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Originally Posted by FossilMan
Thanks. I like the looks of that door. With a scuba tank on my back, a door would make it easier and keep from banging and scratching the heck out of everything trying to get over the transom. . . .
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If you're using a modern BC with the integral scuba tank mount and weight pockets, I've found it easier to just take off the whole works in the water and have someone in the boat hoist the whole tank/vest/weight belt assembly into the boat. Although I have a ladder, I really don't even need it to get on the swim platform w/o the tank. I just sit on platform to remove fins, and then climbing over a ~1' high transom is no big a deal. I would route all the rigging down thru the transom like Don Herman does however, as it makes for a much neater looking installation. (See picture below.)
I did consider building in a hinged door where the engine cutout was, but decided it just added needless complexity and expense, so went with a solid transom instead.