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Originally Posted by fishinonthebrain
. . . If you were to build another one would you do anything different? . . .
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There is a bit of a stress concentration at the ~90 degree angle between the side of the engine mounting surface and the aft face of the swim platform (right where rub rail stops in picture below). A 45 degree fillet in that area would significantly reduce the stress there. Or it might be easier to just extend the swim platform out to the AFT surface of the engine mount/flotation tub. This would also eliminate the stress concentration and create a slightly larger swim platform for same motor setback distance. AND consider putting a rub rail around edge of bracket - trust me, you will be glad you have that when docking around barnacle encrusted pilings!