Model: 4-Person (750-pound capacity)
Track: 140' at 30°
Area: Lake Rosseau, Rosseau
Year: 2013
For several years these owners had considered having either a lift or a roadway installed to connect their cottage to their boathouse. They finally decided the time was right to have us build this lift for them.
The lower station required only a minimal platform to connect the car to the path that run from the boathouse to the cottage. This lift can barely be seen from the water. The plywood on the floor of the car is used during the construction process to minimize wear on the floor.
Looking down the track to the lower station. The lift is far enough back from the water that it is almost invisible to boaters.
The tallest legs are about 10 feet off the ground. The ride through the forest is serene and picturesque.
The upper platform of this lift is hidden at the back end of a garden and blends in nicely. The panel, which had to be mounted separately from the track, is bolted to a welded steel frame lagged into the bedrock and .
Because the track is low to the ground for the upper 60 feet there was no good place to mount the winch and motor down the track and and underneath it, so we located the motor and winch drum at the top end, tucked away inside a protective housing and even pointed down the track. This installation location is very simple and clean.