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CAVU
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 665 City/Region: Spokane
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2002
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: CAVU
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject: Folding Cockpit Steps |
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For owners with short legs (like me) that step down from the gunwale to the built-in step is a long one. High docks have the same effect for me. I built a set of folding steps and have posted pictures in my album. Simple and easy to make for anyone is interested. _________________ Ken Trease
22 CD Cruiser, CAVU
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gljjr
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 908 City/Region: Fall City
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1982
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:13 am Post subject: |
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Ken,
Those look really nice!! _________________ Gary Johnson
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B~C
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 2865 City/Region: Bend
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C-Dory Year: 1999
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:11 am Post subject: |
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A nice solution to the controlled crash entry system. I see the facctory has made those molded in steps a bit bigger, it's still a long way from the dock to the stock step. _________________ Ken
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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 8555 City/Region: Birch Bay, WA
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Daydream
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Folding Cockpit Steps |
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Another option is the stainless hinged single step that mounts on the aft bulkhead and folds up flat. Don't recall the price, but under $20 - we had one on each side of the old Daydream, mounted about half way between the gunwhale and the molded step in the cockpit.
CAVU wrote: | For owners with short legs (like me) that step down from the gunwale to the built-in step is a long one. High docks have the same effect for me. I built a set of folding steps and have posted pictures in my album. Simple and easy to make for anyone is interested. |
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RichardM
Joined: 28 Mar 2012 Posts: 96 City/Region: Akron
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C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Pangur Ban
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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June 2016: I've designed and built a different version of cockpit steps. Photos are in the Pangur Ban album. This one provides 4 steps from cockpit to gunwale that are sized like common steps in a house. The whole thing is hinged at the middle step so it will unfold into a cockpit bench or table when underway. |
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Sunbeam
Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Posts: 3990 City/Region: Out 'n' About
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting! It would be great to see a photo of them "up" as steps, if possible. Here they are "down," from your album:
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 12633 City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, that looks pretty good. I'm with Sunbeam, would like to see them in the step mode as well. Looks like in this position they might make a reasonable cockpit seat.
Thanks for sharing this. That is a nice addition.
OK, I found it already in your album, so here is the working step version.
Harvey
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RichardM
Joined: 28 Mar 2012 Posts: 96 City/Region: Akron
State or Province: OH
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Pangur Ban
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Sunbeam and hardee, thanks for your comments. My wife likes the fact that the top step is even with the gunwale and makes that first or last step (boarding or leaving) feel safer. Two issues to point out are these: first, the cutouts at the bottom, to fit over the molded cockpit step, mean the unit doesn't stand up by itself in the up position. I couldn't figure out a way to avoid that. Second, in either position it is still pretty big and can't be tucked away out of sight if you don't need it. Time will tell us how it works in the boat while cruising.
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