Swim platform assemblies for boats

A modular swim platform assembly for a boat, the modular swim platform assembly comprising:

• a deck that is movable relative to the boat into and between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the deck is located closer to the boat in the retracted position than the extended position,
• the deck comprising a base platform and a submersible platform, the submersible platform being pivotable out of the extended position to a deployed position below the base platform while the base platform remains in the extended position, and
• a pivot linkage that couples the submersible platform to the base platform so that the base platform and the submersible platform are movable together into and between the retracted position and the extended position, and further so that the submersible platform is movable relative to the base platform into and between the extended position and the deployed position,
• wherein the pivot linkage comprises opposing first pivot arms and opposing second pivot arms that facilitate pivoting of the submersible platform, a base frame fixed to the base platform, and a submersible frame fixed to the submersible platform, and further wherein the opposing first pivot arms and opposing second pivot arms are pivotably coupled to the base frame and the submersible frame, and
• wherein the pivot linkage is configured such that the submersible platform pivots out of the extended position along an arc, initially downwardly and outwardly from the base platform and then downwardly and back inwardly towards the base platform.

A modular swim platform assembly for a boat, the modular swim platform assembly comprising:

• a deck that is movable relative to the boat into and between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the deck is located closer to the boat in the retracted position than the extended position,
• the deck comprising a base platform and a submersible platform, the submersible platform being pivotable out of the extended position to a deployed position below the base platform while the base platform remains in the extended position, and
• a pivot linkage that couples the submersible platform to the base platform so that the base platform and the submersible platform are movable together into and between the retracted position and the extended position, and further so that the submersible platform is movable relative to the base platform into and between the extended position and the deployed position,
• wherein the pivot linkage comprises opposing first pivot arms and opposing second pivot arms that facilitate pivoting of the submersible platform, a base frame fixed to the base platform, and a submersible frame fixed to the submersible platform, and further wherein the opposing first pivot arms and opposing second pivot arms are pivotably coupled to the base frame and the submersible frame,
• wherein the opposing first pivot arms each comprise an elongated upwardly curved bar and wherein the opposing second pivot arms each comprise an elongated downwardly curved bar.

A modular swim platform assembly for a boat, the modular swim platform assembly comprising:

• a deck that is movable relative to the boat into and between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the deck is located closer to the boat in the retracted position than the extended position,
• the deck comprising a base platform and a submersible platform, the submersible platform being pivotable out of the extended position to a deployed position below the base platform while the base platform remains in the extended position,
• a pivot linkage that couples the submersible platform to the base platform so that the base platform and the submersible platform are movable together into and between the retracted position and the extended position, and further so that the submersible platform is movable relative to the base platform into and between the extended position and the deployed position,
• wherein the pivot linkage comprises opposing first pivot arms and opposing second pivot arms that facilitate pivoting of the submersible platform, a base frame fixed to the base platform, and a submersible frame fixed to the submersible platform, and further wherein the opposing first pivot arms and opposing second pivot arms are pivotably coupled to the base frame and the submersible frame, and
• a deployment actuator configured to automatically move the submersible platform into and between the extended position and the deployed position.

A boat comprising:

• a hull, and
• a modular swim platform comprising a deck that is movable relative to the hull into and between a retracted position in which the deck is under the hull and an extended position in which the deck is extended away from the hull and provides an extended platform on which an occupant of the boat can stand,
• wherein the deck comprises a base platform and a submersible platform which together provide a planar surface that remains contiguous as the deck is moved into and between the retracted position and the extended position, the submersible platform being movable out of the extended position to a deployed position below the base platform while the base platform remains in the extended position, and
• wherein in the deployed position, the submersible platform provides a seat for the occupant to sit in a body of water in which the boat is operated, and the base platform provides an armrest for the occupant.

A boat comprising:

• a hull, and
• a modular swim platform comprising a deck that is movable relative to the hull into and between a retracted position in which the deck is under the hull and an extended position in which the deck is extended away from the hull and provides an extended platform on which an occupant of the boat can stand,
• wherein the deck comprises a base platform and a submersible platform, the submersible platform being movable out of the extended position with the base platform remaining in the extended position, the submersible platform being movable out of the extended position to a deployed position located below the base platform,
• wherein in the deployed position, the submersible platform provides a seat for the occupant to sit in a body of water in which the boat is operated and the base platform provides an armrest for the occupant, and
• wherein the base platform has an outer profile and wherein the submersible platform has an inner profile that is aligned with the outer profile of the base platform both when the submersible platform is in the extended position and when the submersible platform is in the deployed position.