swim platform risers

gofish103 · Post by **gofish103** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:09 pm

I sanded and cetoled my swim platform this week and looks awsome. today i removed the teak risers after having to chisel the rusted bolts off. well no surprise the ends of the risers that go into the brackets located on the transom were pretty rough.

can I use an epoxy to repair the ends??? I live in Columbus, Ohio and I dont know where to buy teak to make new risers>>

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:17 pm

what do you mean by risers ? if your talking about the supports I would replace with SS tubing if you can .

gofish103 · Post by **gofish103** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:25 pm

they are the wood risers that support the swim platform, they are approximately 2"x2", of various lenghts, and there is 5 of them.

I never thought of using stainless tubing. any idea where I could get that??

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:55 pm

if you want to replace with teak,search ebay,"teak lumber"...world panel has large boards for sale,as do other venders.can usually get a very good deal.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:10 am

You can get ss tubing at most marine stores in 1 inch round ( will be plenty strong 2x2 teak will cost ya , ( not that SS is cheap )

lumber on ebay ? why not I will have to check it out

mtwolf · Post by **mtwolf** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:53 am

I have used epoxy mixed with saw dust for wood repairs. I wouldn't think you would see the repair anyway if it's under the bracket. I had a friend that did that on his Chris-Craft wood boat. Worked like a charm. He was the one that put me on to it. Repair is stronger than the original wood.

John
F-31
Middle River, MD

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:04 am

Any canvas shop has stainless tubing in many diameters and wall thicknesses and you can usually get scraps real cheap that will be long enough. They can also bend it for you and have any fittings you might want.

gofish103 · Post by **gofish103** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:58 pm

Hey guys thanks a million for all the input. Im gonna check out the SS tubes and I am also gonna try and repair what I have with the epoxy and sawdust mix. I sanded down the swimplatform and saved the saw dust.

I really like the look of the wood risers on this classic.

AndyF32 · Post by **AndyF32** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:12 pm

I am not sure how the risers fit into the lower brackets but as long as the area is in compression the epoxy alone will work fine. If you are using epoxy in tension you will need to add fiberglass cloth to provide strength. It is very similar to concrete good in compression but needs help in tension.

gofish103 · Post by **gofish103** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:21 pm

the brackets are cupped and the riser ends fit into the cups and are held in with a nut and bolt.

AndyF32 · Post by **AndyF32** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:59 pm

So the bottom of the risers are in the cups and pressure of weight on the platform pushes them down into the cups? If that is the case they are in compression and the epoxy will work fine.

gofish103 · Post by **gofish103** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:39 pm

andy
yes thats how they work, there is a thru bolt that holds them in place. some of the bolt holes are oblonged, If I fill the bolt hole with the epoxy is it ok to drill em back out???

AndyF32 · Post by **AndyF32** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:46 pm

Yes it is. That is exactly how you use epoxy to seal a hole thru a cored area. In a cored area you would drill an oversize hole, fill with epoxy, then drill the correct size hole.

Dan Faith · Post by **Dan Faith** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:47 am

Where to you boat? Up on Lake Erie, Sandusky area you can get whatever size teak you want cut and planed very reasonable. Homestead hardwood.

Here is the link
http://www.homesteadhardwoods.com/random.html

teak is towards bottom of the page.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:47 pm

been there...like a kid in a candy shop....