SoCal Jet Boats

Tech Talk => Hulls => Topic started by: 1972Challenger on August 15, 2011, 12:22:09 PM

Title: installing swim steps
Post by: 1972Challenger on August 15, 2011, 12:22:09 PM

ok so i bought a pair of teek swim steps and now am tryin to figure out how to mount them.. easy right? well i have a question.. when im looking at the brackets they say 12 deg or 16 deg... so which one do i use???

Title: Re: installing swim steps
Post by: 75 fantasy on August 15, 2011, 12:50:40 PM

i've never had a swim step but i think it depends on the angle of your transom. if you didn't choose the right one your step wont be parallel with the water. get a angle finder and put it against the transom to see what you have. iphone probably has an app for that  :D
hope this helps
75 fantasy

Title: Re: installing swim steps
Post by: 1972Challenger on August 15, 2011, 01:05:42 PM

ooh so it only matters on the water??? i mean my boat sits nose high in the water and it sitts diff on the trailer

Title: Re: installing swim steps
Post by: Your Mom on August 15, 2011, 05:08:05 PM

Do you have any pics of your boat from the side in the water?  Set them on something up towards were you plan to mount...take a pic an compare.  Mine are mounted bout 1-2 inches off the water and they are even with water when I sit on them. Some will install to be even when boat just sits in water.  I used a floor jack and a level to get my hull level to install square to hull. I also used some 1/4 x 2" aluminum back plates to ensure they are solid as I am bout 240lbs. Post some pics of what you have...boat and steps.