[abl1111]

OK Here's the story. I re-did my boat a year ago. Wanted that ladder to complete the resto. Miraculously, I was able to find it - brand new ! for $50 ! Literally - a miracle.

It was great ! Made to fold up nice, lightweight- perfect. Unfortunately, the ladder I have, although new, had a manufacturing blem ( I'll explain in a bit )

The ladder is made of a lightweight, no-flex, strong plastic - but the plastic is 'soft' - weird to explain. It's...well, fibrous.

The way it folds: There are small wrungs for each step males and females - and a plastic pin goes thru these mated wrungs like a hinge. Each step has (4) prs of wrungs - (2) for each side of each step. When the ladder is locked into place, the ladder stays in form - perfect. When you take it from it's place, the sides will easily fold parallel to each other for a more compact stow. One side will be longer than the other.

My ladder, had an air-pocket from the mold I assume, located in the plastic on one of the wrungs. It cracked from very little usage, and now the 'hinge' holds no weight and the step will not function safely or properly. I am trying desperately to figure out a repair; either a plastic welder or a retrofit for the one wrung. I tried West epoxy, but the plastic is not porous and there was no bond. And, it is in a very heavy load area !

The ladder is made for the boat and it makes getting to the deck easy and the stow-ability factor is perfect.

I can take all the specs and pix you might want ! Give me explicit directions as to how to post pix here and I will.

Alan