I decided that it was time to upgrade my boat hoist from a manual wheel to a motorized lift. My hoist location doesn't have AC power available so I searched for a system that used solar power to charge 12 Volt batteries. I found and purchased a kit from Lake Lite Inc. that has a 30 watt 24 volt solar panel, a charge controller, a Lift Tech 24 Volt motor, the adapter kit for the motor to the existing winch box, a tray to hold a pair of 12 V, type 27 deep cycle batteries, battery boxes, and other necessary hardware. I purchased the batteries at a local store.
My challenge was that I wanted to mount the battery tray inside the hoist, under the canopy. My hoist is a narrow model and my current boat is wide, so the standard battery trays won't fit inside. I discussed this with a Lake Lite representative and decided that I could purchase a standard tray and modify the brackets and drill additional holes to relocate the tray so that it would solve my clearance problem.
In this video, I explain my situation, show the parts that come with the kit, show how I modified and installed the battery tray, and complete the installation.
It is all complete and working well. I really like the choices that I made. The 24V motor lifts the boat quickly. The installation kit is straight forward with great (color) instructions.
The Lake Lite people have been very helpful. First, they called me in the order phase because they could see that I picked a "wrong" tray. They wouldn't ship until I confirmed that I knew it was wrong (because I was customizing it). They even called me to check a couple of weeks later to see if everything went well with the installation or if I needed any additional guidance.

00:10 Intro
02:20 Unboxing the kit
09:00 Assemble / Test Solar Before Installation
22:50 Customize Battery Tray
33:44 Installation
42:18 Wrap up & Test


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