To All,

Here’s a little trick I stumbled across while cutting out my extension for my swim platform with a saber saw, if U don’t have the use of a plasma cutting torch. It took the better part of the morning & most of the after noon to cut the first arc of the extension, changed blade tooth sizes on the saber saw just about gave up near the end of the cut I ran into the wooden bracing the saw started cutting smoothly less force was needed then (the idea light lit up) I put a scrap piece of old 1/8" luaun 2' x 8' under the AL. plate the other side of the cut was cut in less than 2 hr the same held true for the cutting of the pressure relief holes in the plate which took a little longer due to the numerous straight edge setups to cut the holes uniformly. Don’t know the exact reasoning behind the wood backing makes if it’s because there’s less vibration or the wood cleans the blade but AnyWho it worked great try & see the difference if U have a scrap piece AL. at home make a cut with a 16T tooth blade (which seemed to work best) without backing than make a cut with a backing U will notice the big difference believe me. Here a few pix of the thing.

This is the first cut I bet I measured the damn thing ten times so not to screw up $529 plate, use the platform as a straight edge

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the rest of the holes still need a little dressing
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here’s the view of the wood backing a much easier way to cut

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This view is self explanatory success

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so is this one

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A finally my JUST reward

Is this a duplicate of the original design, or is it larger? The Admiral complained that M didn't make the swim platform large enough.

Jeff

Joe,

Thanks, now that made all the hard work worth while to get a Kudos from the Boss !!

Norm,

Big live on

Carl,

You under estimate me & my refrigerators, coolers, ice boxes or kegerator have never ran outta brewski’s or the guest choice of liqueur, at my house & boat in some 25 odd years & I had some professional drinkers at times. (my motto almost outta beer the fishing trips over) So if it’s to your choosing comon up we’ll weld her up & party for days. U mean turn the saw blade around in a saber saw also I’ve known about A$$ backwards blade in a circular saw & table saws but wasn’t aware it could be done with a saber saw.
So I guess I’ll be seeing U in about 2/3 days oh by the way bring up a couple of them Cuty’s that are on your web site tell them to be wrapped in their furs cause it’s cold as hell up here.

Norm,

BIG live on

SorryDog,

I love it when a plan comes together, The more the merrier.

Norm,

BIG Live on

Hey Ya All,

I finally have the F/B at home setting on the back of the pick up Will be taking it to the powder coat guys by weeks end probably 2/3 weeks till finished. Hopefully it turns out as good as the pulpit did. I just love a maintenance free boat, paint is fine but one must polish it semi annually with powder coating only if U are stuck in port & run outta other thing to attend to which is unlikely on a UKWIM Swim platform will more than likely be welded up within a week, things are falling into place rather nicely may be able to truck the OTM over to the other side of the State by 1st of April if weather permits. Look out Lake Mich. Salmon I’m comen to get you’re A$$es. Fred save a few days vacation time for August when the 30lb er’s start their run we can nail those babies to the hull


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Norm,

BIG live on

Joel,

Thanks for the Heads Up on running the extra wires up But I’m one step ahead of U on that one when I put a new antenna on I pulled 4 extras up there I used 250lb. test down rigger (.30dia.) wires up I know it’s a little overkill I have 100s of yards of used stuff laying around seeing I change them about every season or so or if they start to look frayed, I got a underwater camera that’s to expensive loose for $20 bucks worth of new cable It’s a blast watching when the fish are about to strike plus I have the advantage of knowing which ones to say Fish On & let some one else catch the little ones some how I manage to catch the biggest fish of the day. See I’m not only El cheap-o like Jeff, I’m also El slick- o.

Norm,

BIG Live on

Yes sireee, we are taking the aft hand rail, hatch cover, and stern coaming trim cap to the 'coater' when we get the paint stripped off. All will be 'ryder wagon red'.

revised 7/23/2008 - Pictures

Dennis,

I see what U mean about cleaning up them slots on the extended platform thank goodness I had to go to Harbor Freight found this little gem for $35 save a ton of filing, went thru a few belts ($ 10) but worth the aggregation.

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Norm,

BIG s Live On

Dennis,

being sandblasted at the end of the day on Friday and coated on Monday morning. that's a Thanks for the heads up I’ll be sure to ask the coater them ?? All though I’ve had no problems prior with smaller parts U may have a point about a long layover after sand blasting & oxidization

Norm,

BIG s live on