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Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: jonnyboy92 on July 20, 2014, 07:52:49 PM

Title: Swim step
Post by: jonnyboy92 on July 20, 2014, 07:52:49 PM

Anyone ever mount one of those spring loaded swim steps to their boat? If so was it mounted to the swim platform brackets or to the platform itself. 

I have fiberglass swim steps/ platform and was looking to add a spring loaded step but unsure if it has to be to the fiberglass or if I can mount to the brackets itself coming off the transom


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Title: Re: Swim step
Post by: uncleBOBBY on July 20, 2014, 08:05:07 PM

Yea, I have a  Aqua Performance retractable step on my boat. My swim steps are stainless frames with plastic slats.
I mounted it to the slats and then thus bolted the slats to the stainless frame with stainless carriage bolts .
The slats themselves are probably just over a 1/2 inch thick.
I love the step, board the boat and not worry about the step hanging down or coming loose


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Title: Re: Swim step
Post by: jonnyboy92 on July 21, 2014, 03:05:31 AM

Maybe my fiberglass steps will be strong enough to mount it


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Title: Re: Swim step
Post by: 5150whiteboy on July 21, 2014, 05:01:23 AM

Quote from: jonnyboy92 on July 21, 2014, 03:05:31 AM

Maybe my fiberglass steps will be strong enough to mount it


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they should be ok because kroggy has one mounted on his fiberglass swim step on his shockwave

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Title: Re: Swim step
Post by: jonnyboy92 on July 21, 2014, 08:00:43 PM

Cool thanks


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