Harvey, I can't speak to all of your concerns since I'm a "Potter lurker" on this list ( which I enjoy a lot), but I can speak to the issue of carrying fuel on the swim ladder. I have done that for several years on my Potter 15 for exactly the same reasons as you state (getting it out of the cabin and cockpit) and am very satisfied. I don't have a platform just a fold down ladder. I leave the ladder in the up position and strap/bungee the fuel can to the ladder. I sit the can (I have a 2 gal. and a 1 gal. both; the 2 gal. fits tighter but the 1 gal. works ok too) between the top (bottom when ladder down) and the next step, strap it around the ladder with a 1" lashing strap and a bungee through the carry handle and around the ladder. I have trailed the boat app. 800 miles round trip and sailed with this arrangement and reccommed it highly.
Lewis Baumstark P15 Bristol, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Hochstetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 6:52 AM Subject: M_Boats: Stern Ladder Mounting > Good Morning All, > > I am considering mounting a stern ladder with a small platform on the > stern, opposite side of the tiller from the OB mount. I saw one in the > West Marine catalog that has a small platform in conjunction with the > ladder. It would give the function of: 1. Boarding ladder, 2. > Swim platform, 3. Platform to store a plastic jerry can with fuel for > the outboard on that would be outside of the boat. the idea for that > would be that any escaping fumes would not be into the boat to settle > in the cockpit, cabin sole or bilge. > > I'm soliciting thoughts on 1. practicality of the platform. 2. > durability of (stainless/teak) platform, 3. the idea of using the > platform for a fuel storage accessory. 4. need of backing the mount on > the inboard side of the transom, and 5. the thickness of that stern > transom wall. > > My reasoning for using the platform for a fuel storage platform is that > I am concerned about the possibility of having any fuel fumes entering > the boat anywhere, and I think that with the tank on the outside it > would decrease the possibility of that happening. > > Thank you all for sharing your ideas and expertise. > > Harvey & Deena H > M-15 #348 PELICAN > Walla Walla, WA > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
