Newbie, Sceptre front deck acces

[tunacious]

I'm about to purchase a 1981 sceptre and am concerned about front deck access. Access is through the folding front windsheild but there is no easy way out. Has anyone built a ladder or other system to make front access (anchoring and tying dock lines) easier? Bow deck seems small to install a hatch big enough to crawl through? Also any advice on installing a windlass? This is a great site and I can't wait to become a Seacraft owner.

[McGillicuddy]

Greetings Tunacious,
Good luck with the new purchase, and welcome aboard.

The Sceptre/Tsunami originally came with a folding plastic ladder (folded into a flattened parallelogram) here is a recent thread on the matter.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/forum...r=60331&Forum=,,,All_Forums,,,&Words=sceptre%20ladder&Searchpage =3&Limit=25&Main=50274&Search=true&where=bodysub&N ame=&daterange=1&newerval=6&newertype=m&olderval=1 &oldertype=m&bodyprev=#Post60331

More pics may be found on the Literature section of the site in some of the brochures. Personally, I would make a new variation on these and keep you fore-deck intact for a small windlass and aesthetic reasons (say an occasional hottie in bikini)

Good luck.

[eggsuckindog]

The ladder made it easy and was one slick piece, mine broke and then its a bit of a jump you need a little ladder then its easy.

[bigeasy1]

Welcome,
you'll get lots of good info and help from the members of this site,i sure have.

I bought one of the little fold up plastic step stools from an RV store.It works great(at least in my driveway).
They're cheap,extremely strong,and fold up flat.
They come in a couple of sizes,and make getting on the bow deck easy.
It takes up very little space when folded.Boaters World,and Worst Marine also carry them.