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Newtauk1 posted 05-30-2010 08:57 PM ET (US)
Would a telescopic boat ladder work on a dock? Trying to keep the little ones from getting scrapped by barnicles.
This would be used at a public marina slip so I would like to keep it low profile.
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/boa/1759029885.html
Newtauk1 posted 05-30-2010 09:09 PM ET (US)
check that to be "Barnacles"
efjr1 posted 05-31-2010 06:28 PM ET (US)
I have the exact ladder on my floating dock. Works great but you have to find a way to tie it off on top to keep it out of the water.
Mumbo Jumbo posted 05-31-2010 06:38 PM ET (US)
I have one like this on my dock. Great for emergencies. It lays flat and is easy to deploy. The one drawback is that it doesn't look like a ladder when it folded and flipped up so may not be recognized by someone in a panic who is looking for a way out of the water. I, however, know it's there and it is a source of comfort to me and others.
crabby posted 06-01-2010 05:51 PM ET (US)
Can you just mount it on your boat? Granted, the rugrats will then be in and out of your rig but at least the ladder won't be visible as "public property".
K Albus posted 06-04-2010 03:29 PM ET (US)
You didn't say what the ladder would be used for. If it's so that children can swim at the marina, that's not a good idea. See: http://www.highport.com/electricalHazard.php
If it's for getting from the dock to the boat, or from the boat to the dock (and not for swimming), I would think that you'd want something with a handrail on it.

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Author	Topic: Dock Ladder
Newtauk1	posted 05-30-2010 08:57 PM ET (US) Would a telescopic boat ladder work on a dock? Trying to keep the little ones from getting scrapped by barnicles. This would be used at a public marina slip so I would like to keep it low profile. http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/boa/1759029885.html
Newtauk1	posted 05-30-2010 09:09 PM ET (US) check that to be "Barnacles"
efjr1	posted 05-31-2010 06:28 PM ET (US) I have the exact ladder on my floating dock. Works great but you have to find a way to tie it off on top to keep it out of the water.
Mumbo Jumbo	posted 05-31-2010 06:38 PM ET (US) I have one like this on my dock. Great for emergencies. It lays flat and is easy to deploy. The one drawback is that it doesn't look like a ladder when it folded and flipped up so may not be recognized by someone in a panic who is looking for a way out of the water. I, however, know it's there and it is a source of comfort to me and others.
crabby	posted 06-01-2010 05:51 PM ET (US) Can you just mount it on your boat? Granted, the rugrats will then be in and out of your rig but at least the ladder won't be visible as "public property".
K Albus	posted 06-04-2010 03:29 PM ET (US) You didn't say what the ladder would be used for. If it's so that children can swim at the marina, that's not a good idea. See: http://www.highport.com/electricalHazard.php If it's for getting from the dock to the boat, or from the boat to the dock (and not for swimming), I would think that you'd want something with a handrail on it.