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• Swim Ladders
  • Can you get back into your boat without a ladder? If you can't IMHO a permanent swim ladder is a safey must.
    • Permanent ladder as safety device
      • Actually some small boats have the small swim deck with ladder attached. A friend.....
    • Why is it important to be permanent?
    • We can, via the towed dinghy.
    • Catalina 22
    • Lots of stays.
      • Bob stays
        • I hear ya...
        • I looked closely at that situation last night...
  • DIY Boarding ladder
    • That's a great idea Ken
    • Sea Dog ladder
      • Seems to me in the back of Good Old Boat...
        • Just looked thru 6 back issues and din't find it -- sorry!
          • Found it in an old Latts and Atts... Up N Out
      • Might be worth trying the 'sideways' method of climbing the ladder
      • I think you'll find it more than adequate, for ocean swimming in Maine.
        • Maine swimming...
    • Even with a fixed ladder...
      • Good idea
      • Winches?
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