[C38] swim ladder

Max Soto maxsoto at gmail.com
Thu Jul 9 11:28:32 EDT 2009 

This is the link for the ladder steps from Catalina Direct. This is the
style that goes with rivets  that Tom justmentioned:
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=75

I'm going for a set like this for sure!!

<http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=75>Max
Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica


2009/7/9 Tom T. <tdtron at earthlink.net>

>  Hi gang,
>
> I forgot all about those steps on my swim ladder in the picture.
>
> I bought my boat in 1993 and immediately ordered the ladder from Catalina
> Direct and was very displeased with the pain using it.  I welded plates to
> the rungs that hold teak treads.  You can buy aftermarket treads but and
> they are great but you will want to weld the brackets because they will
> swivel when you use them, no matter how tight you mount them.  You could
> rivet the strap but there would be some loss of strength.
>
> If I had to do it over again, I may buy the ready made steps and just pop
> rivet the strap and be through with it.  I have a weld shop but it was still
> a hassle to bring the ladder home for the upgrade.
>
> Tom Troncalli
> Renata (hull 95)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* PAUL NOTTE <panotte at shaw.ca>
> *To: *Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> *Sent:* 7/9/2009 10:30:32 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Companionway doors
>
> Hi Tom
>    I agree with tom on the steps nice touch. I was going to get a side
> mount ladder that attaches to the toe rail . Also I hang my ladder with a
> bungee when I'm sailing just in case.
>  Paul Impulse
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009 6:57 am
> Subject: Re: [C38] Companionway doors
> To: tdtron at earthlink.net, Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>
> > Hi Tom Bill Here I noticed in the photo that you have steps on
> > your swim
> > ladder. Where or how did you install them. It just kills or feet
> > getting in
> > and out of the water.Bill KNowles
> > Flying Goose
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Tom T.
> > <tdtron at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > >  Hi gang,
> > >
> > > I started to build companionway doors but decided on the
> > Sunbrella option
> > > instead and we love it!  Going in and out of the boat is
> > much faster and
> > > easier than using crib boards or hard doors.
> > >
> > > Our companionway Sunbrella door is Pacific blue on the outside
> > and white on
> > > the inside with a 1/8" of foam sewn in between.  The
> > white inside gives a
> > > lot of light to the cabin and the insulation is wonderful in
> > the Florida
> > > heat.  The crib boards and hard doors get really hot in
> > the sun.
> > >
> > > The top of the soft door is attached to a plastic bolt rope
> > extrusion> purchased from an RV store.  In the bottom edge
> > of the soft door is a piece
> > > of 3/4" PVC plastic pipe sewn in to give the door some weight and
> > > stiffness.  Even in a tropical blow the door stays in
> > place because the PVC
> > > acts like a batten keeping the door from coming inside from
> > wind pressure.
> > >
> > > We have two nylon straps with buckles mounted under the
> > extrusion on the
> > > top so we can roll up the soft door and strap it to the
> > sliding hatch while
> > > underway.
> > >
> > > For you racers, this door is very lightweight and you can
> > still mount
> > > the companion way crib boards under it.
> > >
> > > The picture attached is not very good but you can get the idea
> > anyway.>
> > > Tom Troncalli
> > > Renata #95
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > *From:* William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com>
> > > *To: *Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> > > *Sent:* 7/6/2009 6:19:13 PM
> > > *Subject:* Re: [C38] Companionway doors
> > >
> > > Max I made a set of doors out of glued pine, with screen and
> > Plexiglas> inserts they fit in the hatch board slots and are
> > held in by cotter pins.
> > > They work pretty good however the pine warped so I am making
> > new pair out of
> > > plywood. Some of the people at the marina have soft doors (
> > sunbrella) with
> > > foam insulation. They work great. May have one made for Flying
> > Goose. I will
> > > take pictures if anyone is interested .
> > > Bill
> > > Flying Goose
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Joseph Launie
> > <jlaunie at cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Max,
> > >>     I designed a set of doors and had a
> > shipwright build them. They have a
> > >> 3 inch wide piece that slides in the bin board slot with a
> > bolt sticking out
> > >> the bottom. The bolt fits in to a hole cut in the sill on
> > each side. The
> > >> board is held in by a small brass sliding latch bolt at the
> > top. The doors
> > >> which are teak with a plexiglass interior are attached to
> > this outer board
> > >> and the whole thing just slips in and out. They can be
> > removed in one minute
> > >> and there is nothing to catch sails on. I do not have to bend
> > down for this
> > >> so hope to take pictures Sunday when the crew tells me we are
> > racing. Joe
> > >> Launie, Macavity
> > >>
> > >> Max Soto wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  Hi everybody,
> > >> I just got an a/c unit for Estancia, but I need to do
> > something with the
> > >> hatch boards issue. I'm thinking about installing
> > companionway doors in a
> > >> way that will be possible to retrofit to the hatch boards.
> > >> Any comments, recommendations and of course some pics will be
> > >> appreciated!!
> > >> Go Larry!!
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> Max Soto
> > >> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> > >> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
> > >>
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