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Boat Lift Accessories Make Life Simple
BoatLift Accessories Make Life Simple
Summer fun starts and ends at your dock and boat lift. Here, all your summer waterfront activities begin. Make your dock and boat lift look great and perform effortlessly.
There is no need to struggle to bring your boat back into your lift. PWS has the equipment to make life easier for you.
PWS features a full line of ShoreMaster boat lift accessories. We have a wide range of accessories to customize your dock and boat lift and fit your needs. Here are a few of the most popular solutions for your boat lift.
Vinyl Bunks
Aluminum and Vinyl Bunks
PWS offers top-of-the-line, vinyl-covered aluminum bunks that protect your boats hull. With vinyl-covered bunks, you’ll never have torn, unsightly carpeting to replace.
Vinyl does not hold the sand and debris like carpeting does and never needs replacement. Vinyl bunks protect your hulls’ finish and make a great boat lift accessory.
Is it time for you to step up? Contact Jerry now @ 920-493-04404
Bunks & Guide accessories
Guides and Rails
PWS also offers bow or full-length guides to hold your boat in the proper lifting position. The guides and rails make it much easier to control your boat in the waves.
The bow guide keeps your boat from overrunning the lift to ensure that it’s properly aligned. Waves will no longer push you too far forward on the boatlift.
You’re always appropriately balanced on the lift rack. See also.
Full-length guides mount on the lift rack to help you center the boat. Never get washed into the frames again. More importantly, the boat remains correctly centered at all times.
The boat guide and full-length guide use high-quality marine aluminum alloys and offer durability and protection for your watercraft.
For pontoon boat owners, we offer a welded aluminum rail kit option. They fit your craft’s unique shape.
Adjustable Motor Stop
Motor Stops
Keep your boat from advancing too far into the lift by installing a motor stop. Motor stops let you position your boat on the lift with ease. This stop keeps your boat correctly balanced on the lift frames.
Isn’t time to call 920-493-4404?
Adjustable Bow Stop
Bow Guide Accessory
Here’s another alternative to keep your boat in the correct position. The adjustable Bow Stop accessory prevents you from overrunning your boat lift. The cushioned bumper on the frame prevents damage to your boat. You’ll always be in the exact position for storing your boat.
The bow stop or the motor stop will make your life easier. Call Jerry today!
PVC Guide on-Single set
PVC Vertical Guide-On
A PVC vertical guide-on makes it easier to align and position your watercraft on the boat lift. The PVC guide-on means there is no maintenance. These guides allow your boat to slide along drive the boat rub rail to prevent touching the hull or marring the gel coat or decals. They gently push you back into position as the PVC turns. They are available in single or Double units.
Battery Box Holders & Trays
Battery box tray accessory
Keeping your batteries out of the way is vital for safe and convenient operation. Never let a battery sit unprotected on your dock where children can touch them.
The battery tray mounts to the frame on the lift leg or a canopy frame. You’ll have a clean, clutter-free look with the batteries stored in the proper cases
Canopy Lift Loft
Canopy Lift Lofts
The universal size loft fits any canopy system. A loft can help keep your boating accessories dry and out of the way. The mesh is breathable and coated to inhibit mold growth. They are a great place to store your life preservers, canoe or kayak paddles, and more. Keep them handy, safe, and dry.
You’ll never have to find someone to carry your equipment to the boat again.
Contact Jerry at 920-493-4404 for more information or use this link for more information.
Where can you find Pier & Waterfront Solutions?
Pier & Waterfront Solutions, 7325 St. Hwy 57, is located 3 miles south of Sturgeon Bay. Go 1 mile PAST the intersection with County MM (heading north). Look on the right at the intersection of Idlewild Road and Hwy 57.
PWS is
Pier & Waterfront Solutions remains “open” year-round.
The Covid-19 virus is waning. We hope people will continue to get the vaccine to help stop the spread of this deadly virus. We will continue to conduct as much business as possible by email, text, or phone to do our part to keep people safe.
