[Public-list] Boarding ladders

[Dan Sternglass]

Re: Boarding ladders
Hello A-30 people,

There's an article in a recent practical Sailor magazine about MOB 
rescue maneuvers, and they also compare boarding ladders for rescue 
effectiveness. As I recall, windward, as it were, metal legs and pegs 
could be spears, transom platforms and steps in a seaway were "hammers" 
and flexible ones without weights were useless on curvey hulls... 
(Liffeslings still get the top rating, and they integrate a harness.) 
The steel and plastic ladder I have is a pain at best.

How about something removable with hardware? Maybe hang the ladder on 
the toe rail with bent sheet metal, padding and pins (fore mid and aft 
locations), and clip it to the lifelines for a backup? If the rails can 
take the load, it's a cheaper alternative to adding any structure to 
support a ladder aft, just be careful with it far aft. Different metal 
piece for aft rail. Anyway, might work, or not, but no time for a 
project right now...

--Dan S.
Watcher of the Skies #201, 1966, Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY
dans at stmktg.com








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