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gaucho9
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Initially Posted - 07/22/2013 :  10:17:22  Show Profile
Is there a way to keep these steps up (raised)? Thanks.
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 07/22/2013 :  10:37:01  Show Profile
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/22/2013 :  11:31:52  Show Profile
I use my boat hook as a prop with one end stuck in the corner formed by the aft berth near the head wall.
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Al
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Response Posted - 07/22/2013 :  16:18:10  Show Profile
A word of caution on that ladder; if you raise and lower the ladder a lot, it can "ratchet" the pivot screws out (don't ask how I know...). Check them periodically and/or put a drop of Loctite on the threads...
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gaucho9
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Response Posted - 07/26/2013 :  09:44:07  Show Profile
Thanks, John and Al. The boat hook trick worked and I will check pivot screws (and loctite them). Al, my wife loved the art work on your post...
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Dave Brown
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Response Posted - 07/26/2013 :  19:39:11  Show Profile
Just a Midwest way of doing things, we use a board the same with as the cabin top, lift up the steps, then slide the board across, that boat hook thing never worked out for us.
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 07/26/2013 :  21:13:29  Show Profile
Whenever I try using the boat hook to prop up the stairs, it interferes with the head door opening. Not a problem as long as you don't need to use the head, but for longer term, the board seems to work better.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/27/2013 :  07:35:44  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by TakeFive</i>
<br />Whenever I try using the boat hook to prop up the stairs, it interferes with the head door opening. Not a problem as long as you don't need to use the head, but for longer term, the board seems to work better.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Extend the boat hook??????????
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 07/27/2013 :  10:34:52  Show Profile
No, that's not the problem. To prop the bottom step, the hook is far enough aft to be forward of the door hinge, so it interferes on the port side. I guess if I propped it on the starboard side it would not interfere with the door, but then it's kind of in the middle of the floor. The board seems to avoid both of those problems. But my 1x3 is just a tiny bit too thick to fit into the slider slot, so I need to trim it before I can use it.
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gottoaz
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Response Posted - 09/08/2013 :  06:13:27  Show Profile
When spending the night on the boat I just use a newer bungee and hook it on the track. Two doubles security.
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