Drill free ladder mounting solutions for your bass boat: A how-to
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- Опубликовано: 9 апр 2023
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Many states are starting to require by law that boarding ladders be mounted on boats. This spells issues for those who either A. don't have the space on their transom to do so, B. still have a warranty in place, and/ or C. don't want to introduce the possibility of water intrusion due to extra holes being present now that a ladder is being forcefully required to be in place.
This is where this video comes in to help you.
Today, I review with you 100% drill free e-ladder boarding solutions that do not take up any additional space on your transom and do not require you to make all new holes which can become another source of water intrusion. I will also be showing you how insanely simple it is to mount one of these on your rig. Any bass boat can run these as long as their engines utilize a standard BIA bolt hole engine mounting bracket. All modern Mercury, Yamaha, Evinrude, Honda, etc. outboards utilize this bolt pattern as long as the engine is 40-50 HP and up. What this means for you is that you can have your cake and eat it too which is great news for anyone who has the issues which have been highlighted above.
While these solutions have been out for some time now, they are not discussed much and are not super well known about. Hopefully this video changes that. Links will be provided below if you are interested in obtaining any one of these e-ladders.
JIF Marine EOM emergency reboarding ladder (my favorite of the bunch and the most financially effective):
www.amazon.com/Marine-Emergen...
TH- Marine Twist Step (same exact product as the JIF Marine EOM, but sold to you at a marginally higher price than the JIF): thmarinesupplies.com/products...
R&R design emergency exit ladders for boats (this particular ladder utilizes only one bolt off the outboard making it less desirable than the ones posted above in my opinion, and can be obtained through third party websites like ebay or by calling R&R designs direct):
www.rnrd.com/marine-products/...
Bob's Machine "Bob's boarding ladder (comes in several different optional brackets for engines with or without jackplate and can be mounted on either Port or Starboard side. Base price makes the ladder deceiving from a financial standpoint, as adding brackets makes pricing go up, which you would need in order to run it using your outboard bolts):
bobsmachine.com/product/bobs-...
Lets get you out there!
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Good stuff, thanks!
Seems like the ladder could accidentally deploy in rough water, no? Do they have a lock or something to keep it locked in the stowed position? Have you had any issues? In the market for a ladder and don't want to drill into the boat either. Thanks!
I have a early first generation of the ladder and I have had to modify it a little bit so it goes into it's resting location a little deeper. I have had issues with the ladder dropping into the water while under way and steering, yes. I called JIF Marine and TH Marine about it and they stated that it shouldn't fall with no other solution. Judging from the most current pictures available off both sites it appears that they have also increased the depth of the resting location in attempts to remedy the situation, but jury is out as to whether or not it's still enough.
Port side dude.transducer below
What about it?
you should’ve installed it on the port side of your outboard. bc if you fall in and you go to use the e ladder and your foot slips then there goes your transducer or if you have a kid on the boat it’s gonna get broke in the event of an over board
Believe me, I wanted nothing more than to put it on that side, but if you watched the video all the way through, I explained that I picked it up from a member off one of the forums and it was designed to only mount on that side. The mount has no capability of being reversed to allow the ladder to mount on the other side.
What jack plate is that?
It's a Vance Manufacturing Hydraulic jackplate HYDVS-001.