Swim Platform ...?

pkadventures · 10-25-2010, 05:23 PM

getting the swim platform out of the water? Following this thread we have managed to hook something onto the weight to mark it and drag the platform to shore. Any trick to getting it off the beach? OR just a lot of muscle???

eillac@dow · 10-25-2010, 10:33 PM

After years of multiple swim rafts....what you need is what you said....

Alot of muscle!

Island Girl · 10-26-2010, 07:53 AM

We bought an ATV winch, hooked it up to a battery and pulled out 2 large, heavy jetski lifts. It was still hard work for CessnaAir who did most of the work. (I pressed the button on the winch!)

The winch was mounted on a board and tied to the house and a tree. Next year I want to put tires on the lift so it will go over the rocks more easily.

IG

Wolfeboro_Baja · 10-26-2010, 09:09 AM

Island Girl, I don't know if you saw this or if it would even help in your situation but the post quoted below has a link to a handy item that might be of help to you or someone else in a similar situation. Originally, it appeared in the "Boat Lifts - Leave up or submerge?" thread in the Boating section. I can't vouch for the product but it does seem to have some advantages.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ITD

Have it taken out and put one of these setups on it. I wouldn't leave it in, the ice will destroy it.

http://www.boatlifthelper.com/HowItWorks.html

robmac · 10-26-2010, 09:14 AM

I would take 3 or 4 pieces of PVC pipe wide enough for what you're taking out. Start putting them one at a time as you pull to rid the dragging friction from the ground,when they come out as you go forward place them at the front again. Have used this method for years,first with armstrong then got winch doesn't take long now.

Island Girl · 10-26-2010, 09:20 AM

Wolfeboro_Baja, I used to float the lift to shore with the floats used for docks, so I have that part covered. I do like the inflatables, but over my terrain, (steep rocky hill) I think they might puncture. Now I need the wheels.

I just watched the video for the product you mentioned and now see how to get the wheels off in the spring when the lift is in the water, and on again in the fall, using my floats. Thanks, Wolfebore_Baja, you just solved my problem!

IG

Wolfeboro_Baja · 10-26-2010, 09:34 AM

You're welcome, glad to be of help! I can't take all the credit; ITD is the one that found their website and made the original post, all I did was recycle it here! After I had finished reading your previous post, the first thing I thought of was that Boat Lift thread and the link posted there; I knew the wheels might solve your problem, depending on the terrain you had to deal with!

I think the Boat Lift Helper people need to expand their product to fit it to other in-water items, like swim platforms.

10-25-2010, 05:23 PM	#1
pkadventures Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 11 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Any trick to... getting the swim platform out of the water? Following this thread we have managed to hook something onto the weight to mark it and drag the platform to shore. Any trick to getting it off the beach? OR just a lot of muscle???

10-26-2010, 07:53 AM	#3
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,358 Thanks: 18 Thanked 577 Times in 183 Posts	Electric Winch We bought an ATV winch, hooked it up to a battery and pulled out 2 large, heavy jetski lifts. It was still hard work for CessnaAir who did most of the work. (I pressed the button on the winch!) The winch was mounted on a board and tied to the house and a tree. Next year I want to put tires on the lift so it will go over the rocks more easily. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

10-26-2010, 09:20 AM	#6
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,358 Thanks: 18 Thanked 577 Times in 183 Posts	Ah Ha! Wolfeboro_Baja, I used to float the lift to shore with the floats used for docks, so I have that part covered. I do like the inflatables, but over my terrain, (steep rocky hill) I think they might puncture. Now I need the wheels. I just watched the video for the product you mentioned and now see how to get the wheels off in the spring when the lift is in the water, and on again in the fall, using my floats. Thanks, Wolfebore_Baja, you just solved my problem! IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

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10-25-2010, 10:33 PM	#2
eillac@dow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dow Island & Weymouth, MA Posts: 365 Thanks: 294 Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts	After years of multiple swim rafts....what you need is what you said.... Alot of muscle!

10-26-2010, 09:14 AM	#5
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 950 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I would take 3 or 4 pieces of PVC pipe wide enough for what you're taking out. Start putting them one at a time as you pull to rid the dragging friction from the ground,when they come out as you go forward place them at the front again. Have used this method for years,first with armstrong then got winch doesn't take long now.

10-26-2010, 09:34 AM	#7
Wolfeboro_Baja Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hopkinton NH Posts: 395 Thanks: 88 Thanked 80 Times in 46 Posts	You're welcome, glad to be of help! I can't take all the credit; ITD is the one that found their website and made the original post, all I did was recycle it here! After I had finished reading your previous post, the first thing I thought of was that Boat Lift thread and the link posted there; I knew the wheels might solve your problem, depending on the terrain you had to deal with! I think the Boat Lift Helper people need to expand their product to fit it to other in-water items, like swim platforms.