Cockpit Railing and Ladder

Dec 7, 2012
51
Oday 22 Chattanooga
My 22 O'Day has two cleats rear cockpit. I would like to install a wrap around railing likeI have seen on others. Any idea where I might get one?

Same for a ladder, thoughts? The current system, the rope ladder off the side really bangs you up trying to get in.

My main desire for the railing is safety, so ething to lean against and I have seen BBQ cookers that attach and swing over the water for safety. Oh, how awesome to grill on the water.

Thanks everyone.
 
Jun 29, 2010
1,287
Beneteau First 235 Lake Minnetonka, MN
My 22 O'Day has two cleats rear cockpit. I would like to install a wrap around railing likeI have seen on others. Any idea where I might get one?

Same for a ladder, thoughts? The current system, the rope ladder off the side really bangs you up trying to get in.

My main desire for the railing is safety, so ething to lean against and I have seen BBQ cookers that attach and swing over the water for safety. Oh, how awesome to grill on the water.

Thanks everyone.
There is a swim ladder here http://www.drmarine.com/categories.asp?cat=69


Rudy might have a stern rail for you or know where to get one too...
 
Oct 10, 2009
1,044
Catalina 27 3657 Lake Monroe
Keep in mind that sometimes the stern rail and the ladder are at cross purposes. I have a full stern rail and just about every adult struggles to navigate getting from the ladder, up and over the rail and back into the cockpit. There may be some other alternatives, like the smaller rails on a 222, which I have thought might provide easier access to the cockpit from the stern.