Malibu Flip Down Step

[COOP]

17 minutes ago, hethj7 said:

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/boa/d/gainesville-malibu-axis-wakeboard-boat/7192013667.html

 

High potential this may not be real, but it was posted in the Craigslist thread.   

I wonder if he works for a dealer. When Malibu warranty replaces a platform they never ask for them back. I have several kickin around here. 

Edited September 9, 2020 by COOP

[gregtay]

3 minutes ago, COOP said:

I wonder if he works for a dealer. When Malibu warranty replaces a platform they never ask for them back. I have several kickin around here. 

Wow.. seems like a deal at that price.. even if it's not perfect.  

And while Malibu never asks for them back... I am guessing Craigslist was not their idea on what would happen to the old parts! :-O

[COOP]

58 minutes ago, gregtay said:

Wow.. seems like a deal at that price.. even if it's not perfect.  

And while Malibu never asks for them back... I am guessing Craigslist was not their idea on what would happen to the old parts! :-O

The ones I have here all have air voids or some sort of mold defect. I do have one that they made it the wrong color. I dont have any with the flip down step, yet. 

They ship truck freight so its probably not worth it to even get them back just to destroy them.

 

[oldjeep]

11 minutes ago, COOP said:

The ones I have here all have air voids or some sort of mold defect. I do have one that they made it the wrong color. I dont have any with the flip down step, yet. 

They ship truck freight so its probably not worth it to even get them back just to destroy them.

 

Well, they make good wine bars.  A fiberglass platform would be more informal, but one with a flipdown would make a cool serving area

Maybe I need to check the local dealer and see if they have any laying around to dispose of, and then I can have some winter projects.

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by oldjeep

[gregtay]

7 hours ago, oldjeep said:

Well, they make good wine bars.  A fiberglass platform would be more informal, but one with a flipdown would make a cool serving area

Maybe I need to check the local dealer and see if they have any laying around to dispose of, and then I can have some winter projects.

 

That's pretty awesome!  

[Eagleboy99]

Cue the MC salad bar... 

[Ballay]

Are the brackets the same on the 15 lsv to the newer ones. I’m not sure the new platform with step could fit without bracket modifications. 

[Knucklesup]

On 6/16/2019 at 11:00 AM, wbama387 said:

I have it mostly finished. Still need to make the track slot and add hardware, but this will give you an idea of how it will look finished. First pic is of it stowed under the platform and second is deployed. The top brackets will mount to the bottom of the swim platform.

Can you share the design with me? I want to make one of these myself. 

[joshuadale07]

@Knucklesup Im working on something similar. My concern is the added stress to the outer part of the swim platform where this would mount. Im working on integrating a platform riser in to 1)keep from having to replace the pad 2)keep stress off the end of the platform and the fiberglass and put the stress on the platform brackets. 

[csleaver]

I have seen extremely similar fold down platform steps on Formula boats and on the new MB boats.

[Eagleboy99]

17 hours ago, csleaver said:

similar fold down platform steps ... on the new MB boats.

$1650 MSRP for MB's version.

[TheChief]

On 6/16/2019 at 9:00 AM, wbama387 said:

I have it mostly finished. Still need to make the track slot and add hardware, but this will give you an idea of how it will look finished. First pic is of it stowed under the platform and second is deployed. The top brackets will mount to the bottom of the swim platform.

Can this step be purchased?

[YeagBU]

👀 watching intently