FWIW, I would work out the best way to securely mount it on the transom. This keeps it usable when hove to, out of the way most of the time, and accessible when needed. I recently amused myself while sailing singlehanded by losing my spinnaker (in turtle) over the side, and not noticing for a few minutes. Recovery was successful, but I was really struck by how difficult and exhausting it was to lift a heavy, inert object over the side. Wasn’t thinking about method. Next time I will tie he object to the boat, bring it to the stern, heave to, clip on my harness, drop the transom ladder and climb down to sort it out it at my leisure. I recall reading that the bottom rung of a ladder should be at least 1’ below the surface to facilitate boarding. I looked at sailboatdata as well, and if on the transom, your install will involve some thought, but I bet the tradeoffs can be accomplished. Good luck. Dave Windstar 33-2
Message: 3 Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 05:29:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Alan Zuas <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Boarding Ladder Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi, I am relatively new to sailing and the boat life, and this is my first post here. I have a C&C 30' 1976 and love the boat. I have been working on different projects, and now I'd to install a boarding ladder on my boat. I looked around the marina and noticed a lot of people have their ladders right in the middle of the transom. I am a little hesitant since the rudder seems to be somewhat large and the last ladder rung might touch it or make it difficult for someone to get on the ladder. I was wondering what you think about this, and if you have ideas on where I should install the ladder. the ladder is 3 feet long and 1 foot wide and has a hinge to drop it in water. Thank you,AliC&C 30 1976Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20160813/21be92b8/attachment-0001.html> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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