Lifts
PWC Jet Ski Lifts
FLOE PWC lifts in single and two place, 1,300 to 2,600 lb. Add a canopy and nobody covers anything. Installed on ten Twin Cities lakes.
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Put a canopy on it. Blake runs two single place V-1600 lifts with canopies on his own dock, and the reason isn’t the sun, it’s that nobody with children aged twelve, nine and eight is realistically getting a jet ski covered by hand every night. On the naming: Jet Ski is Kawasaki’s, Sea-Doo is BRP’s and WaveRunner is Yamaha’s. All three are personal watercraft, and all three go on the same three FLOE lifts, which run from 1,300 to 2,600 pounds. We’ve been selling and servicing this kind of machine since long before the dock business, back when Forest Lake Motorsports carried Sea-Doo.
At a glance
Before you order. These come up on almost every order. Answered here so you can skip the call.
- Models
- PWC-1300, V-1600 and V-2602
- Capacity
- 1,300 lb, 1,600 lb and 2,600 lb
- Craft
- PWC-1300 takes a single craft up to a larger four passenger. V-1600 is the single for deep or fluctuating water. V-2602 holds two craft at staggered heights
- Bed travel
- 28" on the PWC-1300, 51" on the V-1600, 50" on the V-2602
- Leg travel
- 24" on the PWC-1300 and the V-1600, 30" on the V-2602
- Outside width
- 62.5" on the PWC-1300, 73.5" on the V-1600, 135" on the V-2602
- Outside length
- 61" on the PWC-1300, 73.125" on the V-1600, 66" on the V-2602
- Frame weight
- 130 lb, 155 lb and 268 lb
- Canopy
- None on the PWC-1300. 14 foot optional on the V-1600. 12 or 14 foot on the V-2602
- Canopy sizing
- Total craft length including the motor, plus at least 2 feet
- Bunks
- 82" deluxe full length bunks fit all pivot lifts, with a 50" option for the PWC-1300
- Water depth
- Optimum 26 to 66", about 6.5 feet without leg extensions. The V-1600 cradle beam lowers to 8.5" from the bottom
Who this is for
Right for
Anyone with watercraft on a lake carrying invasive mussels, which is every lake we service except Lake Josephine. Out of the water means nothing to scrape.
Not right for
Nobody, honestly. If you own a jet ski on these lakes, it should be coming out of the water.
How it goes in here
A watercraft lift is almost never the only thing on the dock, so where it goes is a layout decision before it’s a depth decision. On Blake's own shoreline on Forest Lake the two single place V-1600s sit closer in to shore than the pontoon lift and the wakeboard lift, because they need the least water under them and they’re the ones people actually walk to. The V-1600 cradle beam lowers to 8.5" from the bottom against 9.5" on the other vertical models, which is why it’s the one we reach for where the water is deep or where the lake moves. If we’re fitting 82" bunks on a PWC-1300 we center the craft on them at install, because off center is what tips that lift. Canopies get decided at the same time, since a canopy has to clear the craft length plus 2 feet.
Questions we get asked about pwc jet ski lifts
Jet Ski, Sea-Doo or WaveRunner: what’s the difference?
They’re three brand names for the same kind of machine. Jet Ski is Kawasaki's trademark, Sea-Doo is BRP's and WaveRunner is Yamaha's. The generic term for all of them is personal watercraft, or PWC. Most owners say jet ski whatever they own, which is fine by us, and it makes no difference to the lift. All three sit on the same three FLOE models.
Which lift do I need, and can it take two craft?
There are three FLOE models. The PWC-1300 takes a single craft, up to a larger four passenger, at 1,300 pounds. The V-1600 is the single place lift at 1,600 pounds, and it’s the one for deep or fluctuating water. The V-2602 holds two craft at staggered heights at 2,600 pounds, which is where most two watercraft households end up.
Can I lower one craft without moving the other?
On the V-2602, yes. The two craft sit at staggered heights, so one can go in the water while the other stays exactly where it is. That’s the real reason to buy it rather than two separate lifts, because on most twin setups the alternative is shuffling both machines every time somebody wants one of them.
Should I put a canopy on a watercraft lift?
Yes, and the reason isn’t sun. Blake runs two single place V-1600s with canopies on his own dock because nobody with children aged twelve, nine and eight is realistically getting a jet ski covered by hand every night. On the V-1600 the canopy is a 14 foot option and on the V-2602 it’s 12 or 14 foot. The PWC-1300 doesn’t take one.
Why get a jet ski out of the water at all?
Invasive mussels. Every lake we service has them except Lake Josephine, and anything left sitting in the water collects them. Out of the water there’s nothing to scrape. If you do end up scraping, leave them about 7 days to dry first, because fresh out of the lake they’re miserable and after a week they come off easily.
How deep does the water need to be?
Optimum is 26 to 66", the same range as the rest of the lift family, with about 6.5 feet the ceiling before leg extensions. The V-1600 is the one to ask about if your water is deep or if your lake moves, because its cradle beam lowers to 8.5" from the bottom against 9.5" on the other vertical models. Leg travel is 24" on both singles.
What size canopy do I need?
Take the total length of the craft including the motor and add at least 2 feet. That’s FLOE's minimum rather than a preference. On the V-1600 the canopy option is 14 feet and on the V-2602 it’s 12 or 14 feet. Don’t fit anything other than FLOE fabric, because the lift warranty is void if you do.
What this costs
Price depends on how far out you have to go, what the bottom is doing under it and what you are putting on it. Give us the address and we will put a real number on it rather than a range that turns out to be wrong.
Every FLOE dock and lift carries a 15 year limited warranty: 2 years parts and labor, then parts only. What is inside that, and the four things that quietly void it, are set out in full.
FLOE boat lifts run $4,000 to $30,000 and up. Those are base lifts: the band prices the lift itself, and a canopy, a powered drive or guide-ins move it up from there. Personal watercraft lifts start lower; high capacity vertical and screw drive (VSD) lifts with canopies and upgrades reach the upper end. A personal watercraft lift is the bottom of that band. It’s the least expensive lift FLOE builds and the one most often bought alongside something bigger. These ranges reflect common residential installations. Your final price depends on layout, boat size, shoreline conditions and installation requirements.
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