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[farrelltravis]

I hear you there! If I can ever be of assistance to you, just give me a shout.

 

[farrelltravis]

@ToesintheSand Look a little familiar???

 

[ToesintheSand]

Thanx in advance for the assistance Ah yes, I did see that in another part of the forum ! I love the yellow,grey , black theme. It reminds me of my Skidoo!

 

[farrelltravis]

I liked the yellow. But, I must admit, your '98 red looks better than my now sold '04 yellow. Someone has taken great care of it!

 

[tdonoughue]

Welcome!

That boat is just a little red. Lovely craft.

I am just a bit south of Michigan and to the west a little...

 

[ToesintheSand]

,Did you mount that handle above the swim platform or did it come that way? I need to do something but strucurally speaking, I need an exray of where there is support...

 

[farrelltravis]

Did you mount that handle above the swim platform or did it come that way? I need to do something but strucurally speaking, I need an exray of where there is support...

I did not mount that. It came standard on the boat. Does yours not have any type of grab handle?

 

[ToesintheSand]

Nope. It must have been an after thought for the newer ones. I would like to mount something lower on the bottom and back of platform right in front of ladder. Maybe two fold down aluminum or plastic handle I can velscro down when not in use.

 

[ToesintheSand]

I'm guessing where the ladder is should be reinforced above it as well....

 

[farrelltravis]

Wow - yeah, you are totally going to have to put something back there to grab on to. I don't know if I could get out of the water onto the boat without something to grab on to help me pull myself up.

 

[farrelltravis]

Judging from the picture, if it were me, I think I would put something right above that warning sticker.

 

[farrelltravis]

Windline is the company that makes the ladders for the Yamaha boats. I went to their website to see if they had a grab handle. They actually have several! I bet one of these would work great for you. They look similar to what my Sugar Sand had on it too. Only $18 -$22 too!

https://windline.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=62

 

[ToesintheSand]

Very nice!

 

[farrelltravis]

My guess is the 12" grab handle would work. But, if you have the surface area, the 18" grab handle would probably be even better. But, that is just my $0.02.

 

[mark_m]

@ToesintheSand welcome!!! So glad that you found us. Very nice looking boat!!!!

 

[MikeyL]

Man ... what a DROP DEAD gorgeous looking boat !
Thanks for sharing ! Mikey Lulejian - Lake Oconee, GA

 

[itsdgm]

@ToesintheSand wow. Great looking boat. Somebody took great care of that one for sure. Thanks for the pics. It's always fun to see what everybody else has.

As far as the handles, here's one option that my boat has. Originally the boat only had the upper one, but the kids couldn't reach it, so we added a second just above the rub rail.

Here's a link to the thread that @jetboater4life put together.
https://jetboaters.net/threads/second-grab-handle-install-for-06-11-210-212-boats.1892/#post-29307

 

[ToesintheSand]

@itsdgm Nice handles as well. I will be placing handle in similar areas and doing something with the ladder as well Either. fabbing up a telescoping ladder from the original or buying one. That stock ladder is just this side of useless for anything but a small child. What's the keypad for ?

 

[Suchawittygal]

Nice boat! Love the red! Welcome!

 

[itsdgm]

@itsdgm Nice handles as well. I will be placing handle in similar areas and doing something with the ladder as well Either. fabbing up a telescoping ladder from the original or buying one. That stock ladder is just this side of useless for anything but a small child. What's the keypad for ?

That's a remote for the stereo. Check out wind line ladders. They come with a lifetime warranty.