Swim Rafts

Rattlesnake Guy · 04-07-2011, 06:21 PM

My plan was to make the top of the platform like venetian blinds. During the 98 percent of the time when the platform was not being used, the boards would all be in a vertical position making it uncomfortable for ducks to stand on. Then when the kids decided to use it they could lower a lever and all the boards would flatten.

What stopped me was the realization that the strength of the structure is dependent on the deck boards being secured. That coupled with the likely bananas the boards would turn into if not well constrained.

It might be an idea better left to an aluminum raft.

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04-07-2011, 06:21 PM	#14
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	My plan was to make the top of the platform like venetian blinds. During the 98 percent of the time when the platform was not being used, the boards would all be in a vertical position making it uncomfortable for ducks to stand on. Then when the kids decided to use it they could lower a lever and all the boards would flatten. What stopped me was the realization that the strength of the structure is dependent on the deck boards being secured. That coupled with the likely bananas the boards would turn into if not well constrained. It might be an idea better left to an aluminum raft.