BLP-4/6/6T
Boat Lift Boarding System
BLP-4
Standard mount
BLP-4 with our BLP-M mount to allow it to extend down below the dock deck to the swim platform.
BLP-6 ramp with our HRK-6 handrail being held in the up position by the gas spring
BLP-6 ramp with HRK-6 handrail using our BLP-M mount to allow it to extend down below the dock deck to the swim platform.
(With our new standard mounting system for 2022, you do not need the BLP-M to allow it to extend down below the dock deck to the swim platform.)
Installed on my 540 Cruisers. Very easy to install and so much better for boarding than…..jumping onto the swim platform at low tide!
Above three photos are our BLP-4/HRK-4 with special mounting plate on finger pier
BLP-6T
BLP ramp
Boarding ramp designed to be used with a boat lift. The BLP-4 makes it easy to board and carrying items on and off the boat. This system is also great to use on a floating dock to go from the dock to the swim platform of the boat or on a fixed dock to go to the boat’s gunnel.
When not in use, it stores in a vertical position on the dock. You then push/lay it down to the boarding area of the boat to use it.
When you are ready to lower the boat and or depart, you push/lift it back up to the vertical-store position. A Gas Spring, attached to the ramp and the dock, assists in the lift and holds it upright and help restrain the ramp from being blown over by the wind.
If the ramp will not be used for some time or a storm is coming, you can use its tie down to lock it in the vertical position or you can remove it from its custom dock mount. Handrails are available at an extra cost.
Note:
We no longer make the BLP-M mount. All BLP systems now come with our standard mount which will allow the ramp to extend down below the dock.
Our standard “Cam mounts” come with the system. With the standard mount, it will extend down to approximately -70 degrees and will be mounted to the front top surface of the dock with the mount extending out 6" past the front of the dock.
The BLP-4 has an MSRP of $1,850.00 with standard “Cam mount”
Also available is the BLP-6, six foot, single gas spring version with an MSRP of $2,090.00 with standard “Cam mount” and the BLP-6T, six foot, twin gas spring version with an MSRP of $2,190.00 with standard “Cam mount”
A 2nd gas spring may be added to either the BLP-4 or BLP-6 to add to the wind resistance.
The cost of a 2nd gas spring with mounting hardware is $125.00 plus tax and shipping.
Notes and safety:
The gas springs are to hold the ramp in the vertical position on the dock. They will resist the ramp from going down from the wind. They will resist until the ramp is pushed down past the 45 degree angle then they will force the ramp down to the vessel and help to keep it on the vessel until it is pushed back up where it will stand vertical on the dock. We suggest that a line be attached to the ramp to control it from going up or down to fast.
Our ramps are not designed to be cantilevered. They must be supported at both ends either with one of our mounting systems,or be resting on a surface or with a supporting “trapeze arrangement” that will support the wight of the ramp with several people on it.
The reason for this is:
The ramp forks with the side slide lock are designed to have the tips of the slide locks break if the non-mounted end of the ramp slides off of the support that it rests on and hits up against something or is pinned between objects. It will also break the tips if the ramp is not supported and falls below the surface of the dock. This is designed to help prevent damage to the surface that the ramp is mounted to. The side slide locks are replaceable.
BLP-4/6 install
BLP-4/6 install
If you are using our standard “cam” mount and do not want the ramp to extend down lower than the dock deck, place the rod end of the gas strut into the ball mount and at the front edge of the dock and about 2” to the outside of the ramp. (you can just hold the ramp and strut mount in place before screwing them down to make sure that the mounting positions will allow the ramp to stand vertical the way you would want it to.)
please attach the ramp to the “cam” mounts and position the mounts at approximately 6”-7” +/- back from the front edge of the dock and hold the ramp in the upright vertical position. Then screw down the “cams” thumb tighten the slide locks to secure the ramp to the mounts.
If you are installing one of our BLP-4/6 systems and using our standard mounts and want the ramp to extend down below the dock surface, the “cams” must be mounted at the front edge of the dock. Please position the ball mounts at 6” past the front edge of the dock and about 2” to the outside of the cams, screw it down.
The mounting instructions are also on our web site at:
http://www.boardingramp.com/doc/bars.html
To attach the gas spring to the ball stud, you must remove the safty retainer clip from the gas spring end fitting. Push the gas spring end fitting onto the ball stud and then replace the retainer clip.
You can see a video of the retainer clip removel on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuxEJioPkV0
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