GET THE ELECTRIC!!!!!! We have our canoe (filled with various camping/fishing musts) on top and never have a problem!!! The ONLY problem we've had is forgetting to unlatch one of the hooks!!!!!!!! I know it sounds idiotic, and yes we felt EVERY BIT when we did it TWICE!!! First time, on our maiden voyage in AK, Blueberry Campground heading into Valdez...second time wife thought I had unlatched them all...I know it has reminder stickers all over...BUT, DON"T FORGET TO UNLATCH! The power is unforgiving to the error! We now have our "Touched hook1, hook two, and hook three" before we even push the power button! Another tip form SMB, top all the way up then down...so (in other words) if you raise it (even a little bit) take it all the way up then down...if not, they said yo can get it off kilter and then you'll have to raise it all the way up/down 5 or more times to get it back in line...hope that helps...and if you check your "search" option, and put electric vs. manual, you'll get a lot more "historic" opinions that sold us back in '13...and bottom line, if Daveb said to do something to your SMB, you do it...Senior contributors like him and others (too many to list) know the SMB and have the best advice you can get.
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