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Scuba Forum / General / February 2008Boat equipment
Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on it since I doubt I'll be going on any dive trips for a while. > Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking > to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on > it since I doubt I'll be going on any dive trips for a while. Read parts of the huge "over 50" thread. I may be wrong, and if I am, someone will certainly tell me, but if I had to summarise the discussion about getting on and off boats, it seemed to say that the "fin friendly" ladders are less hassle since, if you get thrown off, you still have fins on to swim back. Fin friendly ladders have a single pole in the middle. Look something like this: |-------------------| hinged top }------- ----------| | | | | | | | | |-------| |--------| \ | | / \ | | / \----} }-----/ | | The angles are a bit off -- ASCII art is not my forte They should go in to the centre at about 30 degrees from the ends. Often the outside end is raised a bit so you can't slide off. And the ones I've seen repeat the step about 5 times for a ladder to a deck that's less than 3 feet above the surface. (Dive boats here often have doors in the gunwalls to make exit and entry easier.) You don't want a too-short ladder -- it's good to be able to mostly "float" up to a point where your feet are on the bottom step. I forgot to mention, but these ladders are usually at about the same angle to vertical as a step ladder, with a bit that pushes back against the transom of the boat. The back of the boat is reinforced where the ladder touches. Hope this is useful -Don >> Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking >> to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > >-Don Thanks, I have never seen one of those, but I get the concept. >>>Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking >>>to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Thanks, I have never seen one of those, but I get the concept. It's called a "Christmas tree" and it is nice, but tends to be a bit wobbly as there is only a single vertical. esg > Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking > to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on > it since I doubt I'll be going on any dive trips for a while. Enrique Alvarez makes some nice ladders http://www.techdivetools.com/boat/ladders.html >> Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking >> to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >http://www.techdivetools.com/boat/ladders.html They even have 1 for boats with outboard motors. I'm looking at getting a 16' boat this spring, mainly for fishing. Their outboard ladder would be perfect. Thanks for the post. >>Enrique Alvarez makes some nice ladders >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks for the post. You might like this one as well or better. http://www.armstrongnautical.com/ladders.htm Lee > You might like this one as well or better. > http://www.armstrongnautical.com/ladders.htm Does she come with it? >> You might like this one as well or better. >> http://www.armstrongnautical.com/ladders.htm > > Does she come with it? If you've got the money. Unfortunately, you don't, or won't if you try to spend it on one of them. Grace will have your money and, well, lets just say that your interest in women will become academic. Lee >>>Enrique Alvarez makes some nice ladders >>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Lee Seems to be wider rungs & a good design. Some things to look into... Merci >>You might like this one as well or better. >>http://www.armstrongnautical.com/ladders.htm [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Merci You're welcome. The Armstrong is not as large or heavy as the ladders you find on most dive boats, but it's robust enough for diving and, depending on the model you choose, stows better on boats also used for other purposes. Lee > Enrique Alvarez makes some nice ladders > > http://www.techdivetools.com/boat/ladders.html As show in this photo: http://www.techdivetools.com/boat/image-store/ladder_seeker_2.jpg It's nice to have some hand rails to grab once you get to the top of the ladder... Especially in rough seas... > As show in this photo: > > http://www.techdivetools.com/boat/image-store/ladder_seeker_2.jpg > > It's nice to have some hand rails to grab once you get to the top of the > ladder... Especially in rough seas... The NY dive boat Wahoo (now called the Garloo) has the absolute best ladder in the world. It is a Christmas tree ladder but has handrails that go almost all the way to the bottom. I don't remember the exact design details and can't find a picture right now, but I will ask around for one. > The NY dive boat Wahoo (now called the Garloo) has the absolute best > ladder in the world. It is a Christmas tree ladder but has handrails > that go almost all the way to the bottom. I don't remember the exact > design details and can't find a picture right now, but I will ask around > for one. Full length handrails seem to be pretty standard on the boats I use most often, but I don't recall seeing them combined with fin friendly steps. The best ladder I've ever seen was no ladder at all. As I recall, it was on the Minnow, out of West Palm. The dive platform, when deployed, was just below the surface, allowing the diver to move up onto it with minimal effort no matter what the seas were like. Lee > Full length handrails seem to be pretty standard on the boats I use most > often, but I don't recall seeing them combined with fin friendly steps. The ladder on the Wahoo is the only one I've seen like that. > The best ladder I've ever seen was no ladder at all. As I recall, it was on > the Minnow, out of West Palm. The dive platform, when deployed, was just > below the surface, allowing the diver to move up onto it with minimal effort > no matter what the seas were like. Awesome for recreational diving, not so good with doubles and deco tanks. I fondly remember easily getting back on that boat in 8 ft seas with thunderstorms when we had the Thanksgiving get-together. > Enrique Alvarez makes some nice ladders > > http://www.techdivetools.com/boat/ladders.html They even have the proper tool that I'll need to get past Cork Rock at Blue Springs... http://www.techdivetools.com/tools/hammers.html  SignatureSee NNTP header field "X-Real-Email-Address" to reply by email. > They even have the proper tool that I'll need to get past Cork Rock at > Blue Springs... > > http://www.techdivetools.com/tools/hammers.html Try not to get hung up in anything in your attempt. We prefer the current bring your remains to the surface rather than having to go get them before they pollute the crystal clear water. Lee In article <pan.2008.02.07.05.10.08.125000@grumman581-usenet-2008- spambob-net>, grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net says... > They even have the proper tool that I'll need to get past Cork Rock at > Blue Springs... > > http://www.techdivetools.com/tools/hammers.html Look closely at any NJ diver and you'll find one of those hanging off of him somewhere. I think they issue one with C cards here. >In article <pan.2008.02.07.05.10.08.125000@grumman581-usenet-2008- >spambob-net>, grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net says... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Look closely at any NJ diver and you'll find one of those hanging off of >him somewhere. I think they issue one with C cards here. Ahem....... ;-)))) ____________________________________________ Regards, Arnold > Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking > to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on > it since I doubt I'll be going on any dive trips for a while. Something like this: http://www.shipstore.com/SS/HTML/GAR/GAR19834.html > Does anyone have any reccomendations on a boat ladder ? I am looking > to buying a boat this spring and it wouldn't hurt to put a ladder on > it since I doubt I'll be going on any dive trips for a while. Armstrong makes a good, fin friendly one. The one I'm familiar with can be removed and stowed out of the way. Being made of aluminum, it's both strong and light. Lee |
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