swim platform for outboard

[meals on reelsjello2]

would it be possible to make a swim platform for an outboard as long as there was a hole for the outboard to work through

 

[_chris_]

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I have been thinking the same thing for a while now and personally I think it would work.

 

[SeanT]

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How much room would you need to leave to raise the motor all the way? That would be quite a platform...

 

[_chris_]

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How much room would you need to leave to raise the motor all the way? That would be quite a platform...

What if you had a hinged portion that would fold up when the motor came up?

 

[SeanT]

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Maybe hinge the entire platform to angle up with the engine? I can't think of a reason to be standing on it if the engine was raised anyway - you're either in shallow water already or...something.

 

[_chris_]

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I was thinking something like this. I don't think hinging the whole thing would work unless the deck was above the motor or split in two pieces.

Edit: I couldnt read what I wrote, the top part is the hinged section and the lower is the hole for the outboard. It would fold up like this __\_

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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i was thinking that if both sides were solid and had the middle hinged to raise the moter i woul work... i was just wandering mainly about handling

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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EXACTLY

 

[_chris_]

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I was gonna do mine out of a metal frame so that I can weld it together and then either coat it in fiberglass or just put wood on it.

 

[Home Cookin']

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it's going to interfere when you take off out of the hole unless it's way high, then it's just deck, not a swim platform.

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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YOU COULD EVEN PUT PINK FOAM FLOATATIONUNDER THE SIDES TO MATCH THE HULL AND HAVE MORE DISPLACEMENT I.E. AD MORE WEIGHT ...oops just realised i was yelling sorry

 

[_chris_]

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I think it is a good idea, do you have access to a welder and some metal?

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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i was going to do mine out of 1/2 ply fiberglassed.and bolted to the side of the boat

 

[_chris_]

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i was going to do mine out of 1/2 ply fiberglassed.and bolted to the side of the boat

Even easier.

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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YOU COULD EVEN PUT PINK FOAM FLOATATIONUNDER THE SIDES TO MATCH THE HULL AND HAVE MORE DISPLACEMENT I.E. AD MORE WEIGHT ...oops just realised i was yelling sorry

like i said do this more floatation you could even put on tabs to help with takeofff

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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i guess it would almost be a hull extention of some sort

 

[Home Cookin']

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it would be easier to get a bigger boat.

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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it would be easier to get a bigger boat.

what would be the fun in that...LOL...besides i like doin things th hard way

 

[meals on reelsjello2]

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besides i need things to do ..im kinda retired...so i need things to do to keep out of trouble

 

[skargo]

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