Quarantine can help with boat upgrades

[Sharon Jean]

Rather than pulling the platform out of the mold,
this mold was designed to be removed from around the platform.

After unscrewing all the vertical pieces from the base, the sides of the
mold were gently pulled away from the platform.

The clay was rolled off the corners, and a semi-finished platform emerged.

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[Sharon Jean]

Here's a few more pics after flipping it over.

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[SKYCHENEY]

Nice work. What do you suppose it weighs?

[34Hatt]

Nice work. What do you suppose it weighs?

My guess will be around 80-85 lbs no ladder or brackets.
But since you asked I am sure Eric will now weigh it

[rustybucket]

Great looking work!

[Sharon Jean]

Thanks for the compliments

As for the weight ... Bare platform without ladder or brackets came in at 51 pounds.

[Sharon Jean]

Here it is all trimmed and sanded to finished height.
I picked the low spot on the sides, and belt sanded everything down to that point.
Overall height is 2-1/4".
I left the mounting faces at the transom an extra 1/2" high to make it easier
to through bolt to the hull.
The entire underside has been sanded as well.
Next step is several layers of Duratec on the underside.

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[Sharon Jean]

I taped the outside face to keep the overspray off, then the underside was sprayed
with several coats of Duratec. I sanded in between coats to knock down the high spots
and allow the Duratec to fill in the valleys. This will make the final paint a little smoother
and easier to clean.

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[Sharon Jean]

Three coats of finish paint have been applied to the underside.

Finish paint is Interlux Perfection, applied by "roll and tip"

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Next step is prepping the top side for finish paint.

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[Sharon Jean]

Topside is now finished with three coats as well.

I only did the edges because non-skid will be used on the bulk of the surface.

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