OK, the lack of a transom makes it easier to climb back in the boat after a swim, but I still haven't figured out how to do it gracefully. I am looking for suggestions. I have tried a line cleated at the bow and run all the way into the water at the stern. I then pull my petite 6'1" 250lb frame up onto the boat like a harbor seal. It works, but the picture is not pretty. I have tried a ladder hooked over the gunwale amidship. This works fine for my wife and daughter, but they can't counterbalance me, so I end up climbing the ladder at a reverse angle. The laughing almost made me loose my grip. No comments about "if you lost some weight..." I get that enough from my wife!
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Good question
Your description made me laugh, because being thin and (fairly) athletic, I still do the belly-flop onto the deck from pushing up on the flat-deck of the transom. Maaaaybe, you could try tying a loop of rope from the aft-cleat to the engine mount bracket, with the loop hanging down a few feet under the boat, to give the legs something to do besides flail in the water... Or maybe the rope you have cleated at the bow running back off the transom, tie a loop about 2-3 feet down for your foot to go in- Great question! I'll have to try some different things next time I go out.
Your description made me laugh, because being thin and (fairly) athletic, I still do the belly-flop onto the deck from pushing up on the flat-deck of the transom. Maaaaybe, you could try tying a loop of rope from the aft-cleat to the engine mount bracket, with the loop hanging down a few feet under the boat, to give the legs something to do besides flail in the water... Or maybe the rope you have cleated at the bow running back off the transom, tie a loop about 2-3 feet down for your foot to go in- Great question! I'll have to try some different things next time I go out.
this frightens me
We bought the 170 after my wife ended up embarrased and badly bruised after re-entering a flying scott. I know that a scott would be easy if you threw a ladder over the stern, but the 170 LOOKED so easy on the trailer. We haven't jumped off it yet. Thanks for the warning. John
We bought the 170 after my wife ended up embarrased and badly bruised after re-entering a flying scott. I know that a scott would be easy if you threw a ladder over the stern, but the 170 LOOKED so easy on the trailer. We haven't jumped off it yet. Thanks for the warning. John
Have you thought about
The same ladder they use on the H260? It folds up to hardly anything, I think you could find one at West Marine or your dealer could help.
The same ladder they use on the H260? It folds up to hardly anything, I think you could find one at West Marine or your dealer could help.
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