4 Step Telescoping Boat Ladder

Bought this for my Catalina 22 sailboat transom. Ladder is quite heavy and has a well made appearance. The stainless is bright and shiny giving the appearance of a more expensive ladder. How well the finish will hold up long term remains to be seen. Welds are neat and professional. Steps are covered with a plastic covering that is flat on top and has a modest embedded tread pattern. Easier on your feet than those round rungs. They hurt! The brackets for bolting fast are a solid feeling 1/16" thick stainless. Brackets are really set up for "over the top mounting" in my view. In my case the ladder will hang on the brackets. I did not like the hole positioning for the hanging use. Holes are too close to the bottom of the bracket so I drilled an additional hole higher up and will mount it there. The provided holes don't provide enough support towards the top. No hardware is provided. You must buy your own stainless bolts. Four are required. Brackets are pre-drilled with two holes as 5/16 ths inch. Initially the collapse feature seems a bit sticky. Will salt water make it worse?? Don't know ... Maybe it will loosen up in time. If you are doing a transom mount as I am, the provided brackets provide almost no "toe room" on a near vertical transom. I am installing 3/4" Starboard spacers under my brackets to create just a bit of stand off from the transom. Thicker might be required but 3/4 is what I have on hand. Inch or even inch and a quarter would probably be better. Consider if your transom is vertical, angled in or angled back. In the hanging mode the ladder is free to clunk and swing. Some sort of stop or bumper may have to be made. The brackets could also be squeezed some. If you have a stern rail you could tie it up but it might not be pretty. I'll be making a bumper as necessary. This is a very nice ladder over all from outward appearances. You'll have to make it work for you as I have. UPDATE: After mounting the ladder on my Catalina 22 I have found that the ladder tends to swing in towards the transom with weight on it. This happens with the boat on the trailer. The result is a reduction in "toe room" despite the addition of the 3/4" spacers. Something will need to be added to stop the ladder from swinging in against the transom. How it will act with the boat floating I'm not sure.

This is a pretty high quality ladder. Heavy and sturdy and definitely worth the money. Our older boat was missing the swim ladder from the platform and I was unable to find one that matched the existing brackets, so I fabricated some stainless brackets to attach to it and the swim deck. Works perfectly, and having the extra step in the water makes for an easy time getting back on the boat from the deep water we normally boat in. Highly recommend this option, especially if you are looking to replace a missing or broken OEM ladder.

Very sturdy- you might need to go get some hardware (screws, bolts and loctite) but the ladder itself is going to do us wonders

For the aging boaters in the family we needed an easier way to board our ski boat. This seems to fill the bill. Time will tell. The ladder is built well, nice finish but wish it were a little wider. It's difficult to put two feet on one step. The steps are held up with a bungee cord so the ladder is not adjustable. Overall, I believe that this ladder will be a good replacement for the original.

This seems to be made well and a very good value for what It cost. I should get a lot of use out of it.

This was purchased to upgrade a 3 step ladder on my Bayliner 175. At 52 years old (and not being in the best shape), folding myself practically in half to get out of the water onto my stock ladder was very difficult. It took the fun out of getting in the water. This ladder has solved my problem. I was an easy install as the screw holes matched the stock screw holes exactly. It was a little difficult to reach into the engine compartment to tighten the bolts, but ultimately it took under 30 minutes to install the new ladder. The extra step makes boarding much easier and even my kids appreciate it. Also worth noting, I am a heavy guy and I am confident that this ladder is very solid. One small issue that may bother some - on my Bayliner, the stock ladder, when closed, fits into a recessed area on the stern of the boat. The new ladder is a bit longer and it does not fit into the recessed area. It rests, therefore, a few inches above the stern deck. It doesn't bother me as, even when standing on the stern, one would not normally stand on the ladder whether recessed or not, but if you want a perfectly stock look, this might not be suitable.

I used this ladder for my truck, because the ones that are made for my truck are alot more expensive, and more bulky. This ladder may be made for a boat, but it works perfectly when mounted to my tailgate. It is very well made, with compact construction, and stainless steel. It telescopes out for use, and in for storage, so it takes up less room when mounted in the stored position on my tailgate, than the ones that are made for trucks. It looks like it will last a long time, I hope it does.

Perfect! Exactly what we're looking for for our pontoon boat 10/10 recommend

Appears to be good quality..easy to install..a little narrower than I thought it would be I'm 160lbs and no problem supporting my weight..mounted on edge of platform retracts easy and folds up nicely on platform Been on for couple of weeks..wife and I very happy..would reccomend

Top! Correspond à la commande, il est déjà sur Bateau les fixations correspondez À l’ancienne échelle.

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