[Rhodes22-list] swimladder genset mount

Rik Sandberg racerrik@rea-alp.com
Sun, 03 Nov 2002 19:28:35 -0600


Brad,

Perhaps you could get the exact swim ladder and brackets from GB and just 
put it back in the original holes.

Can't imagine it could be that expensive. Whichever, sounds like it should 
work pretty good. :-)

Rik


At 05:13 PM 11/3/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Rik, what I have is the mounting holes (filled with
>the mounting bolts) where the ladder used to go.  West
>Marine and everyone else has a swim platform/ladder
>that would work for about $90.  If it can hold the
>average American ass it should certainly hold the
>Honda.  The cord run would actually be shorter and
>could be secured to the cockpit railing.  A bungee or
>two through the handle should be sufficient to hold
>the genset in place.  The movement from the lazaret to
>the swim platform and back would be short and low
>(I've had back surgery before and don't want to
>revisit that). I even thought about attaching a
>platform to the railing like a BBQ grill but that
>would be permanent and ugly.  If you look at the water
>line and the height of the top step/platform I think
>the height would be more than sufficient in all but
>the worst anchor conditions.  Brad.
>
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