Pics of the deformation
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Used 6061 2"x2"x.25" and sleeved it with 1.5"x1.5"x.1875"
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other half of sleeve
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It is currently:
The standoff is the part that is bolted to the transom and extends out to the ladder. I will unbolt and remove the the back half when I am not using the 4 step ladder and just have the stock two stepper. Thanks for the comments on the welding, I just bought the spool gun and this is only my third project with it. First project was the rador tower, I should post a few pics of that, it turned out halfway decent. I have done a lot of mig and stick welding so that helps a bit once you figure out wire speed and volts. Thin aluminum still kicks my a__ lol. Aluminum will blow through a lot easier then steel.JETTYWOLF wrote:Okay........I guess I'll comment. Since no one has.
I'm confuzzed![]()
Is part of that "stand off" part of the ladder or part of the new part now bolted thru the transom? I see a bolt in the stand off so...I'm assuming. But not sure of what I'm seeing. A mock up part? Maybe you're not done yet, huh?
Wish I could weld like that. Probably could if I had the right equipment, hell I have so much time on my hands I know I could learn no problem.
I have a $60K boat general rule, and maybe it's just me. NO holes any where in the ouside of the boat that weren't put there by the factory. Pretty much went that direction too, with my ole glass boat I used to have, which I paid half of that for brand new.
It's probably, "Jus me".![]()
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BTW......what's a machine like you have cost "to get in the door" to do small jobs like that, if ya don't mind tellin' me.
Thanks and thanks,Chaps wrote:Good effort. I think I would have welded a triangular gusset on the underside of the swim step (on that existing tube stiffener) that the ladder would have rested against instead of bringing something out from the transom but that'll work and your welding looks really nice.
goatram wrote:Like chaps said. It will work and last a long time. Dave no since of adventure. Get the drill out and install a mod or two. Holes do not hurt if done right and if you need something installed![]()
JETTYWOLF wrote:Okay, the sticking out off the transom piece jus' stays there, then? But ya carrying a wrench with you in the water? Or gonna use a push-pin?
I guess I have it figgered out....
Will bolt it on at house and leave it till I get home. When usin g the twotep ladder will not need to bolt it on.
Yeah, really nice looking welds. Hmmmm....if I had $1200 right now I wouldn't have bald tires on my truck and a stack of bills to pay.
I understand that one, good thing I spread the purchases out over several years.
I guess it was one of those if ya have to ask, ya can't afford one type things.
I'll stick to my NO holes rule. Especially since I can't just weld them up and make a scar (goatram) in my boat. I'm constantly thinking re-sale, even though I'll probably never sell. But in my biz ya never know when "outa biz" is gonna take over and liquidation is nesseccary.
The first one is the hardest to make, gets easier after that.
Every 4 years during election time, it about puts me under. And I'm getting a bit tired of it.