Lilly Pad diving board

[Ryno]

Has anyone tried or seen this mounted to the swim deck on a 195?

Looks awesome and supposedly can mount to it but id like to see one done first before I drop the money and attempt an install...

Lillipad Diving Board and Cover option for Boats

Popular on pontoons, motor yachts, houseboats, and cabin cruisers but compatible with nearly any boat that is 18 feet or larger and has a flat and solid surface for installation, the Lillipad is the worlds ONLY diving board that was specifically engineered to be mounted on a boat...

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[anmut]

I wouldn't mount that to the thin fiberglass of a Yamaha boat. Those are made for toons with multiple layers of wood or thick aluminum decking.

 

[2kwik4u]

There is a Pontoon on Patoka here locally that has one of these. Kids seem to love it. They have it mounted on the starboard side where a "gate" previously was. They're using it every time I've seen them out.

If we can figure out how to mount a stripper pole to a swim deck, sure we can figure this out. I would say LOTS of reinforcement to be added to the swim deck to make it work, and then I would consider your hull warranty null and void for all intents and purposes.

$1,200 piece of equipment with probably another $500 in materials/labor to mount it. It's expensive, and honestly some SeaDeck on the bow will get you 90% of the way there.

 

[Julian]

honestly some SeaDeck on the bow will get you 90% of the way there.

That was what I was thinking! This is the only time my bow ladder has been used.....when kids jump off the bow.

 

[Evil Sports]

God NO

 

[Ryno]

I'll admit it seems a little crazy for a fiberglass boat but they say the floor mount system is for fiberglass boats with a rear swim deck and the other mounts are for 3/4 plywood floor

And the idea of a bow deck is good and your right that would be close to the same...

 

[2kwik4u]

Snapped some pics of this example on our local lake Saturday afternoon. Endless stream of kids going off the thing.





The spring action contains those forces to within its own structure. Still have to handle the reaction forces from a person jumping 3ft in the air and about 3ft off the side of the boat. The "slam" of the board returning up would give me pause for mounting on a fiberglass. I could see all kinds of spider cracking from the repeated impact loading.

Kids LOVED it though.

 

[dan144k]

I always wanted to build a diving board off the side of my tower.
Just have not got around to it yet

 

[Ryno]

Yeah looks so fun and doesn't burn $$$fuel $$$

I'm not sure about the fiberglass mount tho... Still need to see it done before I try it

 

[InmyElement]

I like it..maybe we can modify it to fit out Towers. I always wanted to jump off the top of the Tower..like a flying bridge..haha.

 

[Ryno]

Yeah that's kinda what got this started - the teenagers like climbing the tower and jumping off. But I'm afraid one of them is gonna slip and break a skull or a leg! I'm gonna look at that more. I like the idea of mounting to the tower and not not the fiberglass hull!

 

[2kwik4u]

Yeah that's kinda what got this started - the teenagers like climbing the tower and jumping off. But I'm afraid one of them is gonna slip and break a skull or a leg! I'm gonna look at that more. I like the idea of mounting to the tower and not not the fiberglass hull!

All those forces still have to resolve through the tower base mounting. Might be more favorable geometry there, but it's still a metal/fiberglass interface.

 

[Ryno]

Show here is where I think this board could me mounted without compromising any part of the hull.

The upper access lid on the swim deck appears to be 3\4 fiberglass, with plenty of head room for a reinforcement plate underneath. Only the 3\4 fiberglass is required per the manufacturer.

I guess if somehow it broke the lid, oh well its not my hull! Anyway looks like that lid could even be replaced with a solid wood or composite lid pretty easily...

All forces headed mostly downward, reinfored brackets exceeding the manufacturers instructions.

I might be slowly talking myself into this

 

[2kwik4u]

There is a significant uplift on the rear supports. That's where the moment resolves from the jump. That uplift will then go through the hinges.

You're gonna want something more substantial.

I would ask what forces you're expected to hold from the manufacturer. A loading diagram essentially. That will help you plan where to mount it.