Travel lift, also known as boat hoist or mobile boat lift, is ideal for helping to move boats or yachts of about any size (from 10 ton to 1200 ton) in and out of water. Some travel lifts can even be used to lift boats or yachts above the water line for quick and easy inspections without moving the boats completely out of the water.

Technical Parameters:
- Lifting Capacity: 10-1200t
- Span: 6.5-25m
- Lifting Speed : 0-3m/min
- Travelling Speed : 0-40m/min
- Provide Custom Option
Main Components of Marine Travel Lift
The components of marine travel lift mainly including:
➢ Steel structure frame
➢ Lifting point adjustment mechanism
➢ Hoisting mechanism
➢ Steering mechanism
➢ Crane running mechanism
➢ Jacking mechanism
➢ Power and hydraulic system
➢ Electric control system
➢ Safety protection system
Wide Applications of Marine Boat Lift
The boat lift can be widely used in yachts club, water sports training center, water recreation center, ship repair work places, military bases, port terminals and so on. It can move or transfer a boat or yacht which is higher that the lift.
According to different requirements of customers, the boat lift can be customized for handling different boats or yachts from the shore side. The mobile boat lift can be applied for the maintenance on the shore side, or for the movement of the boats from one location to another. It just works safely, reliably and efficiently to make the boat lifting and moving easier and quicker.
The lifting capacity of the boat hoist is usually in the range of 10-1200 ton, it is hydraulically driven, adopts soft and firm belts to lift the boat avoiding damaging the boat surface. The hoist crane can lift the boat from multiple lifting points simultaneously to guarantee the smooth and safe lifting work.
The upper structure of the hoist adopts double-frame U style connection framework, in order to meet the requirements of the boats in different shapes and sizes in and out of water and transporting work in dock, shipyard or other work cells.

Technical Parameters:
- Lifting Capacity: 10-1200t
- Span: 6.5-25m
- Lifting Speed : 0-3m/min
- Travelling Speed : 0-40m/min
- Provide Custom Option
Boat Hoist Work Flow
Electric Control and Safety Protection System
Sound and light alarm, engine abnormal alarm, hydraulic system abnormal alarm etc.
Various safety protection, a manual release device is provided to lower the vessel when the power source fails to protect the vessel and yacht.
The boat hoist adopts the operation mode of cabin control and remote control, which is flexible and convenient.
At the same time, the remote control displays the lifting weight of each lifting point, and there are also low battery alarm, oil temperature alarm, hydraulic oil low level alarm, hydraulic oil temperature alarm, emergency stop button and other functions.
Travel Lift Installation


