Best Choice of Materials
Beautifully Styled Aluminum – lightweight, easy to relocate and adjust. Perfect for lakes with fluctuating water levels, and locations where the lift needs to be moved seasonally. Basta makes some of the most stylish lifts in the industry, that are a tasteful addition to your dock.
Strongest Steel – Basta engineers the ONLY galvanized steel over-center hydraulic boat lifts in the industry. Perfect for deep water and rough conditions. The most rigid over-center boat lift, period. Extremely durable, and will stand both the test of the elements, and time.
Best Parts & Design
Single-Cylinder Design – multiple cylinders means multiple sets of parts to service, and more things that can go wrong. A common misconception is that with a dual-cylinder design if one fails the other is a backup, but that is not the case!
Full Contact Bushings – Basta is the only company using bushings at every pivot point. These bushings reduce wear and help maintain the lift’s integrity. You will notice your lift wears well over the years, especially compared to the competition.
H-Frame – Their strong H-Frame design makes their lifts solid. With the piston pushing the H-Frame across the full length of the lift (instead of just from one end), you get the smoothest over-center lift in the industry.
Hydraulic Over-Center versus Cables – cable lifts are known for their sway – they do not hold your boat firmly in place! A hydraulic over-center lift holds your boat stable and strong. Cables that are not regularly maintained AND replaced can break. When this happens, a boat on a cable lift falls and could cause serious damage to life or property. If the cylinder, pump, or motor were to fail on an over-center hydraulic lift while the boat is resting, the boat would not move. We created and patented the over-center gravity design in the 1990’s, and there is a reason it remains the gold standard today.
Chrome Plated Stainless Steel Cylinders – Basta is the only boat lift company to offer chrome plated stainless steel cylinders as a standard feature across its line of lifts. Made of stainless steel, they resist corrosion better than any other material, and will last years longer than the competition.
Thickest Bunks – Basta offers the thickest rubber bunks in the industry on our aluminum line, made to support every inch of your running surface with care. A fantastic option for an extremely solid finish.
Best Warranty & Manufacturing
Built By Hand – With their factory located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Basta is proud to manufacture their lifts in the United States.
Best Warranty – Their warranty tops all others, with 16 years of structural warranty offered on both aluminum and steel boat lift lines.
Dedicated Staff – Their incredibly experienced and dedicated staff are the heartbeat of the company. With managers, designers, and engineers offering decades of tenure, their team lives and breathes Basta every day. They would not be who they are without their love for their company, and devotion to their mission – to build the best boat lifts the industry has to offer!