[Public-list] Boarding Ladders

[Rod Symmes]

A valuable feature that I wasn't aware of until after I had purchased and installed my boarding ladder............
Hopefully non of us has to use the ladder to get back on board in an emergency, but this is a good safety feature as well.....

SPINDRIFT   swings on a mooring in front of our cottage and while cooling off with a swim, I often want to climb aboard to tinker or sun bath.   So the most important feature to me is to be able to lower the ladder myself from the water and also be able to swing it back up and secure it, from the water when I am ready to swim ashore.
Just remember.....there may not be someone on board to lower the ladder for you when you need it.

Cheers,    Rod

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Terrell 
  To: public-list at alberg30.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 5:10 PM
  Subject: [Public-list] Boarding Ladders


  I am intereted in finding out what sort of boarding ladders are in use
  in the group? Tansom vs side ladders? What are the plusses and minuses
  of each type? Recommendations for really good ladders? Warings for bad
  ones? 

  In particular,I am interested in the removable transom ladder sold by
  westmarine (P. 630) in the 2006 catalogue. I remember that this ladder
  was mentioned several years ago, but I do not know if the dicussion is
  still avaliable. In any case a lot of water has gone under the dam since
  that discussion.

  I realise that this query is part specific and part fishing expedition.
  Any contributions would be most appreciated. In case you wonder, my
  current ladder is a rather inexpensive, lightweight ladder I purchased
  from Defender.

  Thanks for any and all insights

  David, Talisman, # 432
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