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When the boat is hoisted from the water, proper use of the stern eyes or a sling system is required for

all MasterCraft models. Though stern eyes are designed to lift a boat from the water, care must be taken to
ensure you do not damage your boat. A spreader bar used at the stern, will help ensure that the load at the
stern eyes is vertical. A strap placed between stern eyes, and then lifted from the mid-point, is not the recom-
mended method, and will put substantial additional stress on the stern eye mounting location.

DO NOT use the ski pylon or any portion of any tower for lifting. They are NOT designed to be

used as a central lifting point. Also, DO NOT use the stern ski tow as a lifting ring. The deck may be

damaged. See the Storage Cradle sub-section of this section. Also never lift a boat with water in the

bilge or containing a water-filled device such as a ballast system or sack. The extra stress will put an

excessive load on the hull and lifting equipment that may seriously damage the boat. Such damage

may not be covered by the warranty.

Lifting
the Boat

Using Lifting Eyes

An overhead hoist with an appropriate rat-

ing capacity should be used to lift your boat.
Cables should be properly rated for each mod-
el. Each cable should be rated at or above the
full weight of the model to be lifted.

When lift-

ing, keep the bow slightly higher than the stern
to prevent any possibility of water running into
the engine exhaust manifold.

Using Lifting Slings

An overhead hoist with an appropriate rac-

ing capacity should be used. Slings must be six
(6) inches wide by twenty (20) feet long and
each sling should have a minimum capacity rat-
ing that is equivalent to the weight of the model
that is to be lifted. Use an eight-foot spreader
bar on each sling to prevent damaging side
pressure to the deck or gunwale molding.

Lifting slings must never contact

shafts, struts or hardware protruding

from the hull. Damage may result that

would void the warranty.

When the boat is out of the water, it

is important to support the hull cor-

rectly to avoid any hull damage. Such

damage may void the warranty.

Storage Cradle

If a storage cradle is used, the hull must be properly supported to prevent load damage.

This can occur with as little as fifteen (15) pounds per square inch of pressure.

DO NOT

sup-

port the boat by resting the hull on the keel (the central fore-and-aft structural member in the
bottom of the boat’s hull, extending from the bow to the stern). Vertical supports must ex-
tend from the chine (the angular intersection of the bottom and sides of the boat) to the keel

with no gaps between the hull and cradle supports. A total support area of at least 250 square
inches is required for proper support of boats under 25’ and 500 square inches for boats over
25’. Protect all items extending from the hull (i.e., the rudder, propeller, fins, etc.) to prevent

them from resting on the cradle or the ground.

DO NOT

apply any load stress to the propeller,

shaft, rudder, swim platform, water intake grate or other protruding items.

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