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well no point in posting pictures......... my platform broke off just the same as the brackets in the earlier posts. They are at the welders right now getting fixed. poor design by moomba, why are the brackets not made out of stainless steel, then you would have no problems.
Did we get an answer on how to tighten the bracket attached to the boat?? I could not figure it out! Again bad design!!!
did the bracket on the transom break, or the bracket on the platform? Also, are you saying that when tightening the bottom bolts on the transom brackets that you can't get them to tighten? The top bolts should be accessible from inside the boat, you might have to pull the carpet back from the wall of the transom.Quote:
Originally Posted by saskie99
The bracket on the swim platform broke just like in the pictures, when i took it off I noticed the boat bracket was a little loose so I tried to tighten it and the screws just turn. I didnt realize that you can get at them from the inside of the boat, I thought they were glassed in.
on my boat, only the top bolts are accessible, the bottom bolts are below the level of the floor.Quote:
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Do they just have a nut on them? I sure hope I can get at them!
Anybody out there have a 05 lsv and had to tighten the bolts on the swim platform boat bracket???
yes, the ones that are accessible have a fender washer and a nyloc on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by saskie99
Ian,
What LED light do you have? And what has been your experience with it?
Thnaks
Wow, old thread!
That boat has 3 VisionX, they were not bad, I think about $200/piece. I sold that boat 3 years ago to my dad, and he hasn't had any issues with the lights.
Edit: in that video just 1 of the VisionX. I later added 2 more. For what they cost now I'm sure there are better options, but in 2011 they were great bang for the buck.
I'd should have a look at what they are going for now.
My Vision X worked flawlessly. For the money they were GREAT
I'm going to give the split washer a try next weekend. Found one side of the platform floating in the water after a surf session. The factory pin somehow had fallen out. Good thing the other bracket didn't break! Finished the weekend with a receiver hitch pin in its place, along with some composite shims to stop the movement. The shims worked great, but we need to remove the platform for storage, so I couldn't pound them in and snap off.
I wonder if JB-Weld added to the top back of the platform bracket would hold up?
I remove mine every time I get home or it won't fit in the garage. How far do you trailer? One thing I have found that helps a lot is to take a ratchet strap and hook it through the platform brackets and down around the trailer frame B4 any long tow. I tow 40 min. each way at fairly high speed. That is a lot of slop and bounce on your little pins in the platform. By cinching it down tight I remove tons of play and bounce during my tow. I still have original pins and holes and have never used shims. There is a little play but I haven't had to fill and redrill or anything yet.Quote:
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I have to remove my swim deck each time to fit in the garage. I just cut the shims off so they just stick up an couple of inches above the swim deck. I put the swim deck on, tap the shims into place and leave then in until we get home. Usually i can wiggle them back out with my fingers or sometimes if they are really tight i use a pair of pliers and pull them out. I just reuse the same shims. Works great for me.
Are you using composite or plastic shims? The composite ones don't seem like they're going to last long.Quote:
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I just bought a package of them from Home Depot. They are black and I'm pretty sure they are plastic. They were only a few bucks for a pack of 12 I think.
I used a SS fender washer, put a bend in it on one side so it would not fall all the way down and was able to grab hold of it with pliers to wiggle out.
I used the washer trick. I tied some 1/8" rope through the center of the washers and tied the other end to the pin on the swim platform, so if they came out they'd be tethered. I now have about a hundred little nicks in the bottom of my swim platform and on my gelcoat under the platform from a time where they came out and were dangling on the tether marking and chipping up anything they could hit as the bounced along the water. :-(
I wish I would have went with the shims. or even just bought a lot of washers (untethered) so that if they came out they just sink instead of becoming a flail to mark up my gelcoat.
I've been using the composite shims - sort of a dark green color. They have been holding up fine for me. Last year, they eventually wiggled loose, this spring I tapped 'em in pretty tight and they snapped below the deck surface... I'm just a little worried about getting them out but that's what November is for!Quote:
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I too have been using the composite shims. Tapped mine in with a hammer and Robertson screwdriver. Haven't even moved the last 2 years. Home Depot has them in the toilets isle.
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