Site visits continue as usual. When making in-person contacts, we follow “social distancing” guidelines when possible by doing any face-to-face contact outdoors.
PWS display yard – OPEN 24-7
Red Tag
PWS‘s display area is always open for you to examine at your leisure. All displays available for sale have a numbered, red tag on them. Want more information on something you saw in our yard? Please reference that number when you inquire.
PWS provides estimates by email to make the process faster, safer, and paperless.
Call, message, or email Jerry with any questions.
Jerry Englebert
Contact Jerry at 920-493-4404 for more information or use this link.
How to Select the Correct Dock Lights
Selecting the Correct Dock Lights
Lights for your dock and boat lift are essential for the security of your family and guests. Proper dock lights can prevent a serious accident.
Lighting also serves as a guide when you return to your pier at night.
PWS will help you select the proper lighting for your particular needs.
Here are some suggestions to enhance the security, safety, and appearance of your dock.
Are Solar-Powered Lights better than AC Lights?
Solar cells can control both systems. AC-powered lights can also operate with a timer. Solar lights turn on and off when the light level dims. You don’t have to be present, and they need no AC power to operate.
Solar-powered lights cost nothing to use and are safer to operate, with no risk of shock. They charge even when it’s cloudy.
Reminder: You don’t have to remove a solar powered lights if your dock requires removal each year. Solar lights are self-contained and have no exposed wires. Solar lighting does not need power boxes at the shore with safety circuits in the house.
To answer your question – YES – solar lighting is the preferred method.
Where can you mount dock lights?
The preferred location for dock lighting is on the deck surface or on the leg posts. The deck-mounted style mounts along the edge of the dock, where you are not likely to step on it. You have a choice:
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A hole placed in the decking with the lights placed almost flush with the deck surface.
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Lights can mount on the side of the dock.
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Mounted on the top of the decking at the edge of the pier. OR
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Mounted on the boat lift uprights.
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Surface Dock Light
Surface mounted Dot Lights
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Use this link for more information.
What about post lights?
A post-mounted light fixture mounts on a leg post above the decking. This is a simple mounting, but the heights may vary depending on the water depths from year to year.
Post lights
For Visual Drama and Safety, Illuminate the Water’s Edge
Add a set of lights that shine into the water and reflect off the edges of the dock. This adds both visual impact and a second safety factor. The pier is more visible as you bring the boat into your lift.
Choose Colors that Help Identify Your Dock for Visitors
At night, it can be difficult to distinguish which dock is yours. This is especially true if you cannot see any of the landscaping or tree outlines. If neighboring piers use the same colored lights, it can be challenging to pick the correct one.
Consider adding red and green lights at the end of your dock to help you steer your boat to the correct side at night. You can use any available color scheme at the end.
Light for Safety When Leaving the Dock Area
Place a light on a high pole or tree, shining down at the entrance to your path or stairway. This will provide visibility at the entrance to your dock. Avoid lights that cast a bright light in a wide pattern. Let your guests and neighbors sleep.
Think safety first, visual drama second.
Who can help you make your selections? Pier & Waterfront Solutions!!!
Where can I find Pier & Waterfront Solutions?
Pier & Waterfront Solutions, 7325 St. Hwy 57, is located 3 miles south of Sturgeon Bay. Go 1 mile PAST the intersection with County MM (heading north). Look on the right at the next corner – Idlewild Road and Hwy 57.
PWS is
Pier & Waterfront Solutions remains “open” year-round.
The Covid-19 virus continues to spread and affects many people. We are conducting as much business as possible by email, text, or phone.
Site visits continue as usual. When making in-person contacts, we follow “social distancing” guidelines when possible.
PWS display yard – OPEN 24-7
Red Tag
PWS‘s display area is always open for you to examine at your leisure. All displays available for sale have a numbered, red tag on them. Want more information on something you saw in our yard? Please reference that number when you inquire.
PWS provides estimates by email to make the process faster, safer, and paperless.
Call, message, or email Jerry with any questions.
