ALL ABOURD OR E-LADDER

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December 22, 2015 at 6:40 am #421862

NORRIS CRAFT 1
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I WANT TO PURCHASE A BOARDING LADDER FOR MY BOAT CAN ANYONE SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE GOOD OR BAD WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE LADDERS. IT WOULD MOUNT ON JACKPLATE TO MOTOR.

December 22, 2015 at 1:05 pm #421864

Bass Cat Boats
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The E ladders are fine for must have emergency situations. They are a little cumbersome to operate and can be hard to lift and place from the boat. If needed anything is better than nothing is sort of the position on E ladders. We have frequently said we like a full ladder when you need a ladder. BCB

December 22, 2015 at 1:36 pm #421865

sabreski
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I have an E-ladder & use it maybe once a year. If this was our only boat & planned on getting in the water regularly I would get the other ladder, even though they do detract from the appearance.

December 22, 2015 at 2:25 pm #421866

bwp777
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the E ladder is what I have and I thought about getting the full size ladder but the E ladder works for us when we “HAVE” to use it.

December 22, 2015 at 5:23 pm #421867

Jeff W from TX
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I had an “All Aboard” ladder on my last boat (2005 Cougar). It worked fine for kids (teen agers) tubing but getting my tub up was a bit more of a chore. It worked but I would not want to have to do it very often. My new boat (2012 Cougar) has a regular ladder and it much easier for me to get up it.

December 22, 2015 at 7:23 pm #421868

MeanV2
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The older you get the more useless an E ladder is. I fish a lot of colder water and when it comes to possibly saving a life I could care less about appearance. Full ladder for my boat. When I learned to ski I crawled in the back of Dads boat using the transom and the cavitation plate on his Merc 150. I am not a kid any more.Dan

December 22, 2015 at 8:18 pm #421869

Redngoo
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MeanV2 wrote:The older you get the more useless an E ladder is. I fish a lot of colder water and when it comes to possibly saving a life I could care less about appearance. Full ladder for my boat. When I learned to ski I crawled in the back of Dads boat using the transom and the cavitation plate on his Merc 150. I am not a kid any more.Dan Wow thought I was the only crazy one! I dont have one of either. Though in the plan for a add on. Last yr fell in and done just that. Used the trim to roll me up a little. Three times in my fishing career this has happen. The other two times were at night.2013 PANTERA 2MERCURY 200 PRO XSMINNKOTA 80LB FORTREX25 fury

December 22, 2015 at 9:37 pm #421870

MeanV2
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Redngoo wrote:MeanV2 wrote:The older you get the more useless an E ladder is. I fish a lot of colder water and when it comes to possibly saving a life I could care less about appearance. Full ladder for my boat. When I learned to ski I crawled in the back of Dads boat using the transom and the cavitation plate on his Merc 150. I am not a kid any more.Dan Wow thought I was the only crazy one! I dont have one of either. Though in the plan for a add on. Last yr fell in and done just that. Used the trim to roll me up a little. Three times in my fishing career this has happen. The other two times were at night.I am only guessing but I would think that if the water was about 40 degrees crawling back in the boat would be a horse of another color.Dan

December 23, 2015 at 1:29 am #421871

cef1965
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Of all options offered on a boat, the e-ladder is the only one that I will go on record as calling worthless. It might would work if you are tall, with long arms and long legs. If you are under 6ft and weigh over 200 lbs, seek another alternative.On the positive side, once removed, it makes a nice mounting area for down/side imaging.
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