4 FUNCTION PLATFORM ON A VIKING 82 SPORT FISHING -
1ST INSTALLATION OF ITS KIND FOR A VIKING SPORT FISHING
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THE OWNER OF AN 82' CUSTOM SPORT FISHING DESIRED TO HAVE A LOWERING PLATFORM AT THE STERN. IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE STERN THRUSTER, THE PLATFORM HAD TO SLIDE OUT AWAY FROM THE TRANSOM PRIOR TO RECEDING INTO THE WATER. IN ADDITION, THE ROUNDED SHAPE OF THE TRANSOM HAD TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PROPER DESIGN OF THE PLATFORM ARMS. AFTER COLLABORATION WITH THE SHIPBUILDER, OUR ENGINEERS DESIGNED THE DRAWINGS FOR THE CUSTOM PLATFORM, HAD THE SYSTEM FABRICATED BY OPACMARE, AND PERFORMED THE EXTENSIVE INSTALLATION FOR THE FINAL MASTERPIECE AND
ONE INCREDIBLY HAPPY OWNER! |
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INSTALLING A GANGWAY ON A SMALLER YACHT IN TIGHT SPACES
WHERE NONE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED
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THE OWNER OF A SMALLER YACHT DESIRED TO HAVE A GANGWAY (PASSERELLE) INSTALLED FOR EASE OF BOARDING.
THE CHALLENGE CAME WITH THE TIGHT SPACE IN WHICH TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE GANGWAY HOUSING BOX AND THE LACK OF ANY SUPPORT STRUCTURES BELOW DECK TO ACCOMODATE THE SPACE AND WEIGHT OF ADDING THE GANGWAY WHERE THERE WAS NOT ONE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. AFTER CREATING THE DESIGN AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS FOR THE CUSTOM SUPPORT STRUCTURE, OUR ENGINEERS COLLABORATED WITH FABRICATORS TO CREATE THE SYSTEM INTO WHICH THE NEW GANGWAY HOUSING BOX WOULD BE MOUNTED. IN ADDITION, MODIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO INSTALL THE HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR THE GANGWAY WHERE NONE PREVIOUSLY EXISTED. WHEN THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETE, THE GANGWAY LOOKED AS IF IT WAS ORIGINAL TO THE YACHT. |
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