Jerry Englebert
Contact Jerry at 920-493-4404 for more information or use this link.
Best Hydraulic Boat Lift for Green Bay
What is the BEST hydraulic boat lift for Green Bay & Lake Michigan?
Want the BEST hydraulic boat lift for Green Bay waters? Look no further than the latest addition to Pier & Waterfront Solutions premier lines. PWS now features Sunstream SunLift™ hydraulic lifts.
Pier & Waterfront Solutions recently diversified the selection of hydraulic lifts. You now have a choice of hydraulic lifts with capacities up to 30,000 lbs. and lifting heights to 6′-6″.
Watch this video for more information – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp_-K4QY1Bk
What does this mean for you?
Want the fastest, free-standing hydraulic lift with the greatest lifting height and smoothest operation? Check out Sunstream SunLift.™
Sunstream SunLift Hydraulic boat lift
Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the three most popular brands:
HYDRAULIC BOAT LIFTS
Sunstream ShoreMaster Shorestation
Capacity – 2,000 – 30,000# 4,000–12,500# 2,000–15,000 #
Lifting Height – 36″- 78″ 36″– 60″ 70″
Min. Depth* – 12″ 12″ 14″-21″
Wireless Remote – Y Y Y
Inside Width – > Boat width 108” – 132” 108” – 144”
Cables Used? NO NO YES
*Plus the draft of the boat
Ease of operation
Today you can use your boat as easily as you use your car. Get out on the water more often, and have more fun.
Sunstream has wireless remote controls and optional motor-stop and guide-on systems. These features make operating and docking easy even for a new skipper. There are NO Cables Used.
Sunstream pioneered the hydraulic, free-standing boat lift revolution. They continue to advance the technology and is known for reliability, durability, and safe design.
Sunstream SunLift™ has been proven with years of service in salt and freshwater environments. Sunstream has a wide range of accessories to optimizes the lift for your specific needs.
We’ll have more details in the coming weeks.
Where is Pier & Waterfront Solutions?
Pier & Waterfront Solutions, 7325 St. Hwy 57, is located 3 miles south of Sturgeon Bay. Go 1 mile PAST the intersection with County road MM (heading north). Look on the right at the next corner – Idlewild Road and Hwy 57.
Is PWS OPEN?
Pier & Waterfront Solutions remains “open” year-round.
Please use face masks
The Covid virus continues to spread and affects many people. Don’t be one of them.
PWS is conducting as much business as possible by email, text, or phone.
Site visits continue as usual. When making in-person contacts, we follow “social distancing” guidelines when possible.
PWS display yard – OPEN 24-7
PWS‘s display area is always open for you to examine at your leisure. All displays available for sale have a numbered, red tag on them. Want more information on something you saw in our yard? Please reference that number when you inquire.
Red Tag
PWS will provide estimates by email to make the process faster, safer, and paperless.
Call, message, or email us today with any questions.
Call Jerry at 920-493-4404 for more information or use this link.
Boat Lift Common Mistakes
Boat Lift Common Mistakes
My boat lift cable broke…and I can’t get
No one wants to see this.
Imagine losing your boat even before getting it out on the water. Embarrassing – to say the least.
To keep you and your boat safe, Pier & Waterfront Solutions has some tips to avoid boat lift mistakes.
Failure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions means you’re more liking looking at a boat – IN the water, instead of – ON the water.
Never Exceed the Weight Capacity
It seems obvious, yet this happens every year. Extensive testing goes into ensuring a lift can support a calculated weight. Never ignore the results of those tests.
Engineers use a balanced load to determine the lift capacity of each unit. BOTH the weight and the load distribution are equally important to the safety of your boat lift.
Never assume a lift can support “a few extra pounds.” If the salesperson tries to sell you a lift rated for even a pound less than your boat and accessories weight, – find a different seller.
At PWS, we have the proper lift for all types of watercraft.
Give yourself plenty of wiggle room. Assume your boat weighs a couple of hundred pounds more than what even the manufacturer indicates. Then, add the extras. More on this later.
