Hello, In a recent issue of Mainsheet, a C34 owner wrote an article about modifying the swimladder to allow it to behave as a swing gate. It was quite ingenious. I'm hoping that the author frequents this website and will provide more information. As an aside... If any of you have seen the article, or have modified your swimladder to behave as a swing gate, can you share your thoughts and experiences? Thank you, Jack "Friendship" C350, #80