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Swim Platforms

franklyoujest

franklyoujest

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I came in the front door of the Forum today and noticed the swim platforms on the boat of the month very nice boat mines the same colors shape is nearly the same too. They would look great on my boat 1983 exciter w/350 I/O. The kids and wife have been complaining about boarding the boat and I gotta say I’ve banged up my knees as well. So I said I would look into it. My question is where can I find them or were they home made?

My little red corvette
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Boat of the Month
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Boy now that I posted the two boats together the BOM sits a little flatter then mines does in the water maybe I could stuff my wife upfront to level the boat out some.:D
 
Thanks for the quick post, link and complement.
My first thought also was to use teak to build a platform
but think about it adding more weight to the aft is just
going to make it even harder for her plane.
Your right you definitely need a ladder to lift yourself
out of the water on this boat.
Well then I thought maybe alter the ladder I have into
a small platform making use of what I have to save some cash.
The glass platforms are nice also many colors to choose from.
I noticed on the BOM that he also uses a grab bar that would
be helpful.
 
Plymouth, MI. Wheres about you do your boating,Nothing beats a 3 step ladder after a long ski session.Nice Form anyway!:rof:
Welcome to the board! merc 245,Brownstown/Wyandotte areas
 
Looking at that pic of your exciter... does the ladder fold up like mine did? I think that most of these boats had the fold up version, but if I remember right jusincase's boat has a different one? Maybe yours is the same type he has?

It extended well below the bottom of the boat when unfolded- just had to keep your fingers out of the hinge area while climbing aboard... worked great for us.
 

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Thats the same ladder. Scared the heck out of me the first couple of time driving down the lake and that thing flipping up. The ladder works but i thought i could do better but I think I'm going to leave the way it is. I guess I'm just a little antsy to start putzing on the boat thats all part of the fun:D.
 
Merc this is the start of our third season boating. We've been trying out any lakes that sound good from talking to friends and neighbors even thought of going to the straights of Saginaw those couple of weekend all the Checks were there. So far the best place we’ve taken the little Exciter out was Lake Erie it was a calm day and the water was glass that was some full throttle fun. I ran into VOODOOCHILD from this board at the Crossdyke in Lake Erie that day. What a great guy. He just happen to have a 79 Exciter that he rescued, it ran like a champ. Merc I can stop a Check from a half mile I’ll keep my eye out for ya, were bond to run into one another soon or later.
 
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