harbor master HME 15100 User manual

HME 15100, 20100, 30108, 30120
40114, & 40120 INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE READ THROUGH ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING. DETERMINE
WHICH SIDE YOU WOULD LIKE THE WINCH ON PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY. IF POSSIBLE,
ASSEMBLE THE LIFT ON A FLAT, LEVEL SURFACE. LIFT MUST BE LEVEL WHEN IT IS INSTALLED
FOR THE LIFT TO OPERATE PROPERLY. EXTENSION LEGS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YOUR
AUTHORIZED HARBOR MASTER DEALER. GREASE THE ROLLERS AFTER ASSEMBLY AND
THROUGHOUT THE SEASON FOR BEST USE.

STEP 2:
STEP 1:
SLIDE LEGS INTO THE SIDEFRAMES & INSERT LEG PINS & HAIR PIN RETAINER.
SET ALL OF THE LEGS TO THE SAME HEIGHT WHILE BUILDING THE LIFT. USE
EITHER
BOLT AN ELITE FOOTPAD TO THE LEG POST USING (4) 1/2 X 2-1/2 BOLTS & (4) 1/2
NYLOCK NUTS.
PLACE BOLT THROUGH
FOOTPAD AND LEG.
THREAD THE 3/8” NYLOCK NUT
ONTO THE BOLT.
TIGHTEN THE BOLT & NYLOCK NUT. LEAVE
LOOSE ENOUGH FOR THE FOOTPAD TO BE
ABLE TO PIVOT. MAKE SURE THE BOLT IS
THROUGH THE NYLON ON THE NYLOCK NUT.
SLIDE THE LEG INTO THE SIDEFRAME. ADJUST LEGS TO DESIRED HEIGHT.
EACH HOLE ON THE LEG IS 6” APART.
HOLES ON SIDE FRAME ARE 3” APART. THE
LIFT IS ADJUSTABLE IN 3” INCREMENTS.
HOLES FOR LEG PINS

WHEN DESIRED HEIGHT OF THE LEGS IS FOUND,
PLACE LEG PIN THROUGH THE SIDEFRAME AND
THROUGH THE HOLE ON THE LEG.
PUT THE HAIR PIN RETAINER ON THE LEG PIN TO SE-
CURE THE LEG PIN. IF YOU NEED TO ADJUST THE LIFT
LEGS, PULL THE LEG PIN AND HAIR RETAINER, ADJUST
THE LEG, THEN PUT THE LEG PIN & HAIR PIN BACK
THROUGH THE SIDEFRAME AND LEG.
LEG PINS HAIR PIN
STEP 4:
STAND THE SIDE FRAMES UPRIGHT WITH THE WINCH POST FACING TOWARDS
THE INSIDE OF THE LIFT. BOLT THE FRONT AND REAR BASE TUBES TO THE SIDE
FRAMES. (FRONT BASE TUBE HAS HOLES IN THE SIDE OF THE BASE TUBE.)
MATCH THE BOLT PATTERN ON THE BASE TUBE TO THE PLATE WELDED TO THE
SIDE FRAME.
FRONT BASE
TUBE
REAR BASE
TUBE
RIGHT SIDE
FRAME
LEFT SIDE
FRAME
LOWER
BRACE TUBE
UPPER
BRACE TUBE

STEP 4:
STAND THE SIDE FRAMES UPRIGHT WITH THE WINCH POST FACING TOWARDS
THE INSIDE OF THE LIFT. BOLT THE FRONT AND REAR BASE TUBES TO THE SIDE
FRAMES. (FRONT BASE TUBE HAS HOLES IN THE SIDE OF THE BASE TUBE.)
MATCH THE BOLT PATTERN ON THE BASE TUBE TO THE PLATE WELDED TO THE
SIDE FRAME.
BOLT THE BASE TUBES TO THE SIDE FRAME:
FRONT BASE TUBES USE (4) 3/8” X 2-3/4” BOLTS, (4) 3/8” X 1” BOLTS, & (8) 3/8” NYLOCK NUTS.
REAR BASE TUBES USE (2) 3/8” X 2-3/4” BOLTS, (6) 3/8” X 1” BOLTS, & (8) 3/8” NYLOCK NUTS.
STEP 5:
INSTALL THE UPPER BRACE TUBES:
HME 15100, 20100, 30108, & 30120 TOP BOLTS: (2) 3/8” X 4” BOLTS,
(2) 3/8” NYLOCK NUTS, & (2) 3/8” WASHERS.
HME 40114 & 40120 TOP BOLTS: (2) 3/8” X 6” BOLTS, (2) 3/8” NYLOCK NUTS, &
(2) 3/8” WASHERS.
ALL LIFT BOTTOMS: (2) 3/8” X 3-1/2” BOLTS, (2) 3/8” NYLOCK NUTS, & (2) 3/8”
WASHERS.

