Z3 Lift Question: How long are the guide fins?

[LKG PH Creek]

2014 Z3 is being built, my current Doozie overhead lift has 2x10 boards that are 32" apart (outside edges) on a straight cradle. Am I gonna have trouble with the guide fins hitting the cradle? The boat won't be here for about 3 weeks and I want to be sure the lift is ready when she is. Thanks!

[robert theisen]

Probably about 8" to 10" in depth from the hull. There are 3 of them and they are about 18" to 20" total length.

[Ewok]

So you have a 32" gap between the boards or a 12" gap between the boards? Either way the tracking fins will fit no problem, the other stuff you have to worry about is the paddle wheel and the water intakes on the bottom of the boat, you don't want the boat resting on those parts on the bunks.

[LKG PH Creek]

There is a 32" gap between the boards (bunks). The current cradles are fixed at that width (ie. the boards will be 32" apart (or less if we shim them)) Doozie sells a cradle that dips the way a V drive trailer would dip (to make room for the prop) so the fins would have more room to pass over the cradle. If I have to change the cradle, I can get one with adjustable brackets so the board (bunk) width can be adjusted as needed (at least in the stern).

And thanks for the heads-up. I'd have NEVER thought about the paddle wheel or water intakes.

[dom w. forte]

See if the dealer has a z3 on a trailer and reference the back bunks for location and width.

[boardman74]

Here are my lift sets for RZR/R20 hull. Minimum clearance from the top of the bunks to the cradle is 16.5 inches. Your Z-3 probably sits lower so you may need more. My trailer was 19 from top of the bunks to the prop guard but you don't need quite as much as the tracking fins don't hang down quite as far as the prop. Its not the width that matter, but the height to clear the tracking fins. I would try to set the bunks of the lift like the bunks of the trailer.

[LKG PH Creek]

Thanks boardman74