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Farsightedness . . . by Bigpat

End of November
Can't see through December
January I'm cold,
February I'm bold.
Pitchers and catchers report.
St. Paddy's day bash
Pay the Taxman in Cash
from out of the attic come the shorts.
It's time to go play
boating season's here hooray.
Boating life on the Hudson rejoice!

Countdown Until April 15!! Click here . . .
http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown....e=r&cdir=down&bgcolor=#CCFFFF&fgcolor=#000000

The first of the winter boat projects is complete tonight.

I made this swim platform out of Trex composite lumber and stainless steel screws. Can't wait to be kicking back, swimming and having a heck of a good time next summer.

I can't figure out how to make them appear here, so click on this link to view. . .

http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/...ID=4255753117/a=94051528_94051528/t_=94051528
 
Wow! That platform is beautiful!!!

I need to make a bow pulpit and anchor roller. Any ideas???
 
The Trex lumber worked very well for me. Problem is that it doesn't come in various sizes. You mostly get 5/4 X 6. This platform started out as 5/4" X 6" X 16' footers. I had to crosscut the longboards. Ripped them in half to 2 3/8 and then ripped down again to 1 3/4" X 7' to get some of the weight off. It is very dense.

I had to use a high quality, coated 93 tooth saw blade on my table saw and it was still a bear to make all those cuts. At one point, I had to stop and physically clean off each saw tooth as it was 'gummed' up with material.

This was my first time using Trex, however it worked just fine. You can machine it just as you would any other lumber (saw, mitre, drill, router etc.) Life expectancy is 10 - 15 years with minimal care. I'm sure the swim platform will outlast the boat.

You could use the same basic design as my swim platform for the sole of your pulpit using ripped lumber (Teak etc.) or the Trex composite lumber layed face to face and stainless steel screwed together (use glue for wood, no glue for Trex). You could then design in a 'void' to mount a stainless steel anchor roller and have the chain / rope pass through the pulpit. I guess you'd have to judge how much weight the pulpit is going to need to support and how it will be mounted and then begin your design from there.

I downloaded and used Google Sketchup to design the platform before proceeding. I went through at least a 1/2 dozen iterations before settling on this design. Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you the file I used to design the platform if you want.
 
Do you think the material going to be slippery when wet?

Decks are not boats and would imagine it would need some non skid?
 
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Originally posted by Robyns Nest

Do you think the material going to be slippery when wet?

Decks are not boats and would imagine it would need some non skid?

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We have three decks at the house all done in TREX and they do not get slippery when wet, so I think it will be ok.

Trex is however much heavier than wood, so weight might be an issue.
 
It is heavier than the previous platform but it's an apples to oranges comparison as this is much more rigid than the previous.
 
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