PART NO. 690809 REV: A 24
To be in the locked and over-center position, all rollers need to be on outboard downward slope of
roller plate ramp. Boat should only be stored in fully up position.
Lift will take approximately 85-100 (typ. FL24) seconds to raise. Call for service if more than 2 min
to raise (3 minutes for FL36 and FL40). If the lift stops moving when raising with the power units
running, verify boat and anything else being lifted is not over 24,000 lbs for FL24, 36,000 lbs for
FL36 & 40,000 lbs for FL40 in total weight.
Lowering the lift
Ensure people and obstructions are clear of FloatLift, and water depth is at least 5 ft deep (6’-6” for
FL40).
Press the ‘Dn’ button on the wireless transmitter, or press the ‘Down’ button on the RC box.
Stop the lift when the boat is floating, and the bunks are lightly pushing against the hull.
Back off the lift with minimal power. Lower lift until boat can back off if neccessary.
The friction of the bunks against the boat when exiting will be similar to the friction the bunks will
have when loading the boat, which will assist positioning.
Raise the empty lift when not being used for extended periods of time to prevent marine growth on
bunks and structure.
In higher wave action areas, keep lift in the up position when empty to minimize wear.
The lift with load will take approximately 60 seconds to lower (90 seconds for FL36 and FL40)
Redundant system design
The hydraulic system is designed to be redundant. Two hydraulic pumps with twobattery banks pump
fluid to a common hydraulic splitter, which meters the flow equally Port and Starboard. The fluid is
equally split such that if a hose is ruptured, the lift will still be able to be powered down. If one of the
hydraulic systems fails, the lift will operate at approximately half speed. The normal lifting speed is 90-
120 seconds. If FloatLift takes more than 2 minutes to lift ( 3 minutes for FL36 and FL40) verify both
power units are functioning by turning off one breaker at a time.
SunFluid™ FloatLift non-oil Hydraulic Fluid
The FloatLift uses a special environmentally friendly, water-soluble, non-oil based hydraulic fluid. Do
not mix any other fluid, especially oil, into the system. It is good practice to keep spare SunFluid in the
powerpack or at convenient location. The reservoir is located under the hydraulic pumps in the Power-
pack. The fill cap is adjacent to the hydraulic pumps. Replace the fill cap when not filling reservoir.
Replacement fluid part number: LA-SF5GAL
Batteries
Recommended Batteries: Use four 12V group 27 marine deep-cycle batteries with a minimum of 600
CCA (or with a reserve capacity of 160 Amp Hours). Reserve capacity is the most important feature.
Operation
All Rollers must be
past highest part of
roller plate
Roller
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