On 2007-10-27 01:58:38 -0400, Bruce in Bangkok said:

One possible point - many marinas use overall length to calculate the
fees and a folding platform might save a bit of money in that case,

I *REALLY* like the idea of a folding platform. We have a transom
that'll take darned near anything -- it's 6' wide -- but when we're
motoring, the stern wave comes about a foot up. When we're cranking
under sail, I'm sure it comes higher, but I'm too busy to look back.

Having a swim platform more than a foot off the water just wouldn't
work well for us, and we love the idea of being only 28 feet long
despite our interior space.

I love Skip and Lydia's platform, but it *is* just a bit too high for
my purposes. [Hell, I love the boat and am VERY glad Pat hasn't seen
it.]

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