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Scott, you’ve always got the best stuff on Impulse. It might also be possible to fashion wooden slats for the steps with cutouts to hook into the down tubes. Bolting them in could be a trick.
The CD kit includes pop-rivets and, it appears, a drill bit. The hardest part of the installation will be drilling holes in the SS tubes. If I were doing my own steps, I think I'd cut them out of 3/4" non-skid Starboard from Defender, with indents so they fit halfway around each side tube (to prevent turning) and attach them with SS straps, nuts and bolts.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Mine are half the rung so one left one right etc. and they are not drilled through but use a SS pipe saddle that screws into the rung pad. Sorry don't know the manufacturer but have had some luck searching for "Replacement Ladder Rung Steps".
John, I think I know what you have. My PO had them on my boat. They are made by and called C.Sherman Johnson Sole Mate Ladder Tread. I was going to mention them until I found out they were $24.99 for one at West Marine. Ouch. The four would be more $$ than the much nicer original equipment ones from CD. The CD kit gives you a drill that cuts through the tubing like butter and stainless rivets. The only thing you need is a pop rivet gun so buy,borrow or steal one. They are not expensive. I borrowed one.https://www.westmarine.com/buy/c-sherman-johnson--sole-mate-ladder-tread--490136?recordNum=32
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688 Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound
John, I think I know what you have. My PO had them on my boat. They are made by and called C.Sherman Johnson Sole Mate Ladder Tread. I was going to mention them until I found out they were $24.99 for one at West Marine. Ouch. The four would be more $$ than the much nicer original equipment ones from CD. The CD kit gives you a drill that cuts through the tubing like butter and stainless rivets. The only thing you need is a pop rivet gun so buy,borrow or steal one. They are not expensive. I borrowed one.https://www.westmarine.com/buy/c-sherman-johnson--sole-mate-ladder-tread--490136?recordNum=32
Yes those look exactly like mine. Boy, glad the P.O. bought them.
I made wood slats some years ago - they have served well. I recall it was not super easy to drill through the stainless 8 times, but I was younger then.
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