WASHER
WASHER
USE WASHERS AGAINST THE
BRACE TUBE.
THE BRACE TUBE CAN BE PLACED INTO TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS DEPENDING
ON WHETHER THE BOAT IS A V-HULL OR A PONTOON/TRITOON.
V-HULL
PONTOON/TRITOON
UPPER
ANGLE
BRACING
STEP 6:
INSTALL THE UPPER BRACE TUBES USING (4) 3/8” 2-3/4” BOLTS,
(4) 3/8” WASHERS, & (4) 3/8” NYLOCK NUTS.
NOTE: HME 15100 & 20100 WILL NOT HAVE LOWER ANGLE BRACING.
BEND THE TABS ON THE LOWER
BRACING IN TO PROPERLY FIT THE
BRACING ON THE SIDEFRAME AND
THE FRONT BASE TUBE.
USE (4) 3/8” X 2-3/4” BOLTS, (4) 3/8”
WASHERS, & (4) 3/8 NYLOCK NUTS.
WASHER AGAINST
BRACING
TIGHTEN THE NUTS AND BOLTS UN-
TIL THE LOWER BRACING IS FIRMLY
SECURE. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
LOWER ANGLE
BRACING

STEP 7:
PLACE THE BED INTO THE SIDEFRAMES. BOLT ON THE ROLLER EXTRUSIONS.
RIGHT SIDE
FRAME
LEFT SIDE
FRAME
BED
REAR EXTRUSIONS USE (4) 7/16” X 3-1/2” BOLTS & 7/16”
NYLOCK NUTS WITHOUT WASHERS.
FRONT EXTRUSIONS USE (2) UBOLTS WITH WELDED
WASHERS, (2) WASHERS ON THE BACK,
& (2) NYLOCK NUTS
FRONT OF LIFT
REAR OF
LIFT

STEP 8:
BOLT THE WINCH TO THE SIDEFRAMES.
SLIDE THE WINCH INTO THE TAB WELDED ON THE SIDEFRAME WINCH POST. UBOLT THE TOP
OF THE WINCH TO THE SIDEFRAME WINCH POST.
HME 15100, 20100, 30108, & 30120 USE A 3/8” X 3” UBOLT WITH (2) 3/8” FLANGE NUTS.
HME 40114 & 40120 USE A 3/8” X 5-1/2” UBOLT WITH (2) 3/8” FLANGE NUTS.
NOTE: HME 15100 USES B1502 WINCH. HME 20100 USES B2503 WINCH. HME 30108, 30120,
40114, & 40120 USE HARBOR MASTER ALUMINUM WINCH.

STEP 9:
BOLT THE ROLLERS ON THE FRONT AND REAR EXTRUSIONS.
REAR CORNERS
OF THE LIFT.
INSTALL THE ALUMINUM ROLLER & SPACER ON THE TOP ROLLER SHAFT. PLACE THE
PLASTIC SPACER ON THE BOTTOM ROLLER SHAFT.
BOLT THE ROLLER SHAFTS TO THE ROLLER EXTRUSIONS WITH A PLASTIC WEAR
PAD BETWEEN THE SIDEFRAME AND THE EXTRUSION ON ALL OF THE CORNERS.

FRONT CORNERS
OF THE LIFT.
INSTALL THE ALUMINUM ROLLER & SPACER ON THE TOP ROLLER SHAFT. PLACE THE
PLASTIC SPACER ON THE BOTTOM ROLLER SHAFT.
STEP 10:
INSTALL THE UBOLTS, THE PULLEYS, & THE WINCH CABLE.
NOTE: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE UBOLTS. TIGHTEN SO THERE ARE TWO
THREADS OF THE UBOLT SHOWING THROUGH THE NYLOCK NUT.
USE UBOLT WITH CABLE LOOP END THROUGH IT.
USE WASHERS & NYLOCK NUTS.
USE UBOLT WITH PULLEY
SIDE ASSEMBLY UNDER
WINCH. USE WASHERS
UNDER NUTS.
USE SHACKLE & PULLEY SIDE
ASSEMBLY ON THE BED
UBOLTS. INSTALL THE
SHACKLES AS SHOWN
TO PREVENT BINDING.

STEP 11:
(FOR HME 30108, 30120, 40114, 40120 ONLY) BOLT THE BED CABLE TO THE BED.
RUN THE CABLE FROM THE CORNER CLOSEST TO THE WINCH TO THE
OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE BED.
BED CABLE
BED CABLE
WINCH
POST
ATTACH THE LOOP END USING THE 1/2” X 1-1/2”
BOLT, 1/2” WASHER, AND 1/2” NYLOCK NUT.
TIGHTEN THE TURNBUCKLE HAND TIGHT.
ATTACH THE END WITH THE TURNBUCKLE TO
THE BED (BELOW THE WINCH.) LOOSEN THE
TURNBUCKLE TO ATTACH THE LOOP END.

GREASE THE UPPER REAR ROLLERS WITH A
WATERPROOF MARINE GREASE BEFORE USE. FILL
UNTIL THE GREASE IS VISIBLE. REPEAT DURING THE
BOATING SEASON FOR BEST USE.
ENSURE THE REAR ROLLERS ARE PROPERLY
ALIGNED & RIDE FLAT ON THE SIDEFRAMES.
LOOSEN BOLTS TO ADJUST AND RETIGHTEN.