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11-12-2017, 12:55 PM
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Senior Member
City: Salem, Oregon
Vessel Name: My Lady
Vessel Model: Formosa 42 Double Cabin
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 297
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Swim step support brackets
Hurricane Irma demolished my teak swimstep including the support brackets. Looking for replacement brackets. Any ideas? I didnt think of it until today but there must have been some trawlers that were sunk or totaled that still have salvageable brackets.. Any ideas? 81 Formosa Taiwan 42' trawler...
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11-12-2017, 02:03 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,682
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If you can wait a few more months, the parts that came from the boats that were totaled in Irma should becoming available.
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11-12-2017, 02:46 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,196
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Larry’s right, but most of those parts will be around this side so you’ll have to ship. If your transome is bare now, it would be an excellent time to review what you liked or disliked about your old platform. Some 1/4” x 1” aluminum strips can make a pretty good dummy bracket so that when they become available, you’ll know some approximate angles to ask for.
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"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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11-12-2017, 03:14 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Saltspring Island
Vessel Name: Retreat
Vessel Model: C&L 44
Join Date: Nov 2007
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when I rebuilt my swimgrid a few years ago, I needed new supports, so had them made. To support a SG 34" deep, made out of 1/4" SS, they cost me around $1000. Canadian $, so you should be able to find a welder and get some made quite reasonably.
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11-12-2017, 03:31 PM
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Senior Member
City: Poulsbo, WA
Vessel Name: M/V Knot Knormal
Vessel Model: President 41
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 282
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Quote:
Originally Posted by koliver
when I rebuilt my swimgrid a few years ago, I needed new supports, so had them made. To support a SG 34" deep, made out of 1/4" SS, they cost me around $1000. Canadian $, so you should be able to find a welder and get some made quite reasonably.
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What he said. You might be able to find replacements but you might spend a lot of time and $$$ to do so. Consider having new ones fabricated locally. I had to do that when we added a larger swim step and if memory serves me they were about $1300. That was for heavy 316 stainless with double thick-wall tubing for support. Definitely much better than the original.
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11-12-2017, 05:31 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,646
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Did you have insurance ?
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11-12-2017, 06:29 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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Bigfish, I have some stainless tubing that I didn't need or use when I redid my SWP. It's 1.25" (I think) and the tubes are 6' long. It may be 1.5" but I won't be able to check the measurements until I get home on Thursday.
I'll be bringing the boat to Portland in March to get a new fly bridge bimini and windows done and could bring it along if you're interested. The price will be right if you need it.
I also have some rub rail left over. It's from Taco and it looks like this...
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s...ets-35588.html
PM me if you're interested in either the stainless tubes or the rub rail.
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1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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11-12-2017, 07:13 PM
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Senior Member
City: Salem, Oregon
Vessel Name: My Lady
Vessel Model: Formosa 42 Double Cabin
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 297
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Thanks everybody! My old support brackets are bronze I think and very heavy duty. With so many boats destroyed down here I should have asked sooner before they went off to the crusher.. Most likely I'll have new ones made here locally. I'm not in any huge rush. No insurance. Thanks again!
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11-19-2017, 01:18 PM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 519
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I have a set of four stainless swim step brackets that came off my Californian 34LRC. when I made a new swim step I replaced them. They are made for a transom with a slope of about ten degrees off vertical. I am away from home for another week but if your interested, I can take pictures when I return home.
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11-19-2017, 02:20 PM
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Senior Member
City: Salem, Oregon
Vessel Name: My Lady
Vessel Model: Formosa 42 Double Cabin
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 297
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Sounds great! Ten degrees sounds about right. I'll check. Keep me posted.
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