Model: 4-Person (750-pound capacity)
Track: 80' long at 65°
Area: Otter Lake, Parry Sound
Year: 2018
Before we built this lift a trip to the dock for the owners began with an exciting trip on a 15 min 4x4 gator to get to a dock where they transferred everything to a boat and then took a 15 min boat-ride to finally reach it. Trips to the dock were neither spontaneous nor frequent. Now it’s 1 minute walk and a 1 minute ride, making spontaneous and frequent trips possible..
This is our steepest lift ever, by about 8°, and our most challenging lift to date, surpassing the previous record holder, Lift 80, in both categories.
John, enjoying the peace and the view while waiting for the boat to arrive, before belaying down to the dock. He’s looking for loose rock, possible footings, and the best run.
We spent the first day of the build reviewing our climbing techniques with Dave Humphreys of Elevation Aerial, first in a really great classroom setting, and then on the hill.
The build team’s first foray onto the hill. The track follows a natural line in the rock. Before we started crew from Premier Docks cleared the loose rock off the cliff face .
The completed lift and upper station gate platform has a significant wow factor.
All the hoisting hardware is inside the housing that’s attached to the track. Premier Docks built the upper station platform, railings and gate and mechanically integrated the button box plate and the gate interlock we left for them.
Looking down the track to the dock can be an exhilarating experience. The lift and the ride are rock solid. Premier Docks did another great job re-positioning the floating dock so it meets the lift perfectly.
Premier Docks also built an adjustable landing platform, it can be 3, 2, 1, or no steps to allow for changing water levels. The lower button box is welded to the track itself so it does not move in relation to the car.
An absolutely spectacular lift that the owners call “The Top of the Cliff” Lift.
A quick drone flight caught the car in the top station. Without the Inclined Elevation sign cable-tied to the car, the lift would be even harder to see.
A virtual ride.