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HydroHoist Marine Group, the oldest and largest manufacturer of floating in-the-water boat lifts, was one of the first boat lift companies at the Lake of the Ozarks. Conveniently located in Camdenton, 1 mile south of the Camdenton Square, they are centrally located to service the entire lake. The local office is fully staffed with a professional, factory trained crew representing over 20 years of local experience on the lake and in the boat lift market.
Even in this tough economic climate, they remain financially strong. “We continue to invest in new products, technology and equipment,” said Mick Webber, president and CEO. “However, that comes with a lot of caution as we have never seen a tougher marketplace in which to compete. We are managing very cautiously and conservatively in order to be sound now and well into the future.”
HydroHoist Marine Group consists of three different product lines: HydroHoist Boat Lifts, HyPower marine utility pedestals, and Rotek (a rotational molding plastics company). It is this combination that sets the HydroHoist boat lift ahead of its competitors. HydroHoist is the only boat lift in the industry with more than 8,000 pounds of lifting capacity designed so that all steel components remain above the water. HydroHoist has designed the UltraLift2 for boats up to 28,000 pounds, up to 47’ in overall length, boats with inboard or stern drive, with drive-in or back-in installations, and on floating docks with U-shaped slips. The UltraLift2 is designed with 1.25 inch hose and 6-inch exhaust ports for faster operating time,” said Mike Vaughn, P.E., HydroHoist engineer. “Also, the expanded UltraLift2 is precision-engineered with custom molded, high impact polyethylene tanks that are puncture resistant against lake bottom elements or dock structures.”
Every spring the lake experiences the annual draw down. Designed specifically for shallow water, HydroHoist developed a shallow water boat lift especially for the Lake of the Ozarks. The UltraLift2 Shallow Water lift offers a lifting capacity of 5,000 pounds and can be utilized in water as shallow as 22” plus the draft of your boat. This lift is the “Cadillac” of the industry – both affordable and dependable.
In the past year, the company has also placed an aggressive focus on Value Engineering. “With this strategy, we have converted many of our fabricated and welded assemblies into cast pieces which in turn give us better fit, form, function and higher tensile strength,” Webber explained. Combine all the value engineered designs and you’ll find the best engineered boat lift on the market today.
In addition to HydroHoist’s new products, the HyPower division is starting to see strong traction in the marketplace. HyPower provides marinas, RV parks, and boaters with products that are the most durable, reliable and feature-rich accessories on the market. HyPower power pedestals are a UL approved single-source device that delivers shore power, lighting, water, cable TV, phone and remote-meter reading to the Marine and RV markets.
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