The team at Custom Floats have been making boat lifts since 2002 and have installed over 3,000 float systems Australia-wide. Due to a demand in location sales and enquiries, they have now opened a sales office in Burleigh to service the Gold Coast and South east Queensland.
How easy is it to operate?
It’s very easy. There are no complex ropes or pulley systems to complicate lifting and lowering your float. It requires a simple one-handed operation. Once valves are opened and exhausts lowered, the float will submerge at the stern. If you remove ropes from your rear cleats, your boat will simply glide from the float onto the water.
On your return, it’s just a matter of aligning the nose of your boat with the float. The buoyancy arms will act as guides allowing the boat to self-centre, and glide effortlessly onto the float. Once your boat is in position, with ropes attached to the rear cleats of your boat, simply close the valve on the pump box and connect the power, and your float will lift and your boat will sit comfortably high and dry.
That sounds simple? It is! In five minutes, your boat is either free of the float or lifted onto the float.
How durable are your floats?
Custom Floats boat lifts are manufactured from Australian manufactured high-density polyethylene. The design of the floats is such that there are no moving parts that could be susceptible to corrosion. In fact, our original designed floats that are now 14 years old are still working perfectly, from a resale value point of view, this obviously helps customers selling their floats when they no longer have a use for them.
What makes your designs unique?
Apart from its strength and ease of operation, a standout feature of Custom Floats is the ability to install aluminium walkways to either side of the float, as well as the back, which enables the owner access around the entire boat for maintenance and servicing. So popular is the design, they are the preferred boat lifts for several government and non-government agencies, including Water Police and DPI divisions, and Volunteer Coast Authorities.
Custom Floats are not just limited to high-end boat users. By reducing the need for antifouling and avoiding the costs of engine maintenance of wet-berthed boats, the Custom Floats system is cost saving and affordable to most boat owners wanting permanent water moorings for their craft. A Custom Floats lift is ideal for a wide range of boats, from small tenders to 40 feet vessels, with a special model available to lift Jetskis. Custom Floats technology is primarily used to raise boat hulls, but the unique floating devices are also installed as helipads, fish farms, mining industry solutions, on-water offices, floating restaurants and holiday home platforms.
The product is unique in that there is no other company in Australia designing and manufacturing this type of marine lifting system. By manufacturing in Australia, Custom Floats maintain the highest quality control. All floats are covered by a five-year product warranty, with a one-year warranty on accessories such as pumps and hoses.
The retail price for a base model with 2300kg-capacity start at $12,000 + GST (ex-factory). The large capacity systems are able to lift boats up to 9,000 kg (wet weight) and 13 metres in length. However, the company will undertake projects to build lifts for heavier and longer vessels, if their engineers deem it possible.
Watch this space as Custom Floats team are currently developing a solution that they say will have the potential to revolutionise the luxury-end of vessel hull protection.
Editorial by Andy Kancachian
