Hewitt Swim Raft

hazelnut · 02-25-2009, 04:38 PM

That thing looks AWESOME! Did you happen to get any pricing while you were there? Are there local dealers? I love the molded seat backs.

VitaBene · 02-25-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hazelnut

That thing looks AWESOME! Did you happen to get any pricing while you were there? Are there local dealers? I love the molded seat backs.

Hazel, if you pick one of those bad boys up make sure you put some nice cleats on it so we can tie our boats up and join the party!!

hazelnut · 02-25-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by VitaBene

Hazel, if you pick one of those bad boys up make sure you put some nice cleats on it so we can tie our boats up and join the party!!

You know I will! I'm thinking we could raft off the raft. I do not believe there is a no rafting zone in front of my house.

ishoot308 · 02-25-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hazelnut

That thing looks AWESOME! Did you happen to get any pricing while you were there? Are there local dealers? I love the molded seat backs.

Hazelnut;

Production Trailer and Dock in Meredith is the local dealer. I don't remember the price they quoted but want to say it was around $1800.00 That does not include delivery or set up in the water if you so choose.

What I like about it is it is fully foam filled so it sits low in the water and only weighs 300 lbs. If you have a lot of ducks around your camp, sitting low may not be good, as the ducks will walk right up on it and leave their remnants.

Hopefully someone here has one and will chime in.

Dan

DickR · 02-25-2009, 06:25 PM

Ours is an aluminum pontoon (2), 8x8 foot raft, perhaps 30 inches tall. The deck is a thin outdoor plastic carpet, so it doesn't slip. We got it oh, maybe 6-8 years ago. The kids like using it when they are over. Light enough for one to lift a corner and move, but moving it out of the water in the fall and up an embankment to rest for the winter requires 2-3 adults or a winch.

It is higher than the one pictured in the link in post #1, but the ducks still park on it occasionally, with the same results as ishoot38 mentioned.

codeman671 · 02-25-2009, 08:52 PM

We have an 8x10' raft that we got at Watermark, moored by a 250 or 500lb (can't remember) concrete disk/block and stainless chain. the setup cost around $2300 I think. Ours is the standard aluminum frame, cedar decked, with the black floats in all 4 corners. It is extremely heavy to pull in and out, but sits up high enough that we really don't have a duck problem.

CHSLTD · 02-25-2009, 11:33 PM

We got ours at Production Trailer and had in salt water for a full season with no problems. He placed chain on both ends on the bottom and I placed a heavy stainless swivel to the chain. Ours is held with a 150lb mushroom mooring. I just wish I had not picked the green seats as they get HOT in the summer...We love it!

02-25-2009, 11:33 PM	#7
CHSLTD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 93 Thanks: 23 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Love it... We got ours at Production Trailer and had in salt water for a full season with no problems. He placed chain on both ends on the bottom and I placed a heavy stainless swivel to the chain. Ours is held with a 150lb mushroom mooring. I just wish I had not picked the green seats as they get HOT in the summer...We love it!

02-25-2009, 04:38 PM	#1
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	That thing looks AWESOME! Did you happen to get any pricing while you were there? Are there local dealers? I love the molded seat backs.

02-25-2009, 06:25 PM	#5
DickR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 753 Thanks: 4 Thanked 259 Times in 171 Posts	Ours is an aluminum pontoon (2), 8x8 foot raft, perhaps 30 inches tall. The deck is a thin outdoor plastic carpet, so it doesn't slip. We got it oh, maybe 6-8 years ago. The kids like using it when they are over. Light enough for one to lift a corner and move, but moving it out of the water in the fall and up an embankment to rest for the winter requires 2-3 adults or a winch. It is higher than the one pictured in the link in post #1, but the ducks still park on it occasionally, with the same results as ishoot38 mentioned.

02-25-2009, 08:52 PM	#6
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,505 Thanks: 221 Thanked 817 Times in 490 Posts	We have an 8x10' raft that we got at Watermark, moored by a 250 or 500lb (can't remember) concrete disk/block and stainless chain. the setup cost around $2300 I think. Ours is the standard aluminum frame, cedar decked, with the black floats in all 4 corners. It is extremely heavy to pull in and out, but sits up high enough that we really don't have a duck problem.