My "new' boat is white, and was the boat used for the Schock ad (hull #807). It was in Alameda, now in Redwood City. I wrote Tom Schock, asking him his advice on a swim ladder. He wrote back, saying that probably the best solution was the rope ladder that West Marine might have available. I may have to design my own. Your suggestion of a very deep ladder is a good one. Eric

:: I don't have a solution for your question But I think
:: that whatever you come up with the FIRST STEP shoul be
:: at least 12" below water level.

:: Did you buy the blue boat from Alameda?

:: Tom

:: Fun Zone #664
::
:: :: I recently bought a used 2002 Santana 22 .
:: ::
:: :: I will be sailing the boat in the south part of San
:: :: Francisco Bay, a more benign area than the upper and
:: :: central part of the Bay,doing day sailing only. A
:: :: problem comes because my wife is definitely not
:: :: interested in sailing; therefore I often must go out
:: :: solo during the week. I am 72, so am more cautious than
:: :: the younger guys, both because of balance limitations
:: :: and because it would be difficult to pull myself back
:: :: into the boat were I to end up in the drink. The natural
:: :: thing (beyond the harness I use whenever I am out alone,
:: :: thanks to a padeye in the cockpit) is to have a swim
:: :: ladder to get myself back into the boat.
:: ::
:: :: The commercial ones are wide; the Santana 22's stern is
:: :: narrow at the sides and putting any "pullable" ladder in
:: :: the well with the motor is impractical. I don't have
:: :: stanchions, and putting a collapsible ladder on the deck
:: :: is impractical. I know of the device ($200) that
:: :: contains, in a bag, plastic triangles attached to the
:: :: collapsible ladder, with a trailing rope; the idea is
:: :: that it hangs from the shrouds, I guess. But what I
:: :: wonder is if any of you are aware of any swim ladder
:: :: that would be more practical than that?