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Why Homeowners Come to Us
You have a property worth enjoying — whether it’s a lakefront retreat, a hillside home, or land with terrain that makes daily access harder than it should be. Steep slopes mean navigating dangerous steps, carrying gear up treacherous terrain, and watching the climb get harder every year. For some, it means parts of their own property go unused entirely. There’s a better way.
Real Customers. Real Hillsides.
What Changes When the Climb Goes Away
As an engineer, I weighed every option and I’m very satisfied with our tram.
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Our Marine Innovations tram is a game changer. It’s perfect for running our two young children to the dock and back. The aluminum and galvanized steel construction is solid and strong. As an engineer, I weighed every option and I’m very satisfied with our tram. I’ve already recommended them to several friends.
Luke Hoffman
Battle Lake, MN
We researched other brands, but Marine Innovations stood out — they were clearly the superior product.
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My wife and I were planning for our property on Lake Tuscaloosa. We knew with two young children, we wouldn’t want to trudge up and down the mountainous bank to the dock. We researched other brands, but Marine Innovations stood out. With the system being all built in-house, they were clearly the superior product. Nick was quick to respond to my call and they stood by their installation date. Now we have an aesthetically pleasing tram that is far better than a walking path to the lake.
Brett L.
Lake Tuscaloosa, AL
They are essential for our older boating community to access and enjoy Lake Travis.
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Northshore Marina clients love our Marine Innovations trams. They use the larger tram to haul gear to their boats and the express tram for quick up and down trips from the parking area to the dock. Our employees use them to keep the ship’s store stocked. They run constantly during our busy periods and their uptime is spectacular. They are essential for our older boating community to access and enjoy Lake Travis.
Charlotte Jacunski
Operations Manager, Northshore Marina
Find Your Fit
What Are You Working With?
Residential Hillside Lifts & Trams
Built for lakefront and hillside homeowners who want full access to their property — without the climb. Every system engineered and manufactured in-house.
Commercial Inclined Elevators
High-traffic hillside access for marinas, resorts, HOAs, and commercial properties. Engineered for continuous use, built to commercial elevator code, and designed to handle the demands of shared or public-facing installations.
Special Projects - Custom Solutions
No two hills are the same. If your project doesn’t fit a standard solution, our in-house engineering team will design one that does.
Find Your Fit
What Are You Working With?
Residential
Built for lakefront and hillside homeowners who want full access to their property — without the climb. Every system engineered and manufactured in-house.
Commercial
High-traffic hillside access for marinas, resorts, HOAs, and commercial properties. Engineered for continuous use, built to commercial elevator code, and designed to handle the demands of shared or public-facing installations.
Special Projects - Custom Solutions
No two hills are the same. If your project doesn’t fit a standard solution, our in-house engineering team will design one that does.
Why Marine Innovations
We Build It. We Install It. We Stand Behind It.
When you buy from Marine Innovations, you’re not buying a product — you’re buying a complete project. From the first site assessment to the final installation, Marine Innovations or our dealer will manage the entire process. One point of contact. No handoffs to third parties who don’t know your hill.
Our owner doesn’t just sell hillside trams — he rides one himself. We don’t build products we wouldn’t trust our own families on daily. That standard is why every system ships with a 15-year warranty on structural components.
35+
Years in Business
22
Authorized Dealers
15yr
Structural Warranty
MARINE INNOVATIONS, INC.
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