JimW
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2017
- Messages
- 161
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- CLASSEA
- Vessel Make
- 1988 Defever 41
Great Question. The old owner did it from our completely worthless swim step, which in my opinion is way to small. We are currently working on a design for a new swim platform that will be about 4' deep, with steps down to it. (instead of the existing ladder) There are a couple of different options. One is an aluminum platform supported from the bottom and top. Option 2 is a 4' hull extension at the swim platform level. We are currently waiting on pricing on both options. I suspect the hull extension with prove cost prohibitive, but if you have watched our refit series you will see I'm not afraid of spending a lot of money on Sea Venture.
I'll keep you posted on the options and what we choose to do.
Also, we leave the boat at anchor all the time. We just make sure the anchor is well set with plenty of scope out. It helps that we have very heavy ground tackle - I think the weight makes a big difference of how well an anchor holds. If diving from the tender we either anchor it or a third person stays with the tender.
Hope this answers your questions.
Thanks,
Jim
MV CLASSEA has a 4’ swim platform that we love, don’t like ladders, boat has no more than 3 steps at any point . . .