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September 25, 2011. The subject of ladders has come up a few times. This page is a effort to collect info on this subject. Over time I hope we get more examples of Dolphin ladders, plus comments from owners on how they feel about their own ladders. We'll start with the ladders on Marionette, a Marscot/O' Day hull #12.
Marionette's swim ladder - Marionette has no stern rail so a fixed ladder seemed problematic at the time. She has a light weight, very functional, swim ladder that folds for storing under the cockpit, and in use is easily moved to different places along the toe rail. It is aluminum, with wood steps, plastic handle guards, white rubber hull tipped offsets, and homemade pads on the ship's end. I really like this ladder.
The rope loops over a cleat, winch, or whatever is nearby
Maybe overdue for some sanding and varnish...
I like to use this ladder at the shrouds as you can use the shroud to pull yourself up as you climb
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Marionette's Man Overboard ladder - When single handing I have a fold up plastic step/rope ladder that lies neatly folded between the port quarter toe rail and the coaming, and over cleat to which it ties. It is long, has a homemade pull down rope that you can grasp. The ladder stays folded because of 2 elastics around it - which break easily when the ladder is pulled down.
Red line is pull down loop
The bundled ladder (sans elastics), the pull down loop, and the tie
tested (not in extremis!) - it works
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Here's the fixed ladder on Ian Holzmacher's Wanderlust, Yankee #122. Note that it is independent of the stern rail and folds up just under the edge of the rail.
Transom not yet painted
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Jerry Horan's Calmante, Yankee #210 has a short, fixed transom ladder and does not have a stern rail. But she does have a stout support for her steering vane, plus the back stay, to help climbing aboard.
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Here's the short transom ladder on Mark Larson's AGAPE, Yankee #146. This one looks like it is extendable.
Note the low stern rail
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Peter and Carol King's Mahi-Mahi has a ladder fully incorporated into the stern rail design
In this ladder the offset legs fold down
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October 1, 2011. Here is another version of a ladder incorporated into the stern rail design. Its on Jeff Burt's Nalina
In this ladder the offset legs are fixed
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This is Passage's aluminum folding ladder.
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This ladder is attached to U shaped clips (not shown) that are screwed into the side of the hull below the toe rail. 'Bolt heads" at the top of the ladder insert into these clips. The image at left was taken by simply hanging the 'bolt heads over Marionette's toe rail.
The second step from the top has, on the back side, offset pins with rubber heads (see picture above) that hold the ladder off the hull.
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December 5, 2011. Bob Colston's Serene, Yankee Dolphin #239, Dana Point, California has a serious stern rail and swim ladder
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March 29, 2012. Ernest Tan's Aurelie, an S&S 24, has a nice looking laddar. This transom is the same shape as a Dolphin 24. Note the after market split back stay chainplates, and the forward traveller bar
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