Why? It is not unusual to find several different weights listed for the same boat. Are you willing to chance the lowest listing?
The listed weight refers to the maximum weight of the craft plus all the extras.
Boaters also need to account for fuel, equipment, and anything else that will add weight to the boat.
Equally important – Properly Position the Boat.
Like a canoe in the water, balance is essential.
With a lift rating, manufacturers assume that you will balance the beams’ load when you put the boat on the lift. Only you have control over this.
On a boat lift, the boat should be equally balanced on the front and back beams. The left and right sides also should be centered. If the boat is balanced correctly, you should not be able to raise the bow at all with your hands.
A boat set too far back on the lift beams creates a light front. It’s much like the imbalance of a 100 -pound kid on one end of a seesaw with a 30 -pound kid on the other end. Waves can easily wash up beneath the front and work the boat off the lift.
At the same time, too much weight on one beam also creates extra strain on the cables. If the cables aren’t in perfect shape, they could break.
Something to consider
There are cables in each of the four corners holding your boat up. These cables distribute the weight of the boat equally to the four corners. That statement assumes you distribute the boat’s weight evenly on the rack beams in all four directions.
Assume you would like the boat sitting closer to the dock to make it easier to enter your boat. If you move the boat closer to the side of the lift frames (off-center), you are putting extra weight on the cables closest to you.
Now, put the boat a foot back on the beams.
You have not only put more weight on the two cables nearest the dock, but you have also added more weight to one cable at the “entrance” or back of the boat.
Now, add in a weakened cable, and you can see what’s coming next. Don’t let this happen to you. (Need a reminder- Look at the first image)
Load your equipment carefully.
Although you should load the boat after it’s in the water if you choose to load it before lowering the boat, distribute the load evenly.
Be Aware of Lifting Height
Please do not continue to raise the boat once it reaches the top. It seems simple enough. But wait, there’s a storm coming, and I have 1/2″ clearance between the rack and the top beam. Isn’t it best to close that gap?
Continuing to crank the winch places stress on all the parts, including the beams and possibly damaged cables. Here’s what could happen – see above.
We see this situation all the time.
Raising the boat too far may cause damage to any one of the lifting components. Some lifts automatically shut off when the lift reaches its maximum height (Hydraulic). Make sure this mechanism works as part of the lift’s routine maintenance.
Proper Loading
It may seem straightforward to load a boat while it is not rocking on the waves. However, anything loaded before lowering the boat into the water brings you closer to the lift’s maximum rating.
Loading the boat on the water helps you determine where the best weight distribution to maintain watercraft balance is.
We recommend that you lower the vessel before adding any heavy equipment or other essentials.
If your lift isn’t functioning correctly, it may be time to get a new ShoreMaster boat lift.
PWS will be happy to help you decide which lift is best for your location and type of watercraft. By talking to PWS, you can avoid making costly lift mistakes.
Want more information on this topic? Follow this link. Easier still – give the boat information to PWS. Let us do the calculations for you.
Where is Pier & Waterfront Solutions?
Pier & Waterfront Solutions, 7325 St. Hwy 57, is located 3 miles south of Sturgeon Bay. Go 1 mile PAST the intersection with County road MM (heading north). Look on the right at the next intersection – Idlewild Road and Hwy 57.
ARE WE OPEN?
Pier & Waterfront Solutions remains “open” year-round.
Please use face masks.
The virus continues to spread. PWS is conducting as much business as possible by email, text, or phone.
Site visits continue as usual. When making in-person contacts, we follow “social distancing” guidelines whenever possible.
Our display yard is OPEN 24-7
Red Tag
PWS‘s display area is always open for you to examine at your leisure. All displays available for sale have a numbered, red tag on them. Want more information on something you saw in our yard? Please reference that number when you inquire.
PWS will provide estimates by email to make the process faster, safer, and paperless.
Call, message, or email us with any questions.
Thank you for allowing us to work with you.
