serious overkill here too. I have a 200 which probably weighs around 3,000 empty and I just put in an 8k cable lift. When I was making the decision I couldn’t get the pictures of boat in the water with broken cables...I like to sleep well. Why not give yourself some safety margin and go 6k or more.


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[Soul_surfer]

Different story here.
I have a 5K Lift, on the lake we are restricted 23ft. Or 5K dry Weight.
so it was not really worth to change my lift and my boat since I wanted à 21ˋ
Ended up keeping my 5K lift and Buy a 2017 210.
eceryrhing’s perfect. Boat lift is not stressing cables neither, the automatic lift perfect too.

Maybe it depends with the company and how they build their lift but the 5K weight is not really the « limit ». company give their Numbers to protect themselves too.
So the 5K lift can take more its just not garanteed
like the boat lift tech told me when i called them before buying my boat.
If you put 500pounds more on it you may be playing with fire but 200lbs more sure it can handle it.

if The story was i had to buy a boat and a lift sure i would buy a bigger one. Next boat I will change both.
These days almost every boat are heavier than 5K dry so a 6,5 - 7 K lift is probably the minimum i would Check for the next.
For the price difference i would never bought a 5K lift, just in case to change boat each 4-5 years.
8 years ago a 5K lift was plenty enough, now it barely fit for a couple model on the market.

[scottb7]

Someone on the forum got enough lift that he doesn't even empty ballast on a g23...which would be so nice....

I am stupid so i am on 3rd lift...when i got my 2008 210 i upgraded to 5000lb shoremaster cantilever which is their biggest beefiest lift. then i got my g21, and i figured - screw it - trade in values are like crap on lifts, and i wanna really see what this shizzle can handle. if it breaks i can give it away to someone who wants to weld 'er up and use on smaller boat. i only paid $3,600 for it with winch, canopy, and cover...

so i been running 2 years with 0 problems, 0 cable fraying, etc. BIG BUT, i have winch for much bigger weight...for whatever reason the guy that had the lift put it on.

so my suggestion is get 8000lb, hydraulic...

also i would say, that i had good conversation with couple companies, and asked why everyone buying vertical lifts...and more than one guy, after a while said pretty much just trend, everything started out cantilever, and then switched to vertical...but he agreed with me that the one cable simple cantilver design, is easier to maintain, and not as important to be level as vertical.