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Youngbuck
03-31-2017, 01:20 PM
Default Swim platform re angle
Good day all,
I want to repitch the angle of my swim platform on my 2005 21vlaunch. It currently has a slight pitch to it now but I want to raise it some more. Any ideas on what to use for shims or other methods? Cheers.
MJHKnox
04-01-2017, 12:33 AM
I used HDPE, but w/o any angles. I will attach a pic.
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MJHKnox
04-01-2017, 03:28 PM
Side shot
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7526/26818373726_8bdb50716e_c.jpg
Youngbuck
04-02-2017, 10:26 PM
Nice. What's HDPE? Is that about an 1" thick. Did it raise your swim platform out of the water when your ballasts are empty?
MJHKnox
04-03-2017, 09:24 AM
HDPE is a hard, high-density plastic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-density_polyethylene
When I had surf tabs installed on my boat, the actuators were hitting the bottom of the platform.
So it was raised.
Yes, w/o ballast the platform is raised about 1/2" to 3/4" out of the water.
I do not think I have pics.
MJHKnox
04-03-2017, 09:32 AM
With ballast:
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx49/ngavdba/IMG_1162_zps4crtny88.jpg
MJHKnox
04-03-2017, 10:08 AM
Sitting at the dock:
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx49/ngavdba/IMG_1304_zpsmi2aofaf.jpg
Youngbuck
04-03-2017, 07:53 PM
That's awesome. Thanks for the pics. Nice boat. Cheers.
jtryon
04-05-2017, 03:22 PM
i used nylon spacers found in the home depot hardware department, along with the appropriate-length new screws. the spacers come in 1", so i stacked two on top of each other. no issues with it last season.
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