hi all, i went to a lake in arizona near laughlin and it wasn't havasu. the name escapes me right now. however they had houseboat rentals so we went for like 4 days and i just measured the door width before going then cut the width on a 6 foot piece of plywood for a ramp. after on i could tun around outside on the decks at both ends but it was tight inside. was able to be lifted into bed. still was fun for all and i got to drink beers, bbq, and check out all the babes in bikinis. on youtube.com i saw a quad or para who modified the door on his pontoon and removed the drivers chair so he could drive from his chair. i have also seen pontoons that already had wide enough doors. if your serious about buying one just go to your dealer and they will hook you up with one that already works or that can be modified. ramps are easily made from plywood or sheet metal. i'm like 750 lbs in chair and i use thick plywood all the time for stuff. on the note of recreational vehicles, i went to utah last weekend for my sons graduation and while there we went out 4x4ing in whats called a rhino 4x4 buggy. it was so fun. here is how i did it on the fly. this particular buggy only had regular seat belts not 5 point harness which would be safer and easier so my son lifted me in on passenger side. put regular seat belt on me. then we took 2 leather waist belts and hooked them together putting a new hole in one so it would be tight. placed belt around back of seat then around my chest for stability. then put a bungee cord around new belt to role cage brace so it couldn't slide down. took 2 towels and rolled them up cramming them in on both sides of my hips for less movement. away we went for about a hour of cruising at first then got pretty daring and started climbing hills and went everywhere. we did go a bit slower than usual but wow so fun. next time i'll take my velcro strap i made that's 3 inches wide and sewed at one end and goes around any chair and me. i'll also take a soft collar just in case. oh and foam for under my booty. also on the note of getting out there this summer i figured out how to go camping in a tent. just find a large tent that has a door opening without the flap at the bottom of door opening. then buy 2 folding cots and bungee cord them together side by side. then just fill a air mattress and put on top. then take 2 sleeping bags and zip them together placing them on top. this makes the perfect height for pivot transfer into bed or someone to just lift you into bed. i then just had my chair put back in van for the night. i went to sequoia national park last year for a week. did bed baths and reclined in wheelchair to wash hair. went to local store and plugged in chair twice for a couple hours. was able to do 3 trails and had lots of fun. oh but be careful sitting by the fire. i got to close and burned my leg a bit. oops. where there's a will there's a way, donald
--- On Wed, 6/18/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] accessible boat To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 5:02 AM A boom platform lift, is what you need... or a very long and wide ramp (that doesn't exist) Best Wishes W In a message dated 6/17/2008 9:19:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 6/17/2008 10:10:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Have any of you purchased an accessible pontoon or houseboat? Hello Mike, I don't have a houseboat but my sister has one for sale, it's beautiful. I know hers isn't accessible and I have to wonder if any are. Most have decks above via ladder & the hallways are VERY narrow. Thery're nice though! Dianna Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars.
