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johnsonp
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Initially Posted - 09/24/2008 :  22:36:08  Show Profile
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The other night I came up on deck looking for a wrench and this guy in the water called to me to help him. His boat was at the next dock over so it took a few minutes to get over there. He asked me to lower his swim ladder so he could get out of the water.
What an eye opener of something I knew...... but failed to act on.
The new Catalinas have revised their swim ladder locaton.
I'm going to do the same.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/24/2008 :  23:24:01  Show Profile
My C-25's swim ladder stayed up against the stern-rail with no assistance, only occasionally swinging down. I decided being able to pull it down easily was more important than being absolutely certain it wouldn't fall accidentally, so I didn't secure it with anything. At my condo, we installed ladders on both ends of the dock for safety purposes.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/27/2008 :  11:26:08  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
There was a movie on one of the premium channels where all the occupants were in the water and could not get back on board. They forgot to lower the ladder.
I recall this same concern posted and I immediately took heed and attached a piece of cord to release the latch if I were overboard.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 09/27/2008 :  11:46:53  Show Profile
I use an old, very stretchy bungee cord to keep mine up. When pulled from below, it allows the ladder to fold down.
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 09/27/2008 :  16:39:44  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
Awhile back there was a discussion on this subject _ How to get back aboard ?
Based on that discussion, I removed the velcro that the PO had on the stern rail to hold the ladder up and I instead rigged a line that holds the ladder in the up position but is secured with a cam cleat down lower on the ladder frame with a line loop lower that can be tugged on to free the line from the cam cleat. Then the ladder can be easily lowered while one is in the drink.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/28/2008 :  01:08:12  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
After that same discussion I rigged a trip line on our ladder as well. It hangs just shy of the water so it won't turn green with growth, but you can easily reach it from in the water. Also, our marina has drop ladders in various places. If you go overboard, you can simply pull on the base of the ladder & it'll drop about 4' into the water so you can climb back onto the dock.

Unfortunately my hound wasn't able to do any of this this the other week after she managed to push the boat away from the dock far enough that she couldn't get back. The results were inevitable. Damn lack of opposable thumbs. Nothing like dead lifting an 80lb dog back onto your dock.
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