We use the dinghy for snorkeling and free diving most days when we're out. When guests are with us, I forget that getting in the dinghy is not that easy for some people. We just pull ourselves up and over the side of our 10.5' Achilles RIB. We do have a permanently attached folding ladder on our swim platform.
In April we were on a friends whaler and one of his guests struggled to get back in it from the water. They stayed home the next day.
Our ALBIN-25, the DuNORD came to us with an impossible boarding ladder and an outboard bracket mounted on her transom. I replaced them with a swim platform made of 1/2" thick white anti-skid plastic sheet stiffened with a cedar frame. We like the new Up-N-Out folding boarding ladder a lot. The platform was designed just large enough for two to sit upon, yet small enough for minimal interference with docking maneuvers.
Any pictures of the dinghy ladders? Links?
That does look pretty good, Dave. Looks like you could also square-off or even reverse the angle at the end of the platform to give you another foot or so. Not bad for a frivolous speedster.
Gentlemen
My swim Platform is 3' deep and lays 18” above the Load Water Line.l
One of the things I love about our Mainship 400 is the big, solidly built swim platform and the transom door. The platform is full width and about 36" deep.
I love your projects and how you execute them. Your craftsmanship and quality are excellent!Gentlemen
My swim Platform is 3' deep and lays 18” above the Load Water Line. I still need to build a hand rail to use it as a fishing platform. Eventually, it will be used to place a second dinghy with the proper set of davits. Yet, this project is for next year together with the hand rail
I like swim platforms that can be lowered into the water to launch a dinghy. They have a lot of uses but very pricey.
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