Swim Platform - Ebay Score!

deafwish · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:40 am

Found this lightly damaged bad boy on Ebay, 2200 miles from home for next to nicks!
A mate was driving his semi-trailer back the next day & offered to deliver for a slab of beer. Winning!

I'll need to replace a teak board on the very back, due to the old owner backing his Malibu in to a pole & cracking it.
Another mate can weld marine grade stainless, so some supports & 'L' brackets should be easy...
Is there anything teak specific I should know before I try source some timber?
p.s. This should end up being around $500, installed.

ardy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:13 am

Sounds and looks like a great score, keep us posted on the progress

rpengr · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:24 am

I have never heard of different varieties of teak.

Do you have enough room for the engine to tilt all the way up? It looks like it might just make it if you mount just below your rub rail?

Jdpber · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:33 pm

that is going to look great... for teak you are going ot want to sand the old and the new wood and re oil it to match them up and to seal them...

deafwish · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:32 pm

The SX drive should be able to come up most of the way.
On previous (large, salt water) boats, we've always left the teak un-treated.
It ages with a nice, grey colour to it...
p.s. Good to know that there aren't different types of teak!

Jafo4U · **Joined:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:33 am **Posts:** 1026

Looks great!

deafwish · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 3:58 am

I'm chasing some help from someone who's fitted a swim platform or has 'swimplatform' branded instructions specific to this Horizon RS 180, please:

I'm aware that you should ideally use 316 grade bolts, washers & nyloc nuts for the 90 degree transom mount (the top).
The 2x support braces that go under the waterline, are they simply 'self tapped' in to the transom?
I have not measured yet, but thinking that bolts through the transom at that level might be a little optimistic...

Thanks in advance!

elhippie64 · **Joined:** Wed May 07, 2008 2:59 pm **Posts:** 25

"self tapped' in to the transom",,,,

Though I can't be specific to your rs 180
This is how/what the instructions called for on the platforms on my h200 and my brothers maxum 1800

deafwish · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 4:46 pm

Thanks!

Any idea on the size of self tapper that was used?

elhippie64 · **Joined:** Wed May 07, 2008 2:59 pm **Posts:** 25

Sorry if its too late but instructions say they are
Lag bolt #14 x 1 1/4"

deafwish · **Posted:** Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:26 pm

elhippie64 wrote:

Sorry if its too late but instructions say they are
Lag bolt #14 x 1 1/4"

Thanks for the response!
What do you mean by #14?
1 1/4" is the length?

We're metric, down here!

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