Re: Stus-List Climing over the stern rail is a pain

[Dr. Mark Bodnar]

One of the first things I added to my Mirage 24 was a extendable stern ladder - tied it to the stern rail with a line that would allow release from the water. During my reading online I came across a couple of cases where people had died, having fallen off their boat at a mooring (or even at a dock with no ladder) -- unable to climb back into the boat due to no boarding ladder, cold and in soaked clothes. For sure if the boat is under sail then the ladder is pretty meaningless - but just sitting still that's a tough climb! Mark --------------------- Dr. Mark Bodnar B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C) Bedford Chiropractic --------------------- There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana On 06/02/2014 7:24 PM, Joel Aronson wrote: Jim, Yup, I'm screwed.  However, if I'm solo chances are I'm never going to catch the boat.  I've never timed myself in a pool, but I'm no Michael Phelps, especially with  a PFD. I no longer put out my horseshoe when I'm solo.  No one to throw it to me!  However, I will revisit the bungee in the Spring. Joel On Thursday, February 6, 2014, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: Excuse me for belaboring this, Joel, I'm not sure you're quite seeing my point. If you're in the water, having just fallen overboard, how do you get the ladder down? I think this is just as important in the marina as it is out on the chuck, especially around here where it's cold water year round. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 6 February 2014 13:15, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: Jim, Yes it will.  I have a line on the ladder to make it easier to pull the ladder up - but I don't use a dinghy and would only use the ladder for swimming or MOB retrieval.  If I had a dinghy I would do as you do.  All a matter of perspective! Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: 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 <joel.aron...@gmail.com> 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 <paradigmat...@gmail.com> 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 <capt...@gmail.com> 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 <primeinter...@gmail.com> wrote: Take a look at   -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

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