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looking to mount a dingy caddy on my platform , could someone confirm if there are two metal plates built into the platform?

You can crawl inside your swim platform from the aft tall closet by the bathroom door, there is a access panel in that closet that gives full access to the inside of your swim platform, i have a davit system on my 466 which they installed steel backing plates inside the swim platform. not a hard install to do.

thanks for the info, did you thru bolt all way or screw it down . the lift comes with toggle bolts but i would rather not go all the way thru

Yes, You have to go tru for it to hold properly, send me your email and i can send you some pics of the system i have on my 466.

cres05ems@gmail.com
thanks for the help
Eric

I have a different boat, however, I had two aluminum supports running front to back, in the core of my swim platform between the upper and lower layers of fibre glass. I was not able to see the aluminum stripes from underneath. It is aluminum, so you can drill trough it If you hit it.

I was advised by Carver that they were there and I did drill through one doing my install.

Greg

I was told there were two plates built into the platform, i guess i will find out soon enough

ems05#05 wrote:Source of the post I was told there were two plates built into the platform, i guess i will find out soon enough

Tireless wrote:I have a different boat, however, I had two aluminum supports running front to back, in the core of my swim platform between the upper and lower layers of fibre glass. I was not able to see the aluminum stripes from underneath. It is aluminum, so you can drill trough it If you hit it. ....

That's the kind of information that would be GOLDEN to have in the owner's manual or other documentation provided with the vessel!!

ems05#05 wrote:Source of the post I was told there were two plates built into the platform, i guess i will find out soon enough

Eric, Would you please keep us posted on this? We've just recently acquired a 466 also -- and thinking along the same lines.

Thank You!
Ted

There is a metal plate extending from the edge of the platform almost to the deck box