![]() ![]() The kids know that when I break out the power tools something interesting is about to happen, so the older ones were loitering around on the dock and casually watching me work. The latest invention is a step, made from some spare 2×10 into an inverted L-shape with triangular supports, and screwed into a piling. We never saw it happen, so I could never discern exactly what the problem was, but eventually accepted that the ramp idea was flawed. It worked great, but it kept falling in the water between the boat and the dock. I made it out of a 2×10 and put some 1×2 furring strips on it for tread. The next effort was a ramp from the toerail to the dock. But it’s not so good at high tide, or for getting back off the boat. ![]() This works great for the kids, and even the adults after a few cocktails. You pull the halyard to yourself by the painter and then swing aboard with your best yodel. We have a halyard clipped to the toerail and a light painter from the halyard to the dock. The preferred way to get aboard at low tide is the Tarzan method. Which covers the whole crew at one time or another. It can be very difficult if you have short legs, are carrying a baby, or wearing Italian shoes. But at other times the deck might be below and several feet away. At times you can simply step from deck level, over the lifelines, and onto the dock. ![]() With a floating dock, the boat is always in the same position relative to the dock, so it’s easy to create a safe and comfortable way to get on and off.īut a fixed dock never moves, and the boat, subject to tide, current, and wind, moves all over the place. One of the things we’ve had to adjust to recently is having Take Two on a fixed dock instead of a floating one. We had the first kid fall between the boat and the dock this weekend. ![]()
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