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    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.

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    I used HDPE, but w/o any angles. I will attach a pic.



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    Side shot


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    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?

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    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.

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    With ballast:


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    Sitting at the dock:


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    That's awesome. Thanks for the pics. Nice boat. Cheers.

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    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.
    '88 Sunsport, 2250lbs ballast, automated surf system, home made surf exhaust, surf flap, ACME 913, Krypt 6.5 HLCD's, Perfect Pass Stargazer

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