Swim Rafts

gokart-mozart · 05-21-2013, 03:00 PM

Everything gets worse as we get older, I know that already, BUT -

We're in the market for a new swim raft. When I was a kid, these were great big things, made of heavy wood and floated with styrofoam. 20 kids could jump up and down all day and not flip the thing.

My most recent one was a piece of crap. Small, light, some kind of redwood-like deck with black plastic floats. The flimsy metal ladder kept coming off. Three kids could flip it if they worked at it.

As I look around, most new ones are like the latter, rather than the former. Is this an accurate impression? Why is it difficult to find a good one? Have they been banned by tree-huggers, or is there another explanation?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

HellRaZoR004 · 05-21-2013, 03:18 PM

Well, there happens to be one floating around waiting to be found...

All joking aside I'm sure someone can give some great advice.

DickR · 05-21-2013, 03:56 PM

A search on this forum using "swim rafts" turns up a number of threads on the subject. There is this one:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ight=swim+raft

Gatto Nero · 05-21-2013, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

Well, there happens to be one floating around waiting to be found...

A damn fine one at that.

SIKSUKR · 05-22-2013, 01:19 PM

And the price is right too!

05-21-2013, 03:00 PM	#1
gokart-mozart Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 193 Thanks: 2 Thanked 54 Times in 34 Posts	Swim Rafts Everything gets worse as we get older, I know that already, BUT - We're in the market for a new swim raft. When I was a kid, these were great big things, made of heavy wood and floated with styrofoam. 20 kids could jump up and down all day and not flip the thing. My most recent one was a piece of crap. Small, light, some kind of redwood-like deck with black plastic floats. The flimsy metal ladder kept coming off. Three kids could flip it if they worked at it. As I look around, most new ones are like the latter, rather than the former. Is this an accurate impression? Why is it difficult to find a good one? Have they been banned by tree-huggers, or is there another explanation? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

05-22-2013, 01:19 PM	#5
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	And the price is right too! __________________ SIKSUKR

05-21-2013, 03:18 PM	#2
HellRaZoR004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Litchfield/Gilford Posts: 828 Thanks: 233 Thanked 224 Times in 131 Posts	Well, there happens to be one floating around waiting to be found... All joking aside I'm sure someone can give some great advice.

05-21-2013, 03:56 PM	#3
DickR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 755 Thanks: 4 Thanked 259 Times in 171 Posts	A search on this forum using "swim rafts" turns up a number of threads on the subject. There is this one: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ight=swim+raft