Marek. Doesn't sound funny to me. One of our biggest safety concerns we have on SLY, our 1975 C&C 33, is having my wife or I fall overboard. Even with the Life Sling this is a serious risk especially in cold water as we have here in the Northwest. I'd love to have a boat with an open transom. Dave.
Sent from my iPad > On Aug 13, 2016, at 8:29 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > You want to have, at least, a good rung or two under water and a reasonable > way of clearing the pushpit. This applies to those of us who are not built > like Mark Spitz. Your Admiral will be thankful. > > I know that it may sound funny, but one of the reasons why we changed boats > was the difficulty of access from the water on the old one and the open > transom on the new one. > > I also know a fellow sailor in our Club who is selling his boat for the same > reason- his wife had the hip replacement and has a major difficulty getting > out of the water. > > In short, when you install the new ladder, invest in a good solution: long > ladder and a gate in the pushpit. > > Good luck > > Marek > 1994 C270 “Legato” > Ottawa, ON > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: G Collins via CnC-List > Sent: August 13, 2016 10:29 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: G Collins > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boarding Ladder > > I will second the comments about ensuring a good length of the ladder is > underwater when folded down - my mother-in-law fell into the water one time > off our previous boat, and could not get up the ladder - the lowest rung was > barely below the surface. After that debacle I invested in a lifesling, but > on Secret Plans the ladder is a good rung and a half under water, so it is > much easier to get up. > > You may not plan on swimming, but you should plan on being able to get out... > > Graham Collins > Secret Plans > C&C 35-III #11 > On 2016-08-13 2:29 AM, Alan Zuas via CnC-List wrote: > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated!
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