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	<title>Manke Enterprises</title>
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	<description>Docks, Lifts, and Lakeside Living</description>
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		<title>Time for Something New?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer is officially here, and you spent the long holiday weekend on the lake. Was everything as great as you remembered?  Or was your lakeshore equipment looking a little old and warn out?   If it&#8217;s time for a new dock, lift, or rail system, stop in and talk to us.  We&#8217;ll work with you to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/time-for-something-new/</link>
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		<title>Blade Sharpening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that Manke Enterprises sharpens blades for lawn mowers and chain saws?
We do!
Just drop off your lawnmower or chainsaw blades at our service counter, and we&#8217;ll have them sharpened and ready for you the next business day.  It&#8217;s just that simple.
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		<link>http://www.manke.com/blade-sharpening/</link>
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		<title>Fall Removal Time is Almost Here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s August, and that means it&#8217;s time to start thinking about removing your boat lift and dock for the season.
Whether you want to remove your lift and dock right after Labor Day, or leave them in the lake until late in the fall, now is still the time to call.
We&#8217;ll be adding a new service [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/fall-removal-time-is-almost-here/</link>
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		<title>New Maps:  Madison Lakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As promised, new maps have been uploaded to our site.
4 new maps have been added to our Maps Page. We now have available the Madison chain of lakes.  Mendota, Monona, Waubesa,  and Kegonsa.  You can view them online or download the KML/KMZ files to load into your own copy of Google Earth.  If you have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/new-maps-madison-lakes/</link>
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		<title>New Maps are Coming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Neil has been busy with the GPS unit this spring charting over a dozen lakes in the area.  This means we&#8217;ll soon have new and updated lake maps available for Lake Wisconsin, Beaver Dam Lake, Lake Ripley, the Madison chain, and more.
These maps are built using Google Earth.  They can be viewed online or downloaded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/new-maps-are-coming/</link>
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		<title>A Quick Fix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While we&#8217;re always here to help if there&#8217;s a problem, sometimes the fix is simple enough that you can do it yourself.
In the spring when lifts are being used for the first time, we will get a lot of phone calls saying &#8220;My lift doesn&#8217;t work&#8221;.  In many of these cases, the solution is really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/a-quick-fix/</link>
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		<title>Choosing a Lift Part 2: How it Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The job of a boat lift is to get your boat out of the water when it&#8217;s not in use.  They generally do this in one of two ways:  Vertical lifting, or cantilever lifting.
The most common style of lift is the vertical lift.  Vertical style lifts use a series of cables and pulleys to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/choosing-a-lift-part-2-how-it-works/</link>
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		<title>Choosing a Lift Part 1:  Size Does Matter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
When choosing a lift, it&#8217;s important that you get one that will handle your boat&#8211;both in size and in weight.
 
The first, and most obvious thing to ask is &#8220;Will my boat fit on that lift?&#8221;  The two dimensions you need to look at are length and beam.  Length is fairly straight forward.  Most ShoreStation lifts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/choosing-a-lift-part-1-size-does-matter/</link>
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		<title>Marine Track Systems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marine track systems are an alternative to boat lifts.  They consists of a dolly (which holds the boat), a pair of rails, and a winch to move the dolly.  Rail systems work well if you have a boathouse or are unable to install a lift.  Marine track systems are designed in 2 configurations:  gravity or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/marine-track-systems/</link>
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		<title>Expanding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manke Enterprises has just expanded our service range to include Beaver Dam and Fox Lake.  Lakeshore Dock &#38; Yard Services, LLC has decided to close their doors at the end of this summer.  In an agreement with the owner, Manke Enterprises has picked up their clients so that no one would be left hanging.
This offers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.manke.com/expanding/</link>
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