Function Features of Mobile Boat Lift
- ➢ The boat travel lift adopts the soft and firm belts to evenly lift the boat or yacht without damaging the boat appearance and structure.
- ➢ Hydraulic steering system adopts cylinder or turbine worm type control.
- ➢ Steering method: straight, oblique, in situ rotation, 90 degree pivot steering,”8″ steering and other methods, these steering methods can meet the different work requirements. The boat lift can move and transfer the boats or yachts conveniently or put the boats in sequence quickly to save space.
- ➢ The boat travel lift is non-standard equipment with self-driven power and easy traveling, its hoisting mechanism uses load-sensitive hydraulic system, and the distance between hoisting points can be adjusted according to specific lifting requirements. The boat lift can output power in accordance with load conditions to reduce energy consumption.
- ➢ For travel lift with small lifting capacity, the lift can be designed with economical electric-driven method to meet clients’special requirements.
- ➢ The main and end beam adopts articulated connection way to eliminate stress emerging in the processing of traveling due to bad road condition.
Important Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Travel Lift
Since a boat travel lift is a kind of big investment, it is necessary to consider the following things with care before you purchase a travel lift for your boat lifting and moving operation.
- Get clear about the lifting capacity of the travel lift you need, which is determined by the boat size, weight and shape, that is to say, you should know well about your boat before you decide to buy a mobile boat lift;
- Know the working conditions well and be clear about what you will use the boat hoist for, like used in shipyard or yacht club;
- Take the actual work needs into careful consideration while choosing a mobile boat lift;
- Consider both the marine travel lift prices and quality with care, avoiding only taking price factor into consideration, that is to say, selecting a quality travel lift matters a lot in the long run;
- Since there are various marine travel lift manufacturers and suppliers, it it worth taking some time to choose a professional and reliable boat hoist supplier and make your final purchase;
- It is important to do some research via Internet and try to get information on the boat lifts as much as possible, or you can also get some advice from the users who have bought and used the lifting equipment; with the information you get, you are apt to make a right choice.
Aicrane Marine Travel Lift for Sale
As a subsidiary company of Aimix Group, we have been in boat lift industry for a long time, with our advanced production equipment technology, continuous innovation, professional engineers, skilled workers, quality materials, and strict control system, we have designed and provided different travel lift gantry cranes for customers. Our design and production has been highly accepted and recognized by our customers.
We supply travel lift for boat with different lifting capacities, like 50 ton travel lift for sale, 100 ton travel lift for sale, 500 ton travel lift and so on. If you are on demands of a mobile boat hoist for your business, just tell us your requirements, and we will recommend you the most suitable boat lift solution to meet all your work needs.
You can count on us to build boat hoists that meet all your lifting demands. Every unit comes standard with industry-leading features and is customizable with the most innovative options. We are here to assist you of all your vessel, boat or yacht handling needs. For details on boat hoist for sale, just feel free to send emails to us.
Why Choose Us?
- High Quality – Our marine travel lifts products are manufactured under strict quality control and management, meeting the quality standards. The travel lifts have stable and reliable performance, long service life and reliable safety.
- Competitive Price – We offer the most competitive price. Boat travel lifts with different configurations have different prices, and we promise to provide our clients with reasonable design and cost-effective boat lift products, in order to bring maximum value to our customers and save cost for them.
- Custom Option – With the support of professional engineers, we can custom design and build the travel lift for boat to meet the special requirements.
- Professional and Experienced – We are professional and experienced boat hoist manufacturer, and we have much experience to help our customers select the most suitable and economical boat lift system to maximize the work efficiency and ensure the safety.
- Excellent Service – We offer pre-sales, sales and after-sales service to make sure our customers use the mobile boat lifts safely and reliably, our service mainly consist of the tavel lift installation and commissioning, staff training, free technical advisory service, one-year warranty, etc. We can send our professional engineers to the work site to help solve the problems to ensure the boat lifts work safely, smoothly and efficiently.
- Shipping fee – Shipping fee fluctuations affect the crane cost.
Boat Lift Specifications
Mobile Boat Lift Parameters | |||||||
Capacity | t | 30 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
Span | S(m) | 6.5 | 8 | 9 | 10.5 | 11 | 12.5 |
Lifting speed | m/min | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) |
m/min | 0~3 (non-load) | 0~3 (non-load) | 0~3 (non-load) | 0~3 (non-load) | 0~3 (non-load) | 0~3 (non-load) | |
Running speed | m/min | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) |
m/min | 0~40 (non-load) | 0~40 (non-load) | 0~40 (non-load) | 0~40 (non-load) | 0~40 (non-load) | 0~40 (non-load) | |
Grade abiliby | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Capacity | t | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 |
Span | S(m) | 13 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 17 | 18.5 | 20 |
Lifting speed | m/min | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) |
m/min | 0~2 (non-load) | 0~2 (non-load) | 0~2 (non-load) | 0~2 (non-load) | 0~2 (non-load) | 0~2 (non-load) | |
Running speed | m/min | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) |
m/min | 0~35 (non-load) | 0~35 (non-load) | 0~35 (non-load) | 0~35 (non-load) | 0~35 (non-load) | 0~35 (non-load) | |
Grade abiliby | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Capacity | t | 800 | 1000 | 1200 |
Span | S(m) | 15.5 | 18.5 | 25 |
Lifting speed | m/min | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) | 0~1 (full load) |
m/min | 0~2 (non-load) | 0~2 (non-load) | 0~2 (non-load) | |
Running speed | m/min | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) | 0~20 (full load) |
m/min | 0~30 (non-load) | 0~30 (non-load) | 0~30 (non-load) | |
Grade abiliby | 4% | 4% | 4% |