Any suggestions for a fixed mount transom boarding ladder for a 1978 oday20 that is sailed solo? The positive slope of stern makes mounting a telescoping ladder questionable. I'm considering a four step folding ladder (17" folded, 33" deployed, 10.5" W}. No option strikes the balance between: 1) narrow enough that it does not interfere with the rudder Or protrude beyond the outside edge of the stern 2) short enough to not drag in the water while sailing folded Yet long enough to give enough leverage to pull myself out of the water when unfolded. Side mount, temporary mount, or rope ladder is not an option for me. I've reviewed old post and did not see a solution.
transom boarding ladder oday20
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Lots of options. Check this thread out:
transom ladder for oday 23
Im looking to install new transom ladder(fold up s.s.) on my 23 oday. anyone had recent experience with ladder install and brand ..# of steps? thanks tony c.
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Our ladder looks bran new despite being dated 2005. I suspect it might never have been deployed because, yes, it interferes with the rudder. So why a transom mount ladder at all? In northern Europe where they gunkhole a lot a ladder is frequently hanging over the bow pulpit.
If you were in a spending mood you could get one of these:
But I prefer this simple one, if they'd ship it here:
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If you were in a spending mood you could get one of these:
Jacob's Ladder Boating - 'Ascend' 3 Step Extendable
The 'Ascend' 3 Step Extendable by Jacob's Ladder Boating means no turning your boat around. Easy and Safe for all Age groups. Come get yours!
www.jacobsladderboating.com
But I prefer this simple one, if they'd ship it here:
Alum. bow ladder - Trem S1228003
Manufactured in anodized mirror polished anticorodal tube. Equipped with swivelling heads, foldable side rails, mounted on antiscuff plastic bushings. Antislip nylon steps. Light and floating, with protective tubes on the side rails.
I installed a Whitewater brand folding transom ladder that is backed in the interior hull with two pieces of 3x4 inch starboard. Interior access was tight but possible by removing a plywood panel. I'm 6 feet tall and have the flexibility of a 2x4 but I could do it. When fully deployed, it is 1 foot below the waterline. I ensured the ladder did not interfere with the rudder but protrudes 1 inch beyond the lower portside of the transom above the water line.
