On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:25:18 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >I have seen several pilothouse/center cockpit boats that had 3 to 4 steps >between the inside and the outside. Same size boats with rear cockpits have 6 >to 9 steep steps or flat rung ladders. > >Picture a geriatric, arthritic dog with 4 inch long legs trying to get in or >out. . . . > >All boats, by their very nature, are made up of a series of compromises. . . >.hydrodynamics, kinesiology, speed, comfort, buoyancy, displacement, creature >comforts are some of the charactoristics the boat engineers have to work with. >I do not like ladders. I am a retired firefighter, I know and understand the >use and function of ladders. For a boat I live on, with my dogs, I prefer >steps. > >Thank you for your description of your boat. I am encouraged by this to >continue with my instictive attraction. > >Casey Pictures of our boat are at
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id1.html http://www.photoworks.com/photo-sharing/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A0EE4D1BBCB&cb=PW _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
