The moment of truth had come . . . releasing the platform from the mold and a first look at the final piece.  Overall it looked OK.  There were a few areas of touch-up needed, but overall a success!  After trimming off the mold flange, I set the hatches and ladders in place to test the fit and I weighed the platform at that point . . . 110 lbs. (pretty good).  Next steps were fitting and fastening the platform to the boat and adding all of the various hardware.

As mentioned on the previous pages, through some design iterations, load calculations, and contacting the boat manufacturer (Formula) for guidance, I came up with a fairly simple (yet effective) method of attaching the extended platform to the boat.  Now it was a matter of seeing if it would work out.

The rubrail really brought out the lines of the platform and made it look as if it was an original part of the boat . . . something that I had hoped for.

The twin swim ladders folded up nicely under the hatches and the grab handles, cup holders, and side cleats came in handy for days on the water.

The platform was very strong, easily supporting 4-5 people at the very edge.  As an added measure of prevention, I added 3” riser extension blocks to the engine exhaust, as I noted that the weight of people, now further out from the stern of the boat, brought the riser height out of spec by a couple of inches.

I also liked the platform being lower to the water than the original swim deck, yet was high enough to not interfere with the boat coming up on plane.

Overall, a success in design and fabrication.