Bow Ladder mount

dutch123

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Anyone had much experience mounting a collapsible ladder up front on a 22 cruiser? I would like to mount it port side just infront of the rear bowrail mount so it will fold and be succured there. Is this area rigid enough for a through hole mount? My concern is with flex over time from the large amount of leverage.
 
i've posted this very question on at least two occasions. my goal was to launch and retrieve on my own. i had two concerns regarding attaching a ladder direct to the bow, one, didn't want to drill holes in the bow and two, didn't want to deal with storage of a rigid ladder. what i ended up with was a 4 step rope ladder, worked great, easily stored. i secured it to the center bow cleat, dropped over the side and that was it.
now that i have a different boat i'm faced with the same original problem. so, when i pulled the boat at the end of this season i'm going to deliver it to a local light machine shop that has agreed to fabricate a ladder which will be attached to the trailer.
good luck and let us know what you end up with.
pat
 
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