Lake lift question

[92ProStar]

Found a shore station manual lift for a steal... Ive never owned or operated one. We've always had to trailer in. We've been fortunate to get a place on the lake. Question is how tough is it to lift the boat with the manual wheel gears? Am I going to regret not going with a powered or hydraulic model? Im fit and don't mind breaking a sweat, just wondering, gonna have kids and grand kids operating this thing someday. Pass the handle, thx in advance.

[DavidF]

I have a shore station and bought a used motor that spins the wheel for you. Cost me about $300! Well worth it. You will need power to your lift or you can buy a solar panel setup for not a terrible amount of money but it’s not as good as running an extension cord to the motor. That’s what we do.

[barneyferd]

Powered lifts are nice for sure, but you won't have any issues with your ProStar. We manually cranked our boats for years, still do with my buddy's 95 SN.