Cabin Ladder Mod
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 12:04 pm
Does any one here remember anything about a Cabin ladder Mod( the swing away) being the cause for the traveler to damage the Cockpit floor and Cabin liner?
While personally not familiar with any actual failures I think this is the best answer to your question.
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Post by NiceAft » Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:47 pm
BOAT,
I decided to ask a certified expert, Todd from BWY. Here is his reply.
“ Yes, it is structural, I wish it weren't so we could do a swing up ladder
like the 26X had. I have seen a variety of "moveable" ladder configurations
over the years that customers have done themselves. You don't need to have
both sides fixed to provide enough strength, one side is enough. The most
common configuration I have seen is to have the ladder pivot aside using one
of the uprights as the pivot. The reason we don't offer a setup like that
to our customers is that it would be too easy to not notice that it is swung
off to the side and someone could fall down the hatch . With the swing up
ladder on the X you can't miss it because when it's up it's in your face "so
to speak".”
He added this later
“ You might add that the reason it isn't structural on the X is that the deck is supported by the walls of the head compartment and the grab post coming up out of the galley.”
This is a guy who I consider an expert on our boats, wouldn’t you?
Ray
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