Cobaltchat.com

greenhut wrote: Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:41 am We had exactly the same problem back in May. R5 with manual tower, new bakehouse with boathouse and lift.

We ended up having the top structural section of our boathouse modified. There was an I beam down the center of the boathouse that would have hit the stern light with the boat lifted. Vendor removed a section and welded a a square in its place so the stern light would fit. It's tight, but we never have to attempt to raise/lower the tower.

Not sure about the electric, but lowering manual tower is a pain as you have to disassemble the Bimini.

BBP may have been joking, but we were also quote to raise the entire height of the boathouse - was just more expensive and made me somewhat nervous...

greenhut wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 4:01 pm While the boat fit with the stock stern light, it had to be placed -perfectly- on the lift. Called Samson and turns out they make a shorter version (Cobalt has the do the longer custom black one).

The Cobalt R5 light is 5.5" tall. The "standard" Samsone one is 2.75" so half the size. Should make a big difference for us. $155 shipped from Samson.


IMG_1075.jpeg

Oliverdarthole wrote: Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:16 pm I want to replace my R6 stern light with this shorter samsone unit. I haven't look in great depth but it doesn't look like the current wires are long enough to cut and spice once you unscrew the 5.5" unit from the arch/tower? When you did they replacement did you have a similar issues and if so how did you resolve.

Thanks in advance.

Oliverdarthole wrote: Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:16 pm I want to replace my R6 stern light with this shorter samsone unit. I haven't look in great depth but it doesn't look like the current wires are long enough to cut and spice once you unscrew the 5.5" unit from the arch/tower? When you did they replacement did you have a similar issues and if so how did you resolve.

Thanks in advance.

Asbou13! wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:31 am Bought a 2023 R6 this year, replacing a 2015 A25, of course the salesman told me that it would fit right on my existing dock. No so much, I replaced the original cantilever lift with a new HydroHoist, that helped to get more of the R6 under the dock cover. Problem came when I added the touchless cover system. Main effect was adding about 600 pounds of weight to the opening area of the dock and lowering of the entrance height by the structure of the touchless cover. Main issue was the height of navigation light on top of the boat. We Removed the ski tow riser and are able to get the boat into the dock now as long as it is full of fuel. Decided last week to replace all of the floats on the dock to solve the problem long term. Not sure what the options are for a boat house but this is what I have done.

Asbou13! wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:31 am Bought a 2023 R6 this year, replacing a 2015 A25, of course the salesman told me that it would fit right on my existing dock. No so much, I replaced the original cantilever lift with a new HydroHoist, that helped to get more of the R6 under the dock cover. Problem came when I added the touchless cover system. Main effect was adding about 600 pounds of weight to the opening area of the dock and lowering of the entrance height by the structure of the touchless cover. Main issue was the height of navigation light on top of the boat. We Removed the ski tow riser and are able to get the boat into the dock now as long as it is full of fuel. Decided last week to replace all of the floats on the dock to solve the problem long term. Not sure what the options are for a boat house but this is what I have done.

mjcumming wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:02 am I have a similar problem - is it convenient enough that with the electric tower, you would lower it every time you lifted it?