Spa structural support assembly

A spa support system, the spa support system comprising:

• a vertical support comprising a first portion and a second portion and a first side and a second side, wherein the first portion is comprised of a plurality of contiguous polygons being open on the first side and substantially closed on the second side with a perforation through the second side, and wherein the second portion is comprised of a plurality of contiguous polygons being open on the second side and substantially closed on the first side, with a perforation through the first side;
• a channel bracket, the channel bracket comprising a polygonal boss on a first side configured to mate with one of the plurality of contiguous polygons of the vertical support, and a projection on the first side configured to mate with the perforation, the channel bracket further comprising a first groove formed in a second side and a second groove formed in a third side, the second side being opposite the third side;
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• a spa panel retention member comprising a projection to mate in the first groove or the second groove of the channel bracket.

A system for supporting a spa, the system comprising:

• a vertical support having a top and a bottom;
• a first vertical attachment member for attachment to a spa shell;
• a second vertical attachment member having a top side and a bottom side, the top side for attachment to the first vertical attachment member and the bottom side for removable attachment to the top of the vertical support, the removable attachment between the bottom side of the second vertical attachment member and the top of the vertical support allowing the vertical support to move in a plane perpendicular to a sidewall of the spa;
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• a third vertical attachment member having a top side and a bottom side, the top side for removable attachment to the bottom of the vertical support.