I have never had the ladder fall down, so I just let gravity do the work. I
have a line off the back so you can pull the ladder down from in the water,
I think any physical restraint is going to make that more difficult.

Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC


On 6 February 2014 11:37, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Mine is the same.  People thread the gate through the ladder to keep the
> ladder up.  I prefer a bungee.
>
> Joel
> 35/3
> Annapolis
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Jim Watts <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Here's ours...simple enough to cut the top rail and put in a gate.
>> Remember to leave the ladder on the outside of the gate so you can pull it
>> down from the water. Both our C&C's came from the PO with the gate wire
>> threaded through the ladder, for some inscrutable reason.
>>
>>
>> https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UXUqb120Ihw/Uh9uoRAymRI/AAAAAAAABTs/4SocqvNPCic/w1270-h857-no/storm+riding.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Watts
>> Paradigm Shift
>> C&C 35 Mk III
>> Victoria, BC
>>
>>
>> On 6 February 2014 10:48, Dennis Cheuvront <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> That's what I was describing in my earlier reply.  Easy to do.  Ends
>>> caps with eyes are relatively inexpensive.  Just cut the rail leaving a
>>> little stub, insert end cap with eye and make the lifeline gate.  Done.
>>>
>>> If you don't have a lower rail and are worried about strength of the
>>> pulpit, you can install one with a couple of rail tees on the vertical
>>> pulpit section and a short section of rail.  Would provide a lower rail to
>>> step over.
>>>
>>> Now that I visualize this, I might actually do this on Touche'.
>>>
>>> Dennis C.
>>> Touche' 35-1 #83
>>> Mandeville, LA
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Prime Interest <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Take a look at
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.barkers-island-marina.com/yachtworld/sail.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> the $19,900 C&C 32 .. photo #2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Prime Interest
>>>>
>>>> 1982 C&C Landfall
>>>>
>>>> Toronto, Canada
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *John
>>>> Russo
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 06, 2014 12:52 PM
>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List [SPAM] Climing over the stern rail is a pain
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Bob, that would be helpful.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [email protected]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* CnC-List 
>>>> [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>]
>>>> *On Behalf Of *Robert Abbott
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 06, 2014 12:39 PM
>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>> *Subject:* [SPAM]Stus-List Climing over the stern rail is a pain
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> Our 32 has a lower rail and a gate up top.....looks to be factory but
>>>> not sure....can send you a pic offline if you want.
>>>>
>>>> Rob Abbott
>>>> AZURA
>>>> C&C 32 - 84
>>>> Halifax, N.S.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2014/02/05 3:33 PM, John Russo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a 32 with a double rail at the stern and am thinking about
>>>> cutting the upper and adding a gate. My swim ladder actually comes slightly
>>>> above the lower rail when up where it tie it. My concern is that I have a
>>>> motor mount and  a 65 Lb outboard on the stern rail port side vertical post
>>>> which I will have to shift more to port but wondered about the rail
>>>> strength after cutting. Any thoughts?   I am also looking for a lighter
>>>> outboard with a little less HP.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> Arpeggio 32
>>>>
>>>> Norwalk CT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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