Recent content by jim4065

I'd think that a loop hanging below the bottom step would be all that's necessary to use a shorter ladder - like the Garelick two step version of the one I bought. Then the ladder wouldn't stick out above the transom. :oops: Ah well, the money's spent, and I'm pretty sure this one will pass...

$350 with dealer installation. :shock:

Bill and Howard - Thanks for your replies. Bill: I re-read what I wrote and it sure sounds wrong. What I meant to ask was regarding the testing phase. I'm not sure if I could get my foot high enough to reach the lowest step - when in the water. I tried stepping on the cavitation plate and...

This looks like a great design. I'd like to know if anyone actually built it - and tested it. I'm old and fat and clumsy too. Yesterday I fell overboard from my new Tracker Pro 16 bass boat. (Second trip out in the boat!) Luckily - the Arkansas River was quite warm and I was in a backwater with...