Bow Ladder mount

[dutch123]

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.

 

[Anonymous]

Dutch,

Here's a pic from a thread on the subject:

Here's the thread: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=1652

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[patrick and linda]

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