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bear
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Initially Posted - 05/11/2007 :  08:28:43  Show Profile
Well after rigging the mast and installing sails on "Brandy" yesterday my hips and legs are hollering enough climbing, getting too
old for this. So I would like to ask my fellow sailors if they have seen a step or small stand attached to the cockpit seat right behind the rear bulkhead. I would also probably have to secure it to prevent slippage when using it. THANX in advance once again
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 05/11/2007 :  08:52:28  Show Profile
I could imagine a small teak box or shelf of some kind permanently mounted to serve as a step. You'd sacrifice seating space but would add a little cockpit storage and ease the climbing thing.

I was wondering a similar thing. I am vertically challenged. (Read: Short!) I had a helluva time reaching the turnbuckle on the backstay. Picture standing straddling the cockpit with one foot on either seat on tip toes. I was real tempted to go get the ladder off the trailer. Obviously not a solution for underway. Any ideas?
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bear
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Response Posted - 05/11/2007 :  10:08:51  Show Profile
Good Idea John. I have a three step Rubbermaid foldup step ladder that I keep on Brandy. Works the nuts for the backstay and sits evenly on the cockpit floor when unfolded...
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 05/12/2007 :  07:18:34  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
A side thought here is to appreciate the nice (but ugly) midship stanchions designed to make the coach roof transition a little safer. When I first saw pics of the new Hunter 25, I noted no such hand holds on the midship stanchions. This is one of those times when ugly function is better than beauty without it.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 05/12/2007 :  10:49:29  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">This is one of those times when ugly function is better than beauty without it.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

That's what I keep telling the Admiral. She has agreed to keep me for a while more but is still not completely convinced.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/12/2007 :  11:19:28  Show Profile
Catboats often have a small, folding bronze step on the side of the big "barn-door" rudder, functioning as a swim ladder of sorts. Maybe that'd be the right size, and appropriately unobtrusive...

Here's a chome-finished version at West Marine...
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