RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Wichard emergency boarding ladder - Tether ladder (was Jackline installation) (Thomas)

they are horrible and never long enough to have the lowest step far enough in the water to start the climb. Then, when you pinch your toes against the hull,,,,,,,, Reggie >From: "Bruce Stirling" <br… [at] stirlinglaw.com> >Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> >Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Wichard emergency boarding ladder - Tether >ladder (was Jackline installation) (Thomas) >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:37:05 -0700 > >I have not tried the nylon boarding ladders. However, just by looking at >the photo I can tell it would be extremely difficult for the average person >to emerge from the water on such a ladder unless the boat was not moving at >all. Even stationary, that climb would be too much for many people. > >We made the mistake of buying a portable ladder at West Marine before >investigating. It is the kind that has two curved tops that are too narrow >to attach to our cockpit. When mounted by a person, the ladder angle >conforms to the hull of the boat. Unless you are a rock climber used to >climbing while angled away from the cliff, you are going to be in for one >ugly experience. The guy in the photo shown is about to experience the >same >thing. I could barely haul my sorry self out of the water. The line >ladder >would be even worse, in my opinion. > >Bruce Stirling > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com]On Behalf >Of . . >Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:03 PM >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Wichard emergency boarding ladder - Tether >ladder (was Jackline installation) (Thomas) > > >Has anyone tried these flexible boarding ladders? E.g >Wichard emergency boarding ladder > >http://www.landfallnavigation.com/swbl1.html > >Sabine > >P.S. With regards to jacklines - for the time being I >will probably go with the a prefabricated jackline, >hooked to the u-bolt at the foot of the forestay and >tie it off to cleats at the stern and to the stanchion >in the middle of the boat. Once I get it from the >mooring into a slip (temporarily) modifications will >be easier - but definitely thanks for the multitude of >good ideas. > > > > Great idea. Go for it, Thomas! > > > > My boarding ladder folds up in the gate, mounts on > > the toe rail track and could probably > > be modified so it could be unfolded from below with > > a line and a block mounted. The > > ladder has two sleeves that hold it folded up. I > > would think someone who wanted to > > modify it for MOB purposes could do so. It extends > > below the water when unfolded and > > has two steps without teak treads at the bottom, > > then three with teak treads for above the > > water. I had them modify it by removing the bottom > > treads to avoid slamming against the > > hull when on the mooring with the ladder down. > > > > Here it is: > > >http://www.bosunsupplies.com/products2.cfm?product=TOPS-Amid > > > > Mike Kennedy > > Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > \Rog > > > > > > > > > > > > Cal 29+ #1 > > > > > > Swiss Navy > > > > > > > > > > > > Cal 2-30 #77 > > > > > > St. Lori's Comet > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________________ >Inbox full of spam? Get leading spam protection and 1GB storage with All >New >Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > Share your latest news with your friends with the Windows Live Spaces friends module. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mk