Tsunami/Sceptre cockpit ladder - GREAT DESIGN
 

I have promised for a long time to post these pix of a re-thinking of the cockpit/deck ladder that someone made for me. It is brilliant and as I've mentioned before; beyond my abilities for design and manufacture. I take no credit for it other than I think it's perfect and hope someone can look at it and say ' ah-ha - and make one for themselves.

I was blown away at how clever it is and after seeing the concept, knew I could make something rather similar - just not as professional grade. The guy who made it for me is from this site and I don't want to give his info unless he chimes in on his own. All I can say is he is a very good guy ! And talented.

I have owned 2-3 of the OEM, plastic ladders and each has cracked in the same spot - where the step attaches/swivels on the side.

Note - the mechanism that allows the ladder to swivel -- ready - plastic bimini ends that attach to your boat when you have a bimini. That's the genious part... So simple but I would have never thought of it.


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I had a simmilar ladder on a bayliner motoryacht i had from the cabin there was a lower statroom that had a ladder like that that was bolted
To the wall. But could fold up and lock up to acces a crawl space behind the ladder. Nice design.

Very cool. Thanks for posting.
Is the hardware on the top of the legs also readily available and is there a sister piece that you mount to the boat that they lock in to?

Don't know about availability as I snagged the hardware off the original ladder. Yes there is a 'female' receptacle that the ladder positively slides into.

The is for the pic. Mine broke in the same spot.