Stern rail brackets - Our stern rail brackets include a clam bracket attached to the rail and a stainless sleeve which attaches to the clam bracket and accepts the pole. The arm folds down against the pole for ease of storage.ДЈ. Crane arm - the crane arm is stainless steel formed into a U channel. Pole diameter - 1.5 inch OD stainless steel.Дў. We use the same pole and brackets for our top-of-pole solar panelВ mounting systemВ so you can add solar easily and economically.Дesign specifications for the Lift Crane:ДЎ. Support for other equipmentВ - The pole provides an excellent place to mount a solar light for night anchoring or an antenna. Most of our customers use our ball and socket base which conforms to any deck configuration.ДҐ. We offer several options for the pole base. It attaches to the two (or one) horizontal stern rails in the cockpit. Our design relies on the strength of the stern pulpit only. Easy installationВ - Nobody wants to drill holes in the boat for brackets and supports. Easily storedВ - We wanted the unit to easily fold up for storage in a locker.Д¤. Easily removableВ - The crane pole simply slides out of two sleeves mounted on the stern rails.В There are no tools required and no fittings to loosen or remove.ДЈ. If a crew member falls in and is impaired, the first mate should be able to hoist the person back on board quickly.Дў. but we wanted the unit robust enough to pull a 250 lb. Relatively medium dutyВ - Most cruising sailboats have an outboard motor weighing under 100 lbs. Here are some of the features we wanted to achieve:ДЎ. Studying the best of each and adding our own design ideas, we built and tested several prototypes and settled on what we believe is the best design for the average cruising sailboat.

We started out researching lifting crane systems made by various manufacturers and concluded they were overkill for what many cruising boats needed. Outboard Motor Lift Features and Specifications

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