Several weeks back I pulled our powerboat off it's rented lift and onto its trailer as a hurricane (which fizzled and did nothing here in MD) approached. The following weekend my wife and I launched Chimpanzee and sailed down Breton Bay to the marina where the powerboat is kept. As the powerboat was still on the trailer, we decided to put the Chimp on the lift to see how it worked out. Now the powerboat is 21' and about 4800 lb, but the M-15 nestled in nicely (once we got the lift deep enough for the keel to clear) and, when we lifted her, sat there pretty well. But, a problem I discovered the next day when I went back to check things was, because of the rounded hull and the rocker to aft, if I stepped too far back in the cockpit the boat would rock on the lift bunks and the bow would pitch up. I sure it wasn't as bad as it felt, but it was disconcerting. As it was a temporary thing, I've not given any thought to how to resolve it, but, again, this lift was never set up for the Monty's dimensions anyway. ~ John Tyner M-15 # 412 "Chimpanzee" Sandra Anton wrote:

I am about to purchase a montgomery 15 and would like to install a boat lift on my dock for her. I live on a lagoon that leads to a bay where I sail. Any recomendations regarding manufacturers, sizes styles? I have always had sailboats of different sizes, but this will be the first one I put up on a lift. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats