Looking for a REAL dive ladder for my boat

[seadweller]

I think going with a welder to have a custom ladder made is the best option .
Sea Dwellers

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Armstrong SL4-48 4-Step Swing Ladder 48

 

[Eastwest]

Finally Got A Real Dive Ladder ! Big Bad And Mean !! Yea you are not going to impress anyone with that crap on your boat so Marine Surplus Liquidators has what I need . Packed it up and sent it back to California and hope to have a hell bent loose dive time . Talk is cheap , must get back and do the walk so to speak . Goodtimes and be nice Rumdumb

 

[tridacna]

Double Zombie thread!

 

[Badger7]

Double Zombie thread!

Can't wait to read all about the next dive ladder in 2037! Hope everyone has a great decade or two in the meantime!

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

Hi Folks,

I seem to continually go through stainless steal / teak boat ladders at least once a year. The bolts come loose, the wood gets shredded, the ladder is left down and bangs around, etc...

Indeed - I think my fat ass is probably just too big for the thing with all my gear and such... sure it's rated for 250 but what is that when I have all my gear on it. So - I am looking for a dive ladder that is built with the same ruggedness of those on dive boats but it has to be telescoping, be only about 18 to 20 inches wide, be able to be flipped up, and have hinges that would allow it so sit on our tiny transom. It would also be helpful if it had more than just two or three stairs that descended into the water... it always seems too short.

Any help you guys could give me in finding out the manufacturers or those dive ladders would be helpful, even if you just have a collegue who knows where to buy them.

It might help if you posted a pic or let us know more about your boat. I ended up going custom on my boat. Not too expensive, mounts with a simple "pin" bracket and takes about 10 seconds to remove or install. Just gave my specs to a welder buddy and he fabbed it up along with the mounting bracket.

As "kind-of" an on topic item.....you can also see the davit pot puller on my boat. I dive primarily solo and a 120cf steel, with a 19cf back mount pony and 28 more lbs of lead when diving drysuit is a lot for my 70 year old ass to haul up the ladder. So I fully inflate, doff my rig, tie it off and than use the power davit to haul my gear onboard.

 

[tridacna]

It might help if you posted a pic or let us know more about your boat. I ended up going custom on my boat. Not too expensive, mounts with a simple "pin" bracket and takes about 10 seconds to remove or install. Just gave my specs to a welder buddy and he fabbed it up along with the mounting bracket.

As "kind-of" an on topic item.....you can also see the davit pot puller on my boat. I dive primarily solo and a 120cf steel, with a 19cf back mount pony and 28 more lbs of lead when diving drysuit is a lot for my 70 year old ass to haul up the ladder. So I fully inflate, doff my rig, tie it off and than use the power davit to haul my gear onboard.

The OP was last seen 14 years ago...

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

The OP was last seen 14 years ago...

LOL.......I never even noticed that.....

 

[tridacna]

LOL.......I never even noticed that.....

You have a spectacular boat. Green with envy.

 

[Pressurehead]

You have a spectacular boat. Green with envy.

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