Swim platform for an I/O

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

Is their any way to put a swim platform for an I/O?

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

http://www.swimplatforms.com

Rhawn · Posted: May 22, 2008 6:22 am Post subject:

There are several old threads on this board as well as the DIY board on build it yourself platforms for I/O. You are going to have to dig though.

barelfly · Outlaw Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 153 City: alb

here's a pic of mine. I think it's done by swim platforms, i had the shop install it when I had the tower done.

it covers out even to the prop, which is nice. kids can walk out on it and jump off the side and nice to put the board on sitting on it.

JUST-IN-TIME · Posted: May 27, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:

we have done them all the tim
pain in the but is getting to the bolts on top

bradesp · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 15 City: Raleigh

revelation · Outlaw Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 213 City: Annapolis

Bradesp...It looks like the H20 tower that I have. Got mine from bigairpylons.com

Chad H · Posted: Jul 05, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject:

bradesp,
Post pics if you do that. A buddy of mine has that boat and i'd like to see what it looks like.

bradesp · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 15 City: Raleigh

Chad H,

Will do.. although to be honest, with what's left of my summer (oldest daughter heading to college in 5 weeks) It may not happen until the spring. The four primary concerns I need to work out are:

1st, installation... I'm handy, but would be more comfortable having a very seasoned fiberglass/boat guy helping me do the work. At Lake Gaston, there's a shortage of good help nearby.

2nd, ease of "fold down" and driveability while on the boat - at Lake Gaston a number of the better creeks off the main lake for wakeboarding have very low clearance and would require me to lower the tower in order to navigate the passage.

3rd, when collapsed, will my existing cover still work (a nice, sunbrella cover I just bought that should last me a good 10 years)

and lastly,

4th, how easily can I rasie and lower my factory bimini with the tower in place.

Hopefully the folks at BigAirPylons can guide me and perhaps a few on the forum as well who have similar setups.

barelfly · Outlaw Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 153 City: alb

Chad H · Posted: Jul 06, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

bradesp,
Yeah, location would be interesting with it being a deckboat.

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

Hey guys, ima bring this one up from the dead, i check out the website and im really considering getting one of the platforms from swimplatforms for my sea ray 180. How hard is the installation? are these worth it? i want something to stand on and sit around while putting on wakeboards and such.

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

I just got the quote from swimplatforms.com 1145$ for one. Costs over 300 bucks just to ship it. Not getting one.

cloead · Newbie Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 27 City: cleveland

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

i know seriously, how in the world should it cost that much? Looking at it i was thinking maybe 3-500 shipped. Its just a hunk of fiberglass and some hardware....

taitrt · Soul Rider Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 413

If okieboarder can rip off his top cap and reglass his whole boat I'm sure we can figure out how to DIY this on the cheap... I mean really, how hard can it be?

Here's the one that is supposidly "made for my boat", it doesn't even butt up to the edges of the hull.

http://swimplatforms.contentpros.net/BoatMakesModels/Marada/MaradaMX19301/tabid/4074/Default.aspx

Step 1: Make a fiberglass deck
Step 2: Buy some stainless supports to mount on either side of the outdrive
Step 3: Charge $1500 for it.

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

I dunno. You're talking about a lot of work to get it right. It's one thing to glass in some wood framework and a whole other to do something to fit up to the transom and have it formed on the top. Mr. Green

$1500 really isn't too bad for what you are getting. Think of how much we're all willing to spend on wakeboard towers. Having a big swim deck on the back is really, really nice. I had a friend that had that brand deck and he loved it. I've seen it in person a couple times and checked it out. Definitely very well built.

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

It was actually 1145 total. That included the 300 or so in shipping charges. I payed less for my tower so its hard to spend over a grand on a piece of fiberglass

Fiction520 · Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Posts: 17 City: Tucson

gravity custom paint · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 33 City: SPOKANE

i challange you to make one nicer then the swimplatform ones. i thought it would be easy to make one and am a diy to the core, also thought how hard can it be.well after 2weeks and more money than i had thought,
it was heavy and not to nice and is now in the trash. the fact is you will not find one nicer then the swimplatforms.com. i think that they look great and have you priced out factory ones? sometimes you gotta pay to play. i will someday get one.

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

Seems to me a platform would be super easy to make, just build and mount the proper bracing on your boat, then fiberglass on top, take everything off and build build in some fiberglass braces underneath. sand everything down paint and clear. I couldn't see the cost going above $300 if you know what you're doing...

wiley_coyote · Criminal Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 60 City: Vernal

http://plasteak.com/osc/index.php?cPath=1_29

Here you go. A little cheaper, looks good too.

Fiction520 · Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Posts: 17 City: Tucson

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

Found a nice DIY

http://www.shareaproject.com/pages/projectTut,p,393,00.html

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

I think I could do even nicer with fiberglass. Also with glass you could build in the ladder and not just mount it on top. It would be more $ and much more time consuming then that though. That diy would take a couple days. Fiberglass would be a couple weeks. My folks don't like the looks of them or I would build one step by step.

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

Double post because I'm on my phone and its easier. For that diy britcher I would also consider some stronger mounting then what he did. A full triangle shaped piece would straonger and wouldn't have to go as far to the bottom of the boat as his does.