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coyote268 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 12:43 pm At 88 and still love to fish Daughter Sandi wants to install a boarding ladder on her Nitro Bass boat just in case I would fall overboard. Anybody know somebody who does a good job installing them. Be great if they were in the Lakeport Talk to the owner of Clear Lake Outdoors in Lakeport. Dave! He does stuff like that at his shop! Good guy!

WRB wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 10:34 am The problem using transom mounted boat ladder when you are older is not being strong enough to climb onto the boat unless the ladder has hand handles to assist you.
whatever you decide on make the ladder device has hand handles. I kept a heavy rope loop attached to the rear pedestal post to help me climb back into the boat using transom ladder with 3 steps and worked OK in my 70’s, today in the 80’s not strong enough to do that anymore and don’t have a boat anymore for that reason.
Keep fishing
Tom

mark poulson wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:33 am

WRB wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 10:34 am The problem using transom mounted boat ladder when you are older is not being strong enough to climb onto the boat unless the ladder has hand handles to assist you.
whatever you decide on make the ladder device has hand handles. I kept a heavy rope loop attached to the rear pedestal post to help me climb back into the boat using transom ladder with 3 steps and worked OK in my 70’s, today in the 80’s not strong enough to do that anymore and don’t have a boat anymore for that reason.
Keep fishing
Tom

X2 It is hard to climb those ladders with a full inflated life jacket on, even with help.