KA Turner ) writes:

3) Would an outrigger design be necessary to avoid toppling over of
the craft? It will be on freshwater only.

If one pontoon can support your weight, and if each pontoon is under the
outer edge of the platform, it should be fine. It all depends on the
bouyancy of the pontoons. You want to be able to shift you weight enitrely
over one pontoon without having it sink very far into the water. You can
figure this out with geometry. Assume you know fresh water weighs 62.4 lb
per cu ft?

Interesting project.

Considered a larger folding platform?


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