Bare A$$
 

Here’s my boat after removing the platform. I’m not going to try and convince anyone that it looks better without it cause it doesn’t. I removed it to make transom cleaning less stressful. Those with twins, hydraulic steering, and platforms know what I talking about. Those who plan on having them someday will find out.

I might have to go with angled exhaust tips now. Never needed them before cause you couldn’t see them anyway. When you first glace at the boat this way from a distance, you have to do a double-take cause it completely looses the “Baja look”. Not saying that’s good or bad but it just looks like some “other” brand. In a way I think it looks more aggressive.

BTW – lower cases are off for fresh paint.

Here’s my nemesis all shrink wrapped and ready for the guy who buys my boat. Actually, starting with it off might be a benefit for someone cause they can take it to the powdercoater. Everyone knows that the paint that came on these platform is not very robust.

U need more "transom jewelry"
if your going to leave it off.

Some big ass coffee can mufflers
or some angle tip pipes should do;)

Good luck on getting the paint to stick,
mine are now "naked", problem solved;)

jt

Getting the cases and the props back on will go a long way towards making it look "normal" again. I really think I have to do something with those exhaust tips though. Those rubber ones make it look like a tug boat.

Looks good to me. No more busting your head on it, I know I do that regularly. A little dressing up back there, and it will looks great.

Hell, you might actually pick up a little speed...what's it weigh, 75 pounds maybe? That weight, as far aft as you can get goes a long way towards affecting the CG, and A$$ weight.

This would never be an option for me, though. We use our platform every time we go out.

Yea - I thought about the weight thing also. That platform was heavier than I thought considering it's aluminum. It wouldn't surprise me if it was 100lbs.

yea looking at your boat with the platform off as i can see will be easier to clean. i havent done it yet (cleaning around it) but i bet it will wear on over time.

Not only easier to clean but I don't have to drag the ladder around back, carefully position it between the drives, then climb it everytime I need to snap the back of the cockpit cover. After doing that a few 100 times, it gets old.

I can now snap the back of the cover standing flat-footed. Ladder was also needed to clean the back part up by the grap handle. Adios to that ladder $hit.