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Swim Platform 1985 18 Outrage
ryanfro	#1  Posted on 03/30/09 - 12:51 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 21 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/18/09	Hello, Just purchased my first whaler..., 1985 18 Outrage. My outrage did not come with a swim platform. Any advice on where to get an OEM Teak swim platform or advice/reasons not to install one. Thanks... Edited by ryanfro on 03/30/09 - 12:54 PM
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 03/30/09 - 1:11 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	ryanfro, See this thread on my swim platform for my 1985 Outrage 18'. http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...p;pid=8039 Take a look at all the photos in the above thread. Since the above post, I have added a 2 step telescoping ladder by Windline. See the attached photo. Joe Kriz attached the following image: [50.43Kb] Edited by Joe Kriz on 03/30/09 - 1:12 PM
ibikeak	#3  Posted on 03/30/09 - 9:13 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 27 Comments: 3 Joined: 02/04/07	Sent you a PM on a swim platform you might be interested in.
joshuakotler	#4  Posted on 07/19/20 - 3:30 PM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/02/20	Also looking for a swim ladder. Any other options besides the ~$400 ladder by Martin Marine?
Walt Krafft	#5  Posted on 07/19/20 - 6:10 PM
Member Posts: 168 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/16/14	The Martin ladder is well worth the money.
biggiefl	#6  Posted on 07/20/20 - 7:47 AM
Member Posts: 890 Comments: 4 Joined: 05/08/06	I have one that looks just like Joe's off my 1986 18' Outrage. $50+ ship. 24 Whalers so far....
joshuakotler	#7  Posted on 07/20/20 - 9:32 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/02/20	biggiefl wrote: I have one that looks just like Joe's off my 1986 18' Outrage. $50+ ship. Really? Where from?
Brian4	#8  Posted on 11/04/21 - 11:28 AM
Member Posts: 7 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/26/21	1986 Outrage 20 Hey - after a season of hauling my little guy over the gunwale -- we swim a lot in maine -- I've been looking for a swim ladder/platform that i can install on the back Left of the stern/transom. The challenge seems to be that my whaler sits low in the water and trying to keep the ladder above the water line when at rest I found this thread and Joe's advice. I've seen the $450 Martin Marine example is there another $50 version? photos? thanks again!
Phil T	#9  Posted on 11/04/21 - 12:21 PM
Administrator Personal Page Personal Album Project Albums Posts: 6994 Comments: 6 Joined: 03/26/05	The basic platform runs ~$260 https://shop.hamiltonmarine.com/produ...33827.html https://www.wholesalemarine.com/garel...adder.html If you need to stay at the $50 price point, there is this: https://shop.hamiltonmarine.com/produ...-6928.html The thing is, Ray Maritn's design has tighter hoops that allow you to mount the platform higher on the transom. 1992 Outrage 17 I 2019 E-TEC 90, Viper 17 2+ 2018 Load Rite Elite 18280096VT
reelescape1	#10  Posted on 11/04/21 - 3:05 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 68 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/12/05	I bought the Martin Marine Design for my 1988 Montauk. I'm about an hour North and drove down to get it, see his shop, and meet him. I would absolutely go to him again. First class quality work, guy, and shop!
drewread	#11  Posted on 11/10/21 - 5:53 PM
Member Posts: 76 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/22/15	I had the extra challenge of trying to cram a swim ladder onto my 22' Outrage's with Twin 115s already crammed transom. Martin Marine Design sent me the standard platform and it unfortunately did not allow the Twin 115s to swing completely in both directions. I am in Canada and already paid the shipping and duties on the platform and returning it would have been a costly nightmare even though he agreed to refund my original shipping costs. So, I touched base with Raymond Martin via email and we came up with a great solution. He made me a new set of mounting brackets and shipped them up at no additional cost , I shortened the platform and it now all fits on the transom nicely. I also wanted the platform out of the water and we changed where the platform was mounted on the brackets on the new version - he can customize it in any way you want. In short the quality of Ray's work (his welds and fabrication are outstanding examples of quality work) and his willingness to correct the issues I was having at his own cost make choosing a Martin Marine Design's swim ladder the way to go. drewread attached the following image: [198.1Kb] Drew Read
drewread	#12  Posted on 11/10/21 - 5:54 PM
Member Posts: 76 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/22/15	Second image. drewread attached the following image: [198.97Kb] Drew Read