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Here's some pic's of my finished transom saver. Made them out of teak and cut them to follow the contour of the transom. Seem to work great.
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How did you attach them to the platform?
They look really good.
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tlb
Nice job! Here's my attempt: I am also curious if the routed groove works well for holding the boards with a rocker. If so may I borrow the idea?Comment
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Wow, Yours looks identical. nice job. Yes the board does slip into the routered part because the pcs. are cut in a curve. Only the part of the board between the bindings does. I couldn't decide how high to make these, I thought shorter ones would look better but after using it a few times I realized the height stops the rocker part of the board from hitting if you turn the board a little while putting it on. BTW, this is not really for my use, I have never hit the back of my boat with my board, it's for all the other people that board behind my boat that just don't seem to care as much as I do. I think that's true for everyone. :bash:Comment
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Ah... thats what that piece of wood is used for!! :bang: I've only seen it on our friends MC and I thought it was to "fill the gap" between the paltform and the gellcoat just cuz the back slanted forward so much. I never thought of the board hitting issue. In this scenario, the old platforms with the grooves in them are pretty helpful to us. We just slip the fins in the grooves and the board doesn't move. tlb adn lcap, nice job![color=blue][size=2][b]I Nautique, therefore I am.[/b][/size][/color]Comment
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Nice, I might just have to do that.
BTW, I am usually the one that hit the transom with the board in my boat. I hate wrestling the bindings, and forgot the slime a couple of times. I also want to add an air chair slot for the foil so I can board it on the platform better.Comment
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ag4ever
It only takes a couple of hours and ~$60 for the 4/4 X 6" X 72" Teak. (You don't need this much wood, but with teak you take what you can get. Making one for my buddy with the leftover)
Remove the platform, brackets, and the outside teak subbase. Use the Platform as a guide for marking and cutting the curves with a jigsaw. Use belt sander to finish to match platform exactly. Use #8 X 2" stainless screws to fasten the transom saver from underneath.
Re-install the subbase, brackets, platform and oil.
No more Homer Simpson's "D'oh" [/b]Comment
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