I'm looking for a way for my elderly parents to get onto my Catalina 30. I was thinking that a swim platform that they could step onto might help, although the stern railing is one complete section that wraps around the port and starboard sides. I installed a step on the starboard side ( plastic with four lines coming from it and attached to a track). That works for the rest of us but won't work for the old folks. If I add steps, they have to have wide treads. Any ideas?
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A r gradually ramp gangway
I constructed a gradually angle ramp out of wood with sturdy handrails and small caster wheels on the dock end and heavy duty rubber for the boat side. Basically just like a gangway on a smaller scale. Put some non-skid material on it. great for pets or older folks that can't climb stairs etc..
I constructed a gradually angle ramp out of wood with sturdy handrails and small caster wheels on the dock end and heavy duty rubber for the boat side. Basically just like a gangway on a smaller scale. Put some non-skid material on it. great for pets or older folks that can't climb stairs etc..
Very creative setup...
My purchased step is very similar, though it is a solid piece and about half the size. I will probably need something with two steps and possibly opening at the stern, that's why I'm thinking of a swim platform.....
My purchased step is very similar, though it is a solid piece and about half the size. I will probably need something with two steps and possibly opening at the stern, that's why I'm thinking of a swim platform.....
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