F32 Swim Platform - Has anyone customized?

[62jpod]

Has anyone changed from the standard Teak platform to something else? If you can provide pictures of what you have done that would be great! Just looking for ideas. While we like the teak, the crew is pushing for something more spacious and comfortable.
Thank you
John

[comodave]

I did not do the swim platform, but I did add a bow pulpit from Plasteak. It looks great and they made it to the exact dimensions that I wanted. They make swim platforms to spec also.

[Paul - SW Ontario]

Has anyone changed from the standard Teak platform to something else? If you can provide pictures of what you have done that would be great! Just looking for ideas. While we like the teak, the crew is pushing for something more spacious and comfortable.
Thank you
John

1" HDPE (Starboard)
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[K4282]

Plasteak also did mine, I was very happy with it, may have spent more than I liked, they will have my dimensions on file, I think its 9.6ft by 2.6 all white, theirs a thread here somewhere with pictures

[K4282]

here you go http://www.trojanboats.net/wforum/viewt ... m+platform

[aaronbocknek]

here you go http://www.trojanboats.net/wforum/viewt ... m+platform

the pics are missing from the original thread. after a back breaking two days sanding the varnish and sanding the first two layers off, i'm ready for a change. i like the teak, but man, do i ache!! (pics to follow soon)

[rickalan35]

Hope someone finds this helpful. This is what we did with the rather narrow, stock Trojan swim platform.

My wife and I found the original platform to be a bit narrow and so we enlarged it by having four larger brackets fabricated and then by adding teak strips.

The enlarged platform is therefore still teak, but gives us six and one half inches of added depth, which may not seem like much but has worked well.

In one photo you can probably see that the original ladder is now landlocked, so to speak. We often use it for boarding from the dock as I usually back into my slip. Stepping down onto the platform is also easier with the ladder in it's current position.

The original ladder doesn't fold out into the water now, due to the added width of the platform, so for swimming I use a rather long, folding, boarding ladder that fastens to the side of the boat. It has four rungs underwater. I store the folded ladder under the aft cabin entrance steps.


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[Warren]

Wow Rick !!!!!.....nice job on your swim platform.
The extra width makes a big difference.

Warren

[62jpod]

Thanks for the ideas everyone, there sure are plenty of good ones!!

[K4282]

Plasteak did mine, here's a picture from this summer

[rickalan35]

Swim platform looks great and boy, those underwater lights!

[K4282]

thanks. mine is a 73 F322, i had the platform made 114*30 although I wanted to to 36 ... the salesman talked me out of it, looking back i wish i did go a little bigger but looks great, the picture shows kind of wierd on here, its on my facebook centered Plasteak keeps their previous job sizes and dimentions on file. I went with all white because I have real teak all over and didnt want to mix it, they also have a 50/50 teak and white. Its basically trex and has been dourable, easy to clean, my only complaint is the hardware is kind of cheap and is stainless plated and i have some rust spots aroud the bolt holes and the ladder itself. I guess I should have rinsed down with fresh water more often, maybe that would help

[62jpod]

Thanks again for the ideas! The PlasTeak stuff look nice!