SO I'm new to diving and I live in Austin Tx as the more observant may have gathered from the thread tittle. I have a 19' bass boat that I want to mod for diving with. The simple part for me would be to just get the right ladder buuuuuut life is seldom that simple. My better half is hitting 50 this month. I'd rather find a way that would ease the task for her of hauling herself up a ladder in full gear. Maybe some kind of small aluminum platform that I could gusset into the boat and store in the garage when I actually use the boat for fishing. Any kind of ideas that would help me get the little woman out there in the water with me would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Hello from another new diver in Austin Tx. I want to mod my bass boat ...
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Why not just have her take off her gear before she gets on the boat? You'd probably still need a ladder of some sort but it would be a lot easier. Be sure the BC is inflated and clip it to a line of some sort, then you can just reach down and haul it up.
Cheers,
Lilla
Why not just have her take off her gear before she gets on the boat? You'd probably still need a ladder of some sort but it would be a lot easier. Be sure the BC is inflated and clip it to a line of some sort, then you can just reach down and haul it up.
Cheers,
Lilla
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Thanks Lilla. I appreciate your input. I figure that our first bunch of dives will be from my boat and want it as easy as possible for the wife. She's led a fairly sedentary lifestyle so getting in and out of the boat needs to be as easy and as safe as I can make it. A small deck just makes good sense. I know for offshore rec dives away from home it will be like you say, but at home on our boat I want to make it comfy. May be she'll dive more with me too.
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you could always try a dingy crane with a bosun's chair!! That should be comfy!!!
You're lucky to have an SO who dives, mine doesn't - although he does fish and has a bass boat too. Oh well.Imma tell her you said that she'll need a crane CD. She doesn't run very fast but she has good aim ...
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