[John Rush]

So my gears have been turning all winter on how I'm going to integrate a swim platform onto my Shabah Z210 with captains call. First thought, cap the existing exhaust tips from the inside and relocate to side exit exhaust.. Ehh, dumb idea + cutting more holes in the boat. Second idea: I have many friends with the big twin blown big block chevy motor boats burning more fuel in a day then I do all season, and what they did has have a machine shop custom build one out of aluminum tubing the mount to rear of boat just below exhaust pipes. Actually looks really cool. Has anyone ever seen a Mariah with the tubing swim platform and not fiberglass?

Thank you in advance!
John

[ShabahZ280]

You mean something like this?



To be honest, no. Those aluminum ones are more for Baja, Fountain and Cigarette style (go-fast) boats... I've gone through thousands and thousands of pictures of Mariahs since we started this site, and have only seen fiberglass platforms (and one teak style).

Why not just go with a fiberglass one? They're custom made to fit the boat and look great. I can imagine one bad run-in with the dock could ruin an aluminum platform...

[Motoxxx43]

I know its not your exact boat but its a good comparison:
http://www.swimplatformsuperstore.com/Mariah_202.html

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[John Rush]

Thanks for the pictures guys! I just might have to be different, and get the creative gears rotating. I like the fiberglass look, but how would they color match the red? If i did the metal, i could get it sprayed with Line-X which would kinda tie in the black tower and windows.

[Motoxxx43]

Gel coat matches look pretty good. I'm sure there are a lot of other photos out there too
http://www.swimplatformsuperstore.co...nline_202.html

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[knightriderz]

I used those folks for mine--sent them the ladder door to match the color.
Perfect match--Kelly at swim platform superstore was great to work with--
I would not hesitate to use them again.

[Dredd]

Some cool ideas from Waves and Wheels of what you could do with fiberglass.

[John Rush]

Great Idea's! I love the fiberglass speaker pods. Really appreciate the help from everyone. I'll keep everyone up to date on what I decide and post pictures of the process.

[gahooligan]

That is a pretty cool swim platform but I hope those speakers are extremely water resistant lol

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[John Rush]

Well gentleman,
I made the move and decided on the aluminum tubing swim platform. Should be a first for a Mariah to my knowledge. A local race car/ mud truck fabricator is doing the build using 1-3/4 aluminum tubing, then power coating gloss black. Pictures to come ASAP!