To those that regularly use a Gunwale boarding ladder

saxrulez

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Does anyone have pictures of their ladder on their boat? I made a similiar post in the water skiing section, but no luck on any pictures yet.

My main concerns are a)ease of boarding and b)tearing up the vinyl inside of the boat from the hooks on the ladder.

Can someone that has used one for a few seasons now for tubing/skiing/etc post how they've liked it and is it causing any wear on the vinyl?

Pictures are good too!
 

Stachi

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Re: To those that regularly use a Gunwale boarding ladder

you will be much happier climbing into your boat from the stern....the other pressure point of any gunwale ladder is where it braces against the hull...plus , you have to store it on board when not in use...get yourself a stern mounted fold up...they sell them right here on iboats. I saw some fold up foot steps on here that looked pretty cool for special applications.
I tried a gunwale ladder that came with my first boat ,... I threw it out after trying it.
 
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