Plastimo makes an emergency boarding ladder that you can tie to the toe rail. It stores in a bag that is velcroed shut, with a loop at the bottom that releases the ladder when you grab it. Not as easy to climb as a steel ladder but more appropriate amidships. I have one but I should have bought two. Haven't actually tried to board with it yet.
I also saw once on Ebay a steel ladder that formed a lifeline gate when not deployed. I don't remember who made it or how it was deployed, but idea makes a lot of sense if it actually works. Steve Thomas -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Colin Kilgour Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 1:11 PM To: C&C List Subject: Re: Stus-List A convincing case in favor of boarding ladders I'm not convinced a boarding ladder would have helped that dude. If you're going from a dinghy to a pitching boat, do it amidships, time your "leap" for when the boat rolls toward you, grab a stanchion in both hands, and then don't let go! A ladder for him probably would have only complicated matters. Yeah, I know it's harder than it looks, and I also know it's easy to be an armchair captain, but I do have a fair bit of experience getting aboard big boats that are bouncing around. Cheers, Colin On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Jack Brennan <[email protected]> wrote: My C&C 25 came with a rope and plastic ladder. For whatever reason, everyone found it difficult to use, I think because it would curl back under the hull and didn’t provide firm footing. I changed to a stainless steel ladder fairly quickly. Jack Brennan Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Former C&C 25 Fort Lauderdale, Fl. From: Fair, Mike Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 12:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List A convincing case in favor of boarding ladders Does anyone have any plans that could be used to build a boarding ladder out of wood or rope and wood? This has been on my project list for quite a while. -Mike Fair From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List A convincing case in favor of boarding ladders I replied off-list to Joe with a description. -- Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Mar 8, 2013, at 10:15 AM, "Della Barba, Joe" <[email protected]> wrote: I can’t see it at work – what happens? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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