Any of you stuck working on a boat for...

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Sumner

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...extended times in a yard with it on stands. We found ourselves working and living on the boat at the same time while on stands. On top of that Ruth had a couple foot operations that made it somewhat painful dealing with an extension ladder.

To help her and myself I made a ladder for about the same price as a cheap extension ladder...



...and it is way easier on the feet and is a lot sturdier and easier to climb. You can make it in less than a day.

The mod is here for anyone interested....

http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-outside-mods/page-1.html

We used it for 3+ months living and working on the boat and it was a great investment of time and money,

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Cool Beans

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Ranger 33 Norfolk
Dude, that is awesome! I hate-hate-HATED climbing my extension ladder for the 2 weeks I was hauled out. . .
 
finding41

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MacGregor 26D London Ontario Canada
Are those Torex screws? If so. How long does a driver bit last?
 
vizwhiz

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MacGregor 26S Lakeland, FL
Sumner, you're so handy I'm surprised you didn't have an escalator rigged up by the time you were done! :D
 
Sumner

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finding41 said:
Are those Torex screws? If so. How long does a driver bit last?
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I didn't notice any wear on the bit I had, but then again didn't drive hundreds. I'd taken some deck screws from home, but got those at the Home Depot there.

At home the deck screws just have a Philips head on them, at least that is what the local lumber yard sells here. Grabbers that are meant for drywall, but here we use them for everything.

Here A-C and CDX plywood is the norm and in Florida where we were it is B-C and CDX. Funny how you start to think that what is used where you are must be used everywhere. I can also buy marine plywood quite a bit cheaper at home in the desert/canyon country than in Florida. They have to order it out of Salt Lake City, but usually have it in a couple days. I bought some here and hauled it down there,

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