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  Kent, Wash. – Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShieldTM Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today the launch of the next iteration of its award-winning Helix boat lifts, the Helix2-P™. Building on the success of the original Helix-P, a piling boat lift that combines that unprecedented hydraulic speed…

  Kent, Wash. – Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today that its Founder and CEO has been awarded the 2026 Alan J. Freedman Memorial Leadership Award. The award, presented by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), recognizes individuals who’ve made outstanding contributions…

  Kent, Wash. – Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today that its revolutionary LiftBar™, in addition to being recognized with the 2025 Miami International Boat Show Innovation Award in the Docking and Fendering Equipment category and being named by Boating Industry as…

  Kent, Wash. – Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today its newest lifting technology, the LiftBar™, has been named one of the 2025 Boating Industry Top Products by the editors of the publication. Organized and judged by the editorial team at Boating…

    Kent, Wash. – Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today its newest lifting technology, the LiftBar™, has been awarded the 2025 Miami International Boat Show Innovation Award in the Docking and Fendering Equipment category. Organized by the National Marine Manufacturers Association…

  Kent, Wash.–Sunstream®Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today it has raised the bar in lifting technology with its revolutionary LiftBar™ universal lifting innovation. LiftBar is the first boat lift to incorporate a screw jack-based lifting mechanism that is all housed in one tube,…

  Kent, Wash.–Sunstream®Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of high-quality free- standing and free-floating boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today CEO Ken Hey has been elected to the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s Marine Accessory and Components Division Board of Directors. The NMMA’s Marine Accessories and Components Division (MACD) is comprised of…

Kent, Wash.–Sunstream®Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today it has completely redesigned its hydraulic pumps for greater reliability and durability for its existing freestanding hydraulic boat lift product line, newly minted as the SunLift X. “Weset out to design the highest performing, most reliable…

  Kent, Wash. – Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of high-quality free-standing and free-floating boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today its Helix-P and Sunstream Power System (SPS™) were recognized for innovation by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). The Innovation Awards, judged by members of Boating Writers International (BWI),…

Boat Lift Leader Offers New Hassle-free Automated Cover Systems   Kent, Wash. – Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of high-quality portable and installed boat lifts and hoists, announced today the launch of the SwiftShieldTM A- and S-Series of automated boat covers. Employing two revolutionary designs that cover and uncover a boat in seconds, Sunstream…