Swim platform bracket project

Dream_Inn

Sounds great!

reneechris14

glad to hear you had success with a project 

Dirtythirty

So mine are slightly bent also... heavy loads and rough water take their toll... I'd have to check if the bolts go all the way through, but I don't believe they do. 

Handymans342

4 trim tabs?

raybo3

Handymans342 said:

4 trim tabs?

I was thinking the same thing????????????

Dream_Inn

Yeah, I remember a while back talking about this with Dirty and how much difference it makes his boat, especially with the pod drives.  I believe Al even chimed in about it.

randy56

Remember it is a 420

Liberty44140

Thanks dirty30, nice that you have 3 instead of 2. Your screws look exactly like mine so I'd bet they are the same 2", 1/4" screws that they used in 2006 on mine. No thru bolt. Took them to a reputable machine shop today and they said $30 to straighten both. They warned that they might have a scratch or 3 from the process but would be minimal. They said my best bet is to straighten as the originals are made in bulk and hitting the right angles would be incredibly difficult and costly trying to change out just the tubes. Really would need to make all new and not re use ends. 

Dirtythirty

@Liberty44140....let me know if you get an estimate to replace yours. I have had numerous posts regarding my swim platform being low in the water, and although Al has advised me that it is a manufacturing reality on  my setup, i think bolstering my swim deck a little will go a long way to get the trailing edge up away from the water.

Liberty44140

Hi @Dirtythirty - I did get them straightened. Picked them up yesterday and they look great. Was $20 total. The shop commented that it was easy because the tubes are thinner walled than they expected. So we will use them this summer and hope they stay straight. If they do bend this summer then next winter I will look at investing in getting new, thick walled, brackets made. Based on my discussions with this shop and another I would guess that having two new brackets made of all new materials/ends would be $200 - $300. 

reneechris14

I think that price range is right.I have had a couple this made with SS.

Liberty44140

One additional comment - I mentioned 2" screws for this but that was an assumption. I measured and from the bottom of the head to the end of the screw is only 1 1/4". So I I am going to go with 1 1/2", maybe 1 3/4" if they have them. I believe it was said here that the transom is 2" thick. 

Dirtythirty

Thanks for the info....the job is already on my TO-DO list !!!!!

Lake_Bum

I picked up my boat today from swim platforms.com. They installed my platform with 7/8" stainless tubing. I mentioned your bent supports to them, and that is the only one they know of to get bent, without an accident, or severe weather. He assured me I did not need a second set of support rods, even with my platform being 45" deep! 

Liberty44140

That's great info to have, thanks! Looks great!!! You've got a patio now 

Liberty44140

Well I got it all back together yesterday. I left the holes open for two weeks just to breath and then last weekend I painted the insides of the holes with west system epoxy just to seal and then fully filled them with thick west system. Yesterday I installed with 4200 sealant and it went well. Looks like @reneechris14
finally. 

reneechris14

Very nice,nice and staight.hope to get my drives on next weekend so mine looks like yours,Saturday  It snowed and today  the yard was a little to wet to do the bellows and things,

Liberty44140

Thanks! Yea sat was bad here but nice today. The drives are going to get a nice coat of trilux and new anodes soon  

reneechris14

Good thinking,my plan is the same.

Dirtythirty

@liberty44140. Just to give you an update on my swimplatform...my boat came out of storage today, and this is what I found...

randy56

Looks like they have rusted in to, rotten, salt life. 

Liberty44140

@Dirtythirty that sucks. Is that corrosion from salt like Randy said or is that damage from the fall? Looks like you'll be up grading, with your newer boat I wonder if you can buy done pieces from Rinker?

raybo3

That looks like something hit that or it got dragged on something.

Dirtythirty

I have a theory.....I noticed that my zincs were crusted over, and most likely not doing what they were supposed to, hence the stainless support took the hit instead of the zincs....the way that the metal was chewed up, could only be that...it wasn't from corrosion or rust, it's too clean of a cut on the metal.