Swim ladder
06-24-2016, 03:28 PM
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Me too. My wife crashed her car into my trailer which in Turn pushed my boat into the back wall of my shop ( yea i know)😡 So its either spend a bunch of $ to fix the fiberglass platform or spend about the same to go with an aluminum one. Just wish my ins co. Would quit dicking around and get this thing settled. Worst part is slumming it with a messed up platform for 4-5 weeks. Im gonna look like a rental boat i guess.
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06-25-2016, 02:11 PM
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My ladder should be here tuesday. If anyone is interested i plan to sell it in a few weeks. Long story short but im going with an aluminum platform and using this ladder/fiberglass platform for a few weeks till the aluminum one is done. Ill sell for less then you can buy it for. My loss your gain.
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08-06-2016, 07:56 PM
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I changed out my ladder as well to a 3 step and Tig welded an angled stainless stop plate that the ladder rests on when down. This keeps the ladder out at an angle away from the platform making it real easy to board where as the stock ladders are almost at 90 degrees from the platform and my wife at a 120 pounds had issues in reboarding as well. Problem now solved, very easy re-entry for the wife and all the grand kids as well.
I bought my telescoping 3 step ladder off eBay, and I'm super pleased with it for the money spent ($80) compared to others at upward of $200+. If you want to use a ladder that doesn't fit your existing bolt pattern, mount a1/4" thk aluminum plate under the platform (paint or powder coat it to match) using the existing ladder holes and then locate your new ladder onto the plate with new holes in the plate only.
I bought my telescoping 3 step ladder off eBay, and I'm super pleased with it for the money spent ($80) compared to others at upward of $200+. If you want to use a ladder that doesn't fit your existing bolt pattern, mount a1/4" thk aluminum plate under the platform (paint or powder coat it to match) using the existing ladder holes and then locate your new ladder onto the plate with new holes in the plate only.
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08-07-2016, 04:09 AM
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08-07-2016, 08:02 AM
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Here's a few pics while it's still in the rough (before polishing all the welds)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/145794.../shares/8b549P
https://www.flickr.com/photos/145794.../shares/8b549P
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08-07-2016, 08:33 AM
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Here's a few pics while it's still in the rough (before polishing all the welds)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/145794.../shares/8b549P
https://www.flickr.com/photos/145794.../shares/8b549P
08-07-2016, 09:27 AM
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The 2" wide x 3/16" thk stainless plate welded onto the ladder really helped, it kept the ladder from going totally vertically down once weight is applied making it a real struggle to board mostly for the ladies. It now stands out on an angle and is a breeze to board.
