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I getting ready to slap my 206 on the lift for the first time. Anyone have any suggestions on how wide the bunks need to be. Keep in mind that I have the PP paddle wheel.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
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Put the PP blank in before you put it on the lift (on the trailer - not in the water) ...... our lift was setup for our '92 CC and it fit the 2004 206 like a glove. When it is on the lift and up in the air, change the blank for the paddlewheel and check the clearance from below (and from inside if needed). We thought it might be a problem but there was a ton of room! - Have Fun!!2004 Air 206 Limited, Midnight Blue & Titanium, Silver Accents, FCT, Vortec ZR6, Perfect Pass - Dream Nautique!!
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I would go at about 26-28 inches wide front and back. That should get you pretty close.Comment
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Use the trailer for distances. What kind of lift do you have? Make sure the bunks are high enough that the skages and prop to not hit. I would suggest getting in the water the first time you put it on. Mark somewhere on the lift so you know how far to put it forward. Also, centering guides are nice.2008 Super Air 210 Team
2004 AIR 206 Team
1997 Ski Nautique 196
1993 Ski Nautique SNOB
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Thanks Skinautique. Slob02, I considered using the trailer bunk width but am concerned because the Ramlin bunks are somewhat curved and contour with the hull. I agree to be in the water the first time I put the boat on because the bunks are not high enough to clear the skaggs and running gear. So, if you go too far forward, the skaggs will hit the front cross member. My buddy has the exact same lift for his 2001 SN so I kind of know what to look out for. What we do there is bring the boat as far foward as we can without hitting the front skagg. (As you suggested we've referenced a point on the boat and lift for consistency.
Thanks again,Comment
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It sounds to me you are way ahead of the game. I put a lot of hewitt lifts in, and every single situation is different. Have a great summer.2008 Super Air 210 Team
2004 AIR 206 Team
1997 Ski Nautique 196
1993 Ski Nautique SNOB
Don\'t let yourself get old and say, \"I wish I would have.........\"!Comment
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Don't try to match it up to your trailer bunks width. You are pretty much guaranteed to hit the skags with a setup like that. You will also have to have the hoist a lot deeper.Comment
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I always put a little piece of ducktape on the side bumper strip of the boat where the fins would be and then line that up just behind the forward cross-member. works great. except for people asking why I have ducktape on my boat. For you technical types, that's actually ducktape brand duct tape.Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For it is there you have been and there you will long to return. - Leonardo De VinciComment
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Here's what I mean.Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For it is there you have been and there you will long to return. - Leonardo De VinciComment
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Good idea. I'm glad to see you have the Nautique on the lift and that outboard thingy sitting in the water.
Thanks for the help.Comment
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Why not just say don't go past the end of the windshield, and then you won't have to have the duct tape on such a beautiful boat?
BTW, CC ski boat and Force outboard, aren't they at the two extreams of the spectrum?Comment
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that is how we do it too, back of windshield goes right to the post. We have our bunks narrower at the front and wider at the back. In the back they are just a tad wider than the stringers (if boat was perfectly centered). It just so happens that the underwater gear can't hit the bunks even if the boat's rear is up against the post (we don't have any side guides).I don\'t care.